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|    Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins    |
|    Re: anyway the wind blows    |
|    15 Apr 21 11:02:34    |
      TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815       RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes       TZUTC: 0200       CHRS: UTF-8 2       PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221       MSGID: 2:280/464 6078012f       REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ef697c82       Hi August,              On 2021-04-14 18:21:00, you wrote to me:               WvV>> If you want a better unique identifier in ftn messages,        WvV>> create a new kludge (see my suggestion for the @UUID one,        WvV>> which needs a @RUID btw for replies), so you can do what        WvV>> you want, and make it as good as possible without having        WvV>> to consider existing software. Then write a proposal and        WvV>> convince software developers to implement it in their        WvV>> software.               AA> So, are kludges like the wild wild west where anything goes?              You can create new ones, and that still happens. (Like the @COLS: kludge       recently added in synchronet)               AA> That *is* a handy way to extend functionality and features.              Indeed.              Bye, Wilfred.              --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815        * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 129/305       SEEN-BY: 154/10 203/0 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/101 424 426 452 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 1016 1017 240/5832 249/110 206 317 400 280/464 5003       SEEN-BY: 282/1038 288/100 292/8125 301/1 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200       SEEN-BY: 396/45 423/120 460/58 633/280 770/1       PATH: 280/464 229/101 426           |
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