Re: Re: Linux QWK Mail door
  By: Darryl Perry to Rob Swindell on Tue Jan 11 2005 09:29 am

 > On 01-10-05, Rob Swindell said...
 > 
 > RS>   Re: Re: Linux QWK Mail door
 > RS>   By: Darryl Perry to Bo Simonsen on Sat Jan 08 2005 07:28 pm
 > RS>
 > RS>  > It's not in it's final form yet.  I had to do some other
stuff to str
 > RS>  > the x codes, and the MSGID's and the
REPLY's and such.  Where
 > RS>  > you like me to publish it at?
 > RS>
 > RS> That's not necessary. All of those elements are *optional* and should be
 > RS> toggled off for your QWKnet account if you're not going to be importing 
 > RS> packet into a Synchronet system. Use the (C)onfigure Packet Options comm
 > RS> from the QWK: prompt (via Telnet).
 > 
 > While it's true that they may be optional for Synch systems, they are still
 > an issue to be dealt with, in case it is used for non-synch systems.

Right. And the correct way to deal with them is to turn them off at the source
(the hub system) from the QWK: menu.

 > Also,
 > the MSGID and REPLYID are valuable pieces of information that can be used fo
 > dupe-checking and such.

Yes, if you use them. If you just strip them, then they're serving no purpose.

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