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echo: linux
to: TONY LANGDON
from: MARK LEWIS
date: 2016-04-24 08:47:00
subject: roll up (we`ve got everyt

24 Apr 16 07:28, you wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 MK>> Note that this reply's subject line is 70 characters which means that
 MK>> if you reply to it should result in trucation simply by adding on the
 MK>> objectionable "Re: " part. However in one case there is no "Re: "
 MK>> part tacked on but still the EXTREMELY objectionable and lame 25
 MK>> character truncation so a generic fix based on a prefixed "Re: " is
 MK>> no longer a possiblility.

 TL> Yes, that limitation of QWK was _very_ short sighted by the original
 TL> designers. I can't fathom why they thought 25 characters was enough
 TL> for a subject line. Both Bluewave and QWKE address this.

QWK was developed directly from the PCBoard message base specs... QWK was
created for PCBoard and adapted to network BBSes together as well as feeding
end users... your statement should be directed at the PCBoard developers and
their use of BASIC for creating it...

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey

... Hard DISK? Gee lady, I misunderstood you.
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