-=> Quoting Nancy Backus to Mark Lewis <=-

 -=> Quoting Mark Lewis to Nancy Backus on 03-21-04  15:55 <=-
 
 NB>> So this is all about how the mail is tossed to be sent out?
 
 ML>> clarification: tossing is inbound... scanning is outbound...
 
 NB> Ok, thanks...  Why the different terminology?  :)


 
 NB> I suppose it might have some connection to the usage in the mail door,
 NB> though, where the bbs scans for new messages in the various areas, to
 NB> pack them into your message packet, and when you upload messages in a
 NB> reply packet, they have to be tossed into the proper areas once
 NB> unpacked...  :)

In the old days, tossers and scanners were seperate programs.

That is, you had a programm that was your scanner and *another* that
was your tosser.

Which is probably why the seperate terms.
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