PE> The address of the person who wrote the message is NOT in the header.

BG> So what's wrong with using the MSGID for that ?

PE> Two things: 1. It's optional (you won't find it in my messages, e.g.)

BG> SOT/EOT is optional too, but you still attempt to force it upon others.

The answer I gave above is a correct answer to your question.
As for my "forcing" people to use SOT/EOT, you may have noticed
it is an option in MSGED, from day 1.  A default option to give
you a hint, but still overridable.

PE> 2. It's not guaranteed to be a fidonet address, even when you're
PE> in a fidonet network.  It could be an internet address, or an
PE> othernet address, or a fakenet address, or a Compuserve address, etc.

BG> You don't know how pleased I am that I really don't give a fuck.

You asked a question, you got a correct answer.  BFN.  Paul.
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