15 Aug 16 12:33, you wrote to me:

 AI>>> James just added MSGID support when posting via QWK but it seems to
 AI>>> be using the same MSGID more than once.

 ml>> why doesn't he use the same MSGID routine already being used by the
 ml>> rest of the system?? that's been working just fine for a while,
 ml>> hasn't it?

 AI> It has been working well for me since I started using it late in the
 AI> 1.10 alpha versions,

yes... i'm very aware of that as i did a "bit" of testing of 1.10
back then ;)

 AI> but it never included a MSGID when msgs were posted by QWK.

i wasn't aware of that... all messages posted by users, whether manually
written online (could even be ascii uploaded directly into the editor) or
uploaded via some sort of offline mail stuff like QWK or bluewave, should
have MSGID added *but* there's a problem there with offline mail and
MSGIDs... that problem is that unless the BBS has the smarts to also add
the proper REPLY control line, then neither can be added to offline mail...
replies to posts with MSGID lines must have a REPLY line as well...

 AI> It's not something that has been used a lot and I would get multiple
 AI> copies of msgs when someone posted by Mystics QWK system.

that's par for the course when using multiple links for the same area (al
la fidoweb or even a standard distribution star arrangement)... that's why
relying solely on MSGID is not the best/proper way to go... it is one way,
yes...

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