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   PSI-JACK to G00R00   
   NetMail specific options   
   31 Jan 19 19:20:24   
   
   Hey, g00r00..   
      
   I have a new one for ya regarding NetMail and how to and how to not handle   
   some things.    
      
   First and foremost, starting with Configuration->Message Base Settings. In   
   there has Netmail Crash, Netmail Hold, and Netmail Killsent. Now, I agree with   
   only 2 of these being there, Netmail Hold, and Netmail Killsent. but Crash,   
   should NEVER be globally enabled because it's not likely to be able to get to   
   its destination unless Mystic itself is able to directly, and securely   
   establish a connection to the destination node it's intended for.    
      
   Netmail flags like this would actually be better in actual message editor   
   options to be able to set certain features.  In fact, just an example that   
   Janis provided me with for BBBS, which Mystic could still do better with the   
   editor menu options more dynamically:   
      
   In BBBS's example though, when setting the subject, one could use various   
   subject lines, the first character (or first few characters, I guess depending   
   on if it supports multiple flags or not), would be something like:   
      
   > attach   
   ! crash   
   - hold   
   < file request   
      
   This could be done in Mystic's Menu to set Crash, or if you set crash and then   
   set hold, remove crash and set hold. Attach of course would let you upload a   
   file that would be attached to the specific message. I don't recall what file   
   request would be used for though.   
      
   This, on a per-message basis, with ACS restrictions to be able to set attach,   
   crash, hold, and possibly file request messages, all specifically and only on   
   any Message Base where type is NetMail. There was one missing one I think from   
   Janis's example, which is Direct, which Crash itself simply means, Direct AND   
   Now, rather than just Direct when the system does it's normal polls.   
      
   Anyway, I hope to see something like this fixed, because the global option for   
   Netmail Crash is generally a horrendously bad idea. :)   
      
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