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to: Bob Stout
from: Janis Kracht
date: 2003-12-10 15:48:14
subject: Re: [C] Gating

Hi Bob,

> This issue has come up before. The problem is the same as we faced when
> the Yahoo groups gateway was active - all Fidonet mail appears on the
> Internet side of things to have come from the same person. This screws up
> quoting and such on this side of the fence, so the mangled name was added
> to identify the sender when the message came from Fidonet. Unfortunately,
> when the name gets propagated back across the fence, the additional
> information appended messes up your Fidonet mailer.

> Janis is in charge of the gateway for coming from the Internet to Fidonet,
> and Jon Guthrie handles the private newsgroup on the SNIPPETS server for
> traffic going the other way. I'm copying each of them on this message to
> see if there's an easy way to address your problem. The goal is simple:
> clearly identify each poster on both sides of the gateway without breaking
> existing mail handlers. The solution is probably more complicated...

I'm checking this situation out with the author of BBBS.. that's the best
place to see what we can do on this side of the fence.  :)

Take care,
Janis

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