K-> I am the developer for C-Net Amiga BBS and that is what Gary is posting
 K-> from. As part of the C-Net software there is a tosser for FTN.  Perhaps,
 K-> I can format something in the FTN packet that will not cause problems
 K-> with FTN, but will allow news readers to pickup the messages as
 K-> responses.

That would work if you were gating the echo, but Paul is the one who gates it
and he is using Soupgate which is the culprit here.

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