> 
> it wouldn't be so bad if they were also conformant to the FTN
> specs... they do not have a valid origin line and i've written him 
> netmail and echomail about with no response or change :(

 P> Sorry, Mark, I thought I had gotten it corrected. I'll try again. 
 P> 8-( 

no problem... in the past, they'd have been bitbucketed for not being of
proper format... these days, however, it seems that much software doesn't
make the same checks that used to be done...

 P> ___ Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS 
 P> *Origin: *Square One BBS...the place to begin   FidoNet 1:123/22 

it is close but still no cigar... you can use mine as an example if you
like... i seem to remember that VBBS needed some "help" to do
fido stuff properly... my origin is the bare minimum necessary... anything
you put after the space after the ':' is ok up to the first "("
for the address ;)

)\/(ark