PE>> I have no idea what you guys are doing at your point addresses.

RS> Utterly irrelevant what we are doing. All you are doing
RS> with remapping is redirecting any netmail which arrives
RS> at your system with my name on it to my correct point address.

PE> Blatantly assuming that that was the correct point address.

Nope, remaps ensure that its not vital. If some dork does choose to
try to run a full BBS with other users on a point address, thats
flagrantly flouting the fido addressing system and its not surprising
if that results in some odd effects. It wouldnt tho anyway, coz those
users of his wouldnt be in your remaps anyway.

PE>> For all I know you are running BBS's.

RS> Well, if someone is silly enough to do that and use a point address,
RS> thats his problem. Clearly that would be flouting the Fido addressing
RS> system and if that shows some blemishes it wouldnt be that surprising.

PE> Why shouldn't a BBS use a point number?  Totally legitimate IMO.

Nope, it flagrantly flouts the fido addressing system. Yes, someone
can certainly do that. He is hardly in any position to winge if doing
that produces some undesirable consequences tho. Like blemishes in
netmail to his users. Not that it would even do that if your remaps
dont have any remaps for his users, just him.

PE> Alexander Watson Law does just that.

He doesnt happen to be one of your users. And even if he was, and you
dont include his users in your remaps, STILL no problem.

PE> The advantage of running your BBS as a point is that you don't need
PE> to be online for ZMH.

Yep. And if you flout the fido standards, you are hardly in any position
to complain if there are some blemishes when you do that. Not that you
have managed to demonstrate any yet anyway.

BL>> If I send netmail to Rod from the PCUG board, then I have to
BL>> address 3:711/934... without a point number. If you don't remap,
BL>> he'll never get it.

PE>> You can't specify a point?

RS> Thats what everyone has been telling you, that there are some
RS> systems out there where you cant. Because 4D came later. So
RS> remaps are useful. And they fail safe.

PE> There is some software that doesn't support 3D.  Doesn't mean it's
PE> relevant today.  I'm surprised PCUG doesn't support 4D, which I am
PE> checking with Bob.

Its hardly the only system in use in the world which doesnt Paul. So
even if bob has had a brain fart about that particular BBS, doesnt affect
the general question that there are indeed some systems out there which
cant netmail to a point address. So remaps, which have no undesirable side
effects anyway, are well worth using. Because there is a problem with
system which cant netmail to a point address. Netmail is already much too
unreliable in Fido, the last thing we need is another black hole. Systems
should fail safe it at all possible. Thats what reliability is all about.

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