Subj : synchro email system
To   : Samos
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Oct 10 2002 12:01 am

  Re: synchro email system
  By: Samos to Digital Man on Wed Oct 02 2002 09:35 am

 >  >  >  > The Synchronet SMTP server will receive mail addressed to a user's 
 >  >  >  > real name.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > well... is that hardwired?
 >  >
 >  > Yes.
 >  >
 >  >  > or  why do some sysops turn off the real names?
 >  >
 >  > It's not an option. Unless the sysop modifies the source code (which I do
 >  > they are), there's no way to "turn off real names".
 >  >
 > ....
 > well....
 > i would guess that that means external email, and not internal email?
 > 
 > tried sending email to rob swindell and myself, but it only said
 > 'unknown'.  on this very bbs. and two others.  so i guess it only
 > accesses real names from external, not internal to the bbs ????

Actually it only applies to e-mail received via SMTP (Internet e-mail).

                                                 digital man

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