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   Message 264 of 2,445   
   August Abolins to Rob Swindell   
   a classic QWK areas shifting problem   
   07 Feb 22 09:49:00   
   
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   REPLY: 3207.consprcy@1:103/705 26662629   
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   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   Hello Rob Swindell!   
      
   ** On Monday 07.02.22 - 01:17, Rob Swindell wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    >> AA> QWK system/distribution has "classic" problems?   
    >>   
    >> it is a long-standing (aka classic) problem for QWK   
    >> setups... QWK uses message area numbers to identify message   
    >> areas... if a BBS adds a message area, all the areas after   
    >> it are pushed down another number...   
      
    RS> Some BBSes may work that way, but not all. Synchronet, for   
    RS> example, has long supported 'static QWK conference number'   
    RS> assignment, so re-arrangement of message areas by the   
    RS> sysop does not have to mess-up users' (or QWKnet nodes')   
    RS> pending REP packets (resulting in the problem you   
    RS> described). --   
      
   Ah.. then I must update my commentary: Synchronet-QWKnet     
   systems are near perfection.  ?  :D   
      
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     ../|ug   
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