mark lewis -> Ross Cassell presented the following explanation :   
    ml> 06 Jul 16 17:54, you wrote to Matt Bedynek:   
      
    MB>>> It is not a jamnntpd problem but a client problem.  The client looks   
    MB>>> for e-mail in the <> portion of the from field so the -> confuses   
    MB>>> some.  I changed the -> to a - and it works much better.   
      
    RC>> Where in the code would I make this change?   
      
    ml> in the 1.2 source's nntpserv.c file... line 984...   
      
    if(var->> opt_showto) sprintf(buf,"%s -> %s",fromname,toname);   
      
    ml> change the "%s -> %s" portion to remove the '>' character...   
      
      
    ml> there's also this one at line 1358...   
      
    ml>                    sprintf(buf,"%s -> %s",fromname,toname);   
      
      
      
   No joy, changes compiled successfully only difference is the missing ">".   
      
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