Hi,   
      
   On 2017-01-07 13:04:08, Nick Andre wrote to Wilfred Van Velzen:   
     about: "Re: ET phone home":   
      
    WV>> When there were still duplicate nets in fidonet, zone-gates and   
    WV>> seen-by stripping was needed. And this wasn't a good idea. But   
    WV>> fidonet has changed.   
      
    NA> I still see no reason to enable the PATH detection code... on the basis   
    NA> that nobody in the last several years has complained about it.   
      
   Some people are complaining now about an excess of dupes. What's wrong with   
   catching a few extra? You said the code is already there, so it would be easy   
   for you to enable it!   
      
    WV>>  NA> It is a misconception that code that has worked for decades   
    WV>> needs   
    WV>> 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   
    WV>> repeat the mantra "fidonet is not changing" for as long as you can.   
    WV>> Maybe it will have become a reality when you're done... ;)   
      
    NA> Do you honestly think ANY of the existing kludge or packet formats are   
    NA> going to be changed? :)   
      
   Of course not, and that was not what we were discussing.   
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
      
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