Tuesday August 16 2016 13:14, you wrote to me:

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

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

Well.. that is all rather complicated. What if the BBS can't determine the
message that is being replied to. Should it not add the MSGID in that case?
Then we get back to the msg going around in circles again.

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

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

I am connected with a node who does this. I guess he has his reasons so I don't
 question it. When that link gets a message for an area that doesn't exist on
his system from my node the area is autocreated and I am added to his exports.
When I see messages going around in a circle like that I disconnect the area
with areafix but keep exporting to him. He gets his redundency and I get one
message.. :)

I am upto 18 dupes here now. All caused by the same MSGID being reused. But the
 content and subject lines are all different. Makes me wonder if HPT is
considering the MSGID alone.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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