Bob, at 07:30 on Tue, Dec 13 1994, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

BL> I've decided that if I find a "To:" anywhere in a message,
BL> followed by a set of numbers in the xxx:xxx/xxx.xxx format,
BL> then I'll assume it's netmail and send it. 

BG> What about numbers which don't precisely follow that format,
BG> like 3:54/54 for example, or replies with a quoted netmail
BG> address, like BL> To: 3:711/934" or similar?

BL> I only look for "To:" before ">" so it
doesn't look in quotes. I 
BL> ignore all spaces, fail it on any number over 999, or any 
BL> sequence of numbers less than 3 or more than 4. It would accept 
BL> 3:54/54; not 3:54. 

What about 3:640/6666 or 3:640/305.6666 ?  As these contain numerals which
are greater than 999, would it then fail ?  I ask this because Alex is
trying for a node address which is the same as his current point address
(and the last four digits of his telephone number), and I've seen several
Zone 1 addresses with 4 or more digits too.

 BL> At present, I have two ways to send netmail: use the netmail 
 BL> area (address optional), 

That's OK if the recipient is calling the same board, but without an
address, how would it be routed through other nodes ?

 BL> or type "To:" and an address in any area. I think it may be 
 BL> pensioner-proof.

That's the only method which worked for me with QWK.

 BG> Netmail via QWK is still an utter abortion.

 BL> I know - that's why I'm changing it. It's not the QWK format 
 BL> that's the problem; it's the QWK OLR.

It's both actually.

 BL> Both QWK and PKT have message headers, but *both* of them send the 
 BL> Netmail information in the message itself. Bloody crazy!

Que?  I just checked my message base, and neither netmail nor echomail has
any address info in the message body itself.  In fact, they appear
identical in format.  It's the tosser (no offence!) and the editor which
determine how a netmail is sent, not the manner in which it's addressed
(using PKT format of course, dunno about QWK).

Regards, Bill

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