On 2019 Aug 17 21:41:30, you wrote to me:

 >> SMTP mail depends on the software used on the BBS... some do support
 >> it, others do not... those that do not may be coerced into using it
 >> via packet manipulation...

 GT> Please elaborate on what you mean by "coerced into using it via packet
 GT> manipulation.

in the case of FTN mail, one might use a gating package like GIGO to
convert the SMTP mail to FTN mail and have the BBS process it for further
dissemination...

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