Re: Echomail real name test
  By: Alan Ianson to Sebastien Ruel on Sat Jan 02 2021 08:34 pm

 > That kludge is for avatar support. Avatar's have been working for some time
 > in DOVE-Net and I suppose QWK networked areas. I think that kludge is, or
 > will be used for avatar support in FTN areas.

Right. And the avatars already worked in FTN areas, so long as the SYNCDATA echo is also being imported via FTN on that BBS. However, most Synchronet sysops carry SYNCDATA via DOVE-Net (QWKnet) and therefore don't have all the associated BBS's FTN AKAs (and their published FTN address would be Vertrauen's). The "BBSID" kludge solves this issue with the avatar distribution system.
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Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #37:
GIF = Graphics Interchange Format (pronounced "JIFF")
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