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Hello Joe - 

>> My understanding (from another post by Mark Lewis?) is that
>> the reason you are seeing these (you shouldn't be) is the
>> Y2K bug in BlueWave BBS 'doors' that manage uploading and
>> downloading of BlueWave packets. Had this user been using
>> normal QWK packets you would normally not have seen the
>> 'drop' messages. 

JN> It has nothing to do with the Y2K bug. (If the Y2K patch
JN> has not been installed in someone's system, you would see
JN> screwed-up addresses in the TO: and FROM: lines.) See the
JN> excerpt below, from the patch's .doc file. 

This would probably be something you should discuss with Mark
Lewis. 

I misquoted him that the doors were the problem when, in fact,
it is his opinion the OLR is the problem. 

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JN> Finally, "doors" exist ONLY on BBS systems; not on callers'
JN> computers. 

Thanks, I do know the difference. 

JN> The BlueWave "door" does NOT have the Y2K problem. It
JN> exists only in the BlueWave "reader" when it composes a
JN> reply. 

I had the impression there were three BlueWave doors written by
George Hatchew, not just one 'door'. 

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