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|    Ward Dossche to James Coyle    |
|    Re: Point    |
|    16 Nov 21 22:15:17    |
      MSGID: 2:292/854 1a18411a       REPLY: 1:129/215 5824252e       TZUTC: 0100       James,               JC> (Fidonet was absolutely created with the sole purpose of networking       JC> bulletin board systems together. I was there. It has evolved since then       JC> but that was its entire purpose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet)               Are your Dutch relatives causing you headaches again ?               Second, I don't know what "I was there" means because I only see a James Coyle       listed for 42 days in 2001 and then your current nodenumber since March 2013.       Unless you're one of Janis' secret friends ...               JC>WD> The original question was "So is it the mailer or the BBS that       JC>WD> handles MSGIDs?"               JC> MSGID/REPLYID does not come from the mailer.               Please read what is said originally ... "handles" ... That means the MSGID is       already there ... i.e. how will an existing MSGID be dealt with.                \%/@rd              --- DB4 - Oct 12 2021        * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/0 90/1 105/81 114/709 120/340 123/131 129/305 203/0       SEEN-BY: 221/1 226/30 227/114 702 229/424 426 428 450 550 664 700       SEEN-BY: 230/0 240/5832 249/1 206 317 400 280/464 282/1038 292/140       SEEN-BY: 292/789 854 8125 301/1 317/3 322/757 335/364 342/200 410/9       SEEN-BY: 633/280       PATH: 292/854 229/426           |
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