On Tue 17-Dec-2019 12:09a, Frank Linhares@1:229/101.0 said to Bucko:
FL> I have yet to cross any gate software that will allow usenet msgids to
FL> match
FL> FTN style msgids in order to reference a message you are replying to.

FL> I'm posting from a bbs to another user on a bbs via Fidonet. He will see
FL> that
FL> it is a reply and everyone using usenet will see that it is just a message
FL> to
FL> All.

FL> It's annoying, I know, but it is what it is.

FL> I have been working on updating the code of some software that gates
FL> between
FL> fidonet and usenet. Problem is, someone else is already gating this echo.
FL> The
FL> last thing I want to do is cause a whole bunch of dupes.

Actually, I was replying to someone who said they were reading these messages
on usenet. I like you am replying to this message from a BBS on Fido...

Go figure?!?!

:)
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