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to: WILFRED VAN VELZEN
from: PAUL HAYTON
date: 2016-11-22 11:41:00
subject: Re: Fmail, HPT and FastEc

On 11/21/16, Wilfred van Velzen pondered and said...
 
 Wv> De specifications for PATH and SEEN-BY kludges don't allow for zone
 Wv> info. The issue with FastEcho is that it strips SEEN-BY's (I never
 Wv> remember if that's incoming or outgoing, but it's one of the two) when
 Wv> it detects interzonal traffic. This is hardcoded, so you can't turn it
 Wv> off. In FMail that's fully configurable.

Thanks I'm just looking at the software now, can you point me to the settings
you're referring to please :)

 Wv> The current maintainer offers limited support. ;)
 Wv> 
 Wv> I think what FMail mainly has going over FastEcho is, that it is actively
 Wv> maintained, and there are regular new releases with new features and bug
 Wv> fixes...

Thanks :) yes I see there have been a couple of releases in the last year or
so.

What plans do you have for FMail next? I read somewhere you're looking
to create a Linux and RPi version?

 Wv> I suspect a large number of those are accidental downloads of people who
 Wv> don't really know what they are downloading, or bots. I have no clue
 Wv> where that high number in Croatia suddenly comes from. I'm not even
 Wv> aware of any fido presence in that country. The downloads from Spain
 Wv> have always been higher than average, so I suspect there are some real
 Wv> users there, but I have never been in contact with any. There probably
 Wv> is a language barier...

Interesting stats... thanks for sharing :)

Best, Paul

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