BV> Well...what would happen if another person was to FREQ files using
BV> either Devil Dialer or some other FREQ tool and was using your node
BV> number ?

RS> That would certainly do it, but its most unlikely to be the reason
RS> coz they use passworded sessions for that anyway. In other words more
RS> than the node number is needed.

BV> I don't know if it is likely or even all that possible, it would make
BV> sense though.

Nope, I think you have missed the point rather more than somewhat on
this one. The only time that mail can be inadvertently sent to the wrong
system is if someone calls the system where a particular BBS normally
gets his mail feed and that session isnt passworded. As I understand it,
atleast in Aust, is very rare for them to not be passworded, for just
that reason.

But its completely impossible to have a problem by FREQing from a node
in the path that messages travel, coz that node will never have any mail
to send you when you FREQ anyway. The only systems it has mail to send
to is those who get their feed directly off that system. In other words
in Pauls case the only system which ever has mail for him is Daves. He
can call Markwicks till the cows come home FREQing and it will never
send him mail.

BV> I'm sure that silly mail-tossers and brain-dead dupe detection
BV> routines are probably the biggest cause for problems,

Well, I think we have adequately eliminated dupe checkers from the
general problem. Thats not to say it cant be the problem in isolated
bits of the network. But it has been shown to not be a general problem.

BV> although I was just thinking that the FREQ thing could also explain
BV> part of the problem.

I cant see that its even slightly possible. The only remaining potential
problem is the one Paul saw, you FREQ off the system you normally get
your mail feed from. Then you certainly will get an unscheduled mail
bundle. But you also have to ignore it too once its received. Presumably
many systems would gracefully handle the mail bundle auto even if it
spontaneously got sent with a FREQ anyway.

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