Hello mark,
ML> i didn't use that and don't really like it at all... it was put there by
ML> my (new) BBS software... all the same information is in the header
ML> already so i just don't see any need for it to be put into the message
ML> body, too... plus it should be trimmed out in replies anyway as per
ML> nettiquette ;)
True. It is not necessary to replicate another copy of what's already in the
"actual" header. Rewriting the Subject and all the dates seems totally
overkill.
ML> that depends on the news server you are using to read... JAMNNTPd systems
ML> can do this but i'm not sure about others... news just simply doesn't
ML> have the same capabilities that pure FTN has and there is definitely
ML> some loss of information...
Jammnntpd still seems to retain a lot of the kludges. I just miss the
distinctiveness of From and To names.
../|ug
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