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On Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:01:03 -0800
"Digital Man" (VERT) wrote:
> Re: NNTP and To: field
> By: Carlos Navarro to digital man on Tue Nov 04 2025 05:07 pm
>
> > Replies in echomail areas through Synchronet's NNTP server include
> > "All" in the To: field. I had assumed this was standard behavior
> > for SBBS, similar to the old NNTP-FTN gateways. (However, the
> > REPLY kludge appears to be functioning correctly, allowing
> > messages to be properly threaded.)
> >
> > After reviewing the source code of nntpservice.js, I discovered a
> > function named getReferenceTo. If I'm not mistaken, this function
> > should return the recipient's name, but it defaults to "All" when
> > a recipient isn't found.
> >
> > Could it be that this function isn't working as intended?
>
> If a recipient isn't found, "All" seems like a sensible default. Are
> you saying the failure to find a recipient is a bug? Feel free to
> play with it and offer up a patch if you have one.
I like the Synchronet "You touch it, you own it" model :)
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