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echo: tuxpower
to: MARK LEWIS
from: MAURICE KINAL
date: 2015-06-04 23:22:00
subject: splitting the atom

-={ jeudi, juin 04 2015, 16:22:02 -0700 }=-

Hey mark!

 ml> to handle 5D FTN addresses like  1:11/111.0@fidonet

It occurs to me that it doesn't matter since the origDomain is never used as a
variable.  I could probably say the same for origPoint but occasionally it does
matter when either/and the destination and/or originating address is a point
(netmail comes to mind).  As of this writing I have never run across a
situation that required the domain part of the address and very seldom the
point part in 4D addressing.

However in the spirit of completeness, and possibly future compatibilty which I
am EXTREMELY doubtful about, 5D addressing can readily be detected if and when
needed with something along this line;
  if [ "echo $origAddr | $(cut -f2 -d@)" ]; then
    do something about 5D addressing
  else
    business as usual (4D addressing as previously posted)
  fi

I honestly don't see myself doing anything with the above but one never knows
for sure.

Life is good,
Maurice

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