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   FE_HELP      The FastEcho Mailprocessor Support Confe      381 messages   

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   Message 277 of 381   
   Tommi Koivula to Andrew Leary   
   equalateral triangle   
   08 Jul 19 18:16:38   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/360 5d235e4e   
   REPLY: 1:320/219@fidonet 5d228e95   
   PID: JamNNTPd/OS2 1.3 20190208   
   CHRS: UTF-8 2   
   TZUTC: 0300   
   TID: FastEcho 1.46.1 1530   
      
   >  AL>> FastEcho also has a problem with the .PKT forwarding function.   
   >   
   >  TK> Oh? Can you tell more about this?   
   >   
   > Basically, if you receive a .PKT file destined for one of your   
   > downlinks, it should be placed unaltered in the temporary outbound,   
   > to be archived for the destination along with any other mail you are   
   > tossing.  However, it appears   
   > from my testing that certain .PKT header fields (including the .PKT   
   > password) are overwritten with the password you have defined for that   
   > downlink.  Of course, this causes an issue if the originating node   
   > has a different password defined for the destination.   
      
   Ok, I see. I was using that .pkt forwarding thing between my tossers,   
   but there were no pkt passwords, so I never noticed that.   
      
   > It's too bad, because other than the cross-zone SEEN-BY stripping and these   
   > issues with forwarding .PKTs, the software is virtually bullet-proof.   
      
   It sure is. But knowing these two issues, it still can be used.   
      
   'Tommi   
      
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