On 06 Sep 04  08:44:20, mark lewis got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: Message Reply ID

 ml> {at}REPLY: 1:123/666.0 413c4fef

 DC> I know the the REPID works in my system.  And, I
 DC> know that BW uses it for threading.  I'm just
 DC> amazed that it doesn't return the favor!

 ml> part of the problem is the ambiguity in the MSGID/REPLY spec... what
 ml> fidonet system address should be used by bluewave to create the REPLY
 ml> serial number with? how can it ensure that it doesn't create a serial
 ml> number already used within the last three years by the bbs or another
 ml> user? 

See above.  The one I get from you is based on my FIDO address plus 
the message number generated by my BBS.  

 ml> this is but one of the reasons that non-ftn offline mail stuff is
 ml> broken and not a good idea to use with fidonet messages... the
 ml> absolute *BEST* method is to become a point system and use truely
 ml> compliant software leaving BW and others like it in the dust... they
 ml> were born of an entirely different system that has nothing remotely
 ml> similar to fidonet other than a few message header fields and the
 ml> message bodies... 

You KNOW I won't leave BW!   



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