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Hello Jean - 

ML>> FWIW: some systems do have problems with "too old mail"...
ML>> indeed, some fidonet systems will trap them as duplicates
ML>> or regurgitations... 

JP> That does not seem to have happened ( yet ! ). I can see
JP> all my replies on Doc's Place and Dan C. & you see them
JP> too. And best of all, no crunged reply either. If it does
JP> not bother you at all, I will keep doing this. 

The possibility of setting clocks back and forwards again was
discussed prior to Y2K as a possible solution to save abandoned
software. It was explained at that time that FIDO BBS that move
the mail use filters to prevent errors when old mail is
accidently put out onto the FIDO backbone. 

What Mark Lewis is trying to tell you is that your messages may
be reaching some FIDO BBS but may also be trashed at other FIDO
BBS depending entirely on how forgiving each BBS is that has
the responsibility of moving your QWK mail and where/when the
dates are being corrected. Apparently not on DOCSPLACE or you
would not see your 1999 or 1993 dates. 

I'm surprised Mark is fixing these dates for other BBS. It is
an 'exploit' that could backfire one day releasing tons of
garbage onto the backbone. The more common failing is for
megabytes of mail to disappear (most often seems to be netmail
from what I've read). 

The worst thing that can happen is that your messages will not
have 'scope' across all of FIDO-dom and/or you may type for
hours and find all of your messages have 'disappeared'. 

I have had to move on to other OLRs as have many others who
originally used BlueWave. It is broken, will never be fixed,
and should be layed to rest along with all the other abandoned
projects that are not Y2K. 

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