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to: MAURICE KINAL
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 2016-04-25 17:32:00
subject: Re: a reply to a message

-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 MK> -={ Monday, 25 April 2016, 16:52:58.227937634 +1000 }=-

 MK> Hey Tony!

 TL> it does break some systems that try to group messages by subject.

 MK> Especially ones that use the REPLY kludge given that it doesn't exist.

;-)

 TL> at least 15 years of serious shell scripting

 MK> Good thing I asked then.  I am not sure when I started calling this
 MK> WeBeBashing but I've been scripting this off and on for a bit under 20
 MK> years since back then there was little choice in the matter if looking
 MK> for a purely linux solution to fidonet messaging.

Ahh OK, cool, a decent project then. :)

 MK> Anyhow at the moment only an issue with null delimiters in msg's but
 MK> nothing mission critical seeing they can be translated to something
 MK> else before processing (<- usually for display purposes).

Yes, I can see that being an issue! :)

 TL> So, try me, I'm no stranger to scripting. :)

 MK> Sounds good.  Next time I encounter a glitch you'll be the first I ask.
 MK>  :-)

Well, I may or may not be able to help, but at least it's a language I have a
fair bit of experience with. :)


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