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   ATREYU to Wilfred Van Velzen   
   Re: ET phone home   
      
   
   On 07 Jan 17  12:53:13, Wilfred Van Velzen said the following to Nick Andre:   
      
   WV> When there were still duplicate nets in fidonet, zone-gates and seen-by   
   WV> stripping was needed. And this wasn't a good idea. But fidonet has changed.   
      
   I still see no reason to enable the PATH detection code... on the basis that    
   nobody in the last several years has complained about it.   
      
   WV>  NA> It is a misconception that code that has worked for decades needs to b   
   WV>  NA> updated to support some new "modern" Fido technology...   
   WV>    
   WV> Yes please, put your fingers in your ears, close your eyes, and keep repeat   
   WV> the mantra "fidonet is not changing" for as long as you can. Maybe it will   
   WV> have become a reality when you're done... ;)   
      
   Do you honestly think ANY of the existing kludge or packet formats are    
   going to be changed? :)   
      
   Nick   
      
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