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   Hello August!   
      
   On 30.03.19 at 3:49:51, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    AA> Martin Foster : August Abolins wrote:   
      
    >> AA> So.. it looks like WinPoint is limited to uplinks that support 5D only   
    >> AA> (except for mbcico(MBSE)?   
      
    >> It's not the uplink's mailer that's the problem, it's the hard-coded "@"   
    >> in WinPoint that's the problem.   
      
    >> If you specify a domain whilst configuring an AKA, everythings fine but if   
    >> you don't specify a domain, WinPoint adds "@" to the end of your AKA.   
      
    >> Examples: With "fidonet" domain specified, results in 2:250/1.1@fidonet =   
    >> OK Without domain specified, results in 2:250/1.1@ = not OK.   
      
    AA> Got it.  But if some uplink systems balk at that, then Winpoint is   
    AA> basically incompatible with those systems.     
      
   Errrrrrm, not exactly :-)   
      
   If the user leaves the "domain" field of their address empty during the   
   initial installation, some(but not all) remote mailers will kick them off. I   
   personally don't see this as an incompatibilty, I see this as a user error.   
   The "domain" field is preloaded with "fidonet" and that can be changed to suit   
   "othernets" but, if for some reason, the user decides to delete the contents   
   of the "domain" field, they may not realise the implications of doing so.   
      
    AA> A list of those might be worth mentioning for the experimenting Winpoint   
    AA> user.  No?   
      
   No :)   
      
   Here's the simple warning I'd already added to the guide:   
      
   ---------- 8< ----------   
   WARNING: You are now in the domain field, which is pre-configured to   
   "fidonet". Although it's OK to change this to something else, DO NOT LEAVE   
   THIS FIELD EMPTY. If this field is empty, you may encounter problems when   
   polling your BossNode!   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
      
   All uppercase words are in bold/red.   
      
    MF>>> I'm not so sure about a compatibility list but I'd already planned on   
    MF>>> adding a warning about this somewhere in my revised Guide that I'm   
    MF>>> working on.   
      
    AA> Ah.. Pretty much the same as above.  But a general "user" (no sysop   
    AA> experience) may not understand the technical nature of the matter.   
      
   Precisely and that's why I've kept the warning simple :)   
   However, I'm planning on adding a "Known bugs/Issues" section at some point in   
   time where I can document the techno-babble if necessary.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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