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to: Tommi Koivula
from: Wilfred van Velzen
date: 2023-01-02 20:55:00
subject: Re: test

Hi Tommi,

On 2023-01-02 20:51:10, you wrote to me:

 TK>>> Before scanning:
 TK>>> 02004 [  4]: "0200"
 WV>>
 TK>>> After scanning:
 TK>>> 02000 [ 11]: "TZUTC: 0200"
 WV>>
 TK>>> So FMail now 'converts' 2004 to 2000.
 WV>>
 WV>> Not intentional, but I can see how that can happen, when it's written
 WV>> back to the jam message base.

 TK> That's opposite what happens with GoldED and HPT. ;) GoldED enters 2000 and
 TK> HPT converts it to 2004.

 TK> 02000 [ 11]: "TZUTC: 0200"   GOLDED BEFORE HPT SCAN
 TK> 02004 [  4]: "0200"          GOLDED AFTER HPT SCAN

 TK> I also checked my tossers what they do when tossing to JAM. Gecho, Fastecho
 TK> and HPT all put 2004 into JAM.

It would be easy to change, but I'm reluctant to change what worked for decades. And both are correct, so it doesn't matter...

Bye, Wilfred.

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