-=>> mark lewis wrote to JEAN PARROT <=-

 ml>> this problem would never have been if folk using fidonet would have
 ml>> embraced fidonet methods rather than imposing other network's methods
 ml>> and functions on fidonet... QWK was created in the RIME/PCRelay
 ml>> network... iirc, bluewave was basically just a better QWK but still
 ml>> had/has many of the same downfallings...

 WM> You don't RC.

hunh??

 WM> Blue Wave is very different from QWK, and very much like Fido.
 WM> It has no trouble with MSGID and REPLY kludges (notice the
 WM> REPLY on this message). Why these guys are having problems, I
 WM> don't know*; but it's not a limitation of the format.

to a point, true... there are limitations...

 WM> * Actually Jean Parrot refers to Doc's Place in the message
 WM> you quoted, and that board only offers QWK and OPX. Evidently
 WM> he's using QWK with the Blue Wave reader. That combo of
 WM> course does NOT support REPLY kludges; in fact, I know of no
 WM> QWK door that does.

exactly... the DOOR should not... the editor should since the editor may
have access to the MSGID control line and can create the necessary REPLY
control line... the editor can also create the MSGID line straight out...

)\/(ark