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echo: locsysop
to: Paul Edwards
from: Alexander Watson Law
date: 1995-06-11 16:57:22
subject: insecure messages

PE> You recently imported a message from Z3_PASCAL into another
PE> echo and it came up as insecure because you left the origin
PE> line in there.  Please delete the origin line (and tear 
PE> line) on imported messages.  BFN.  Paul.

AWL> Or defuse them. Tell me, does 3.05 auto defuse forwarded 
AWL> etc message "Origin" and Tear lines?

 PE> It deletes them completely if you do one of:

It should defuse them. That way they are carried into the new area like a
gated message (does the SQuish API have a gate call?)

 PE> 1. Not use SOT/EOT
 PE> 2. Display kludges.

 PE> If in normal operation you don't do one of the above, then 
 PE> you will normally not see any origin lines, they won't be 
 PE> saved on export, and therefor it is expected that if you 
 PE> type "---" in a new message, it's because you want those 
 PE> characters to be sent as-is.  So it lets you.  BFN.  Paul.

We know your feelings on "Origin" lines Paul, I like them (so I
guess when I do upgrade I'll be leaving SOT/EOT off so I can see them...

...Alex.
(Pagan & Proud)

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