BL> But we're only talking about 3:711/934, Paul. You *know* how many
BL> Rod Speeds there are here, and what his real point address is.

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

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

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

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

BL> The problem comes if someone sends netmail to Rod Speed with the
BL> address 3:711/934.12 and means me.

BL> If you remap everything with "Rod Speed" to his point, then you
BL> might be doing the wrong thing if the sender has used the wrong
BL> name, and you shouldn't... but if you remap everything to Rod Speed
BL> only if it does not have a point address (ie just 3:711/934) then
BL> you have a fail-safe system. If the address is insufficient...
BL> then you remap. You would not be interfering with normal addressing.

PE> This is the problem.  I can't say remap only stuff going to
PE> 3:711/934. I have to say 3:711/934.*.

Still cant see thats any big deal at all. Thats fine by me.

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

PE> You can't specify a point?

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

PE> BTW, this message meant for Bob, not Rod, but it's too late to change it.

Doggy mail readers.

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