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|    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...              )\/(ark              Always Mount a Scratch Monkey       Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it       wrong...       ... After a trial run, it was decided to scrap the hamster chili.       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)       SEEN-BY: 15/2 57/0 123/1970 153/250 154/10 203/0 221/0 226/17 229/107       SEEN-BY: 229/354 426 1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 267/800 280/464       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 292/624 854 310/31 317/2 3 322/757 342/200 393/68       SEEN-BY: 396/45 423/120 712/848 770/0 1 10 100 330 340 772/0 1 500       SEEN-BY: 2452/250       PATH: 3634/12 153/7715 250 770/1 280/464 229/426           |
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