On 5/06/2016 6:44 PM, Jeff Smith -> Jeff Smith wrote:   
      
    JS> Now, I can post messages but if a reply to someone else's post. My reply   
    JS> fails as Thunderbird says:   
      
    JS> " -> Jeff Smith"  is not a valid e-mail   
   address"   
      
    JS> If I enter my email address in place of  above then Thunderbird   
    JS> just sends my reply back to me as an email and doesn't post the reply to   
    JS> Jamnntpd.   
      
      
   You cannot "Reply" to "news" messages in Thunderbird unless the sender has a   
   valid SMTP address embedded in the message (not a fido node address).   
      
   Use "Followup" instead"   
      
      
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   Regards   
   David   
      
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