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|    Rob Swindell to mark lewis    |
|    Create message bases    |
|    07 Mar 21 14:33:37    |
      TZUTC: -0800       MSGID: 3742.golded@1:103/705 24aa995f       REPLY: 511.fido-golded@1:3634/12 24a9e996       PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Win32 new_file_base/ff00506b6 Mar 7 2021 MSC 1928       TID: SBBSecho 3.13-Linux new_file_base/fdd5c535c Mar 7 2021 GCC 8.3.0       COLS: 80       BBSID: VERT       CHRS: CP437 2       NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.104        Re: Create message bases        By: mark lewis to Marceline Jones on Sun Mar 07 2021 05:57 am               > Re: Create message bases        > By: Marceline Jones to KAI RICHTER on Sun Mar 07 2021 18:03:00        >        >        > MJ> My point was I can skip all the other software and just go directly        > MJ> from QWK to a node.        >        > not really... QWK is lossy... especially with FTN messages... there is a lot        > of information lost when FTN messages are packed via QWK...        >        > it should be noted that QWK was shoehorned into FTN... it originates on a        > completely different network and has much different principles... QWK works        > for end users solely because it transfers the message body which is 99% of        > what they care about... QWK links messages by subject line which we all know        > is a fallacy and quite wrong in many cases... there are better ways to        > properly link message threads no matter what the subject lines are...              There are QWK extensions that address those shortcomings you mentioned:       https://wiki.synchro.net/ref:qwk#headersdat       --         digital man              This Is Spinal Tap quote #27:       As long as there's, y'know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.       Norco, CA WX: 62.6øF, 62.0% humidity, 1 mph WNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs       --- SBBSecho 3.13-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 103/705 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016       SEEN-BY: 129/305 154/10 203/0 218/700 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/101       SEEN-BY: 229/424 426 452 664 1016 1017 240/5832 249/110 206 317 400       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 5555 282/1038 292/854 8125 310/31 317/3 322/757       SEEN-BY: 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1 2452/250       PATH: 103/705 280/464 229/101 426           |
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