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Hello Stas!

Fri Mar 26 2010, Stas Degteff wrote to Gert Koefoed Andersen:

 GA>> I have a uplink node in a net where all mail from him is going to my
 GA>> binkd unsecure inbound, and when the mail pack is been processed by
 GA>> hpt is hpt coming with secure violation and make the zip *.we1 packs
 GA>> to *.sec files.

 GA>> Is there a way where I can make hpt to not do this of rename the .we1
 GA>> pack to .sec file so the .pkt files in it there is fine unpacked can
 GA>> be auto processed by hpt.

 GA>> I can unzip the .sec files nanually and have then the pkt files there
 GA>> is working for hpt.

 SD>I can't understand your task:
 SD>1 - you want to unpack any insecure bundle and toss PKTs
 SD>or
 SD>2 - you want to unpack insecure bundle from one link only and toss 
 SD>PKTs?

 SD>Technical, both case is possibled, but:
 SD>- 1st is very bad idea: your node to be "open relay" for fidonet;
 SD>- 2nd is bad ("open relay" too), and to prevent is
required check IP 
 SD>address or phone number (or another identification) of sender.

 SD>Simple and true solution: set up secure link!

It not nessary more why the link it not worked now is a secure link.
Else had I made it to work by copy the mail packs from unseure inbound to
secure inbound by only do it for 2 types of zipped mail files.

I always aks my links for use secure connections by password for connection session.


  Take care,
            Gert

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