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   Message 475 of 3,070   
   mark lewis to Martin Foster   
   this results in "z:n/n.p@ " - this is no   
   30 Mar 19 12:08:54   
   
   REPLY: 2:250/1.1 534e640f   
   MSGID: 1:3634/12.73 5c9f951f   
   PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20180707   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 07-09-15   
    On 2019 Mar 30 11:30:24, you wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> Got it.  But if some uplink systems balk at that, then Winpoint is   
    AA>> basically incompatible with those systems.   
      
    MF> Errrrrrm, not exactly :-)   
      
    MF> If the user leaves the "domain" field of their address empty during   
    MF> the initial installation, some(but not all) remote mailers will kick   
    MF> them off. I personally don't see this as an incompatibilty, I see this   
    MF> as a user error.   
      
   it is also a design flaw... it should raise a huge red error indication when   
   there is no domain listed OR (keep reading)...   
      
    MF> The "domain" field is preloaded with "fidonet" and that can be changed   
    MF> to suit "othernets" but, if for some reason, the user decides to   
    MF> delete the contents of the "domain" field, they may not realise the   
    MF> implications of doing so.   
      
   it should NOT put the @ unless there is a domain specified... so still a design   
    flaw nonetheless...   
      
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