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|    mark lewis to Nick Andre    |
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|    07 Jan 17 15:51:36    |
       On 2017 Jan 07 13:04:08, you wrote to Wilfred Van Velzen:               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        NA> basis that nobody in the last several years has complained about it.              is that path detection code for CPD (circular path detection)? if so, it won't       help with the problem wilfred is trying to describe where one message takes       multiple paths from the origin to the receiver...               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? :)              exactly! :lol:              )\/(ark              Always Mount a Scratch Monkey       Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it       wrong...       ... Dan Quayle for Starship Yamato engineer.       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)    |
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