Subj : Re: NNTP
To   : Time Warrior
From : Tracker1
Date : Wed Jun 01 2005 07:48 pm

Time Warrior wrote:
> Just another suggestion. I appear to be full of them today, even though some 
> tend to think me as being full of something else :-)
> 
> I've noticed that under the "Stat:" field, seeing as nntp readers don't post 
> a valid "To field" that under "Stat:" it gives the header name of the person 
> the message is being directed to (like a psudeo to field).
> 
> I think that is VERY COOL and would like to suggest something regarding it.
> 
> When someone does a "List" from the message read prompt on nntp gated areas 
> -- if it could read the headers and see the message was posted with an NNTP 
> client, that the "To" field in the listing when you hit "L" could use the 
> "Stat" info instead of To: (all, alt.bbs.synchronet, alt.whatever).
> 
> I think for us BBS Scene people who rather enjoy telnet message scans, this 
> would definately be useful.

I already wrote a working workaround for the to: lookup for the message being 
replied to, it's in the current (3.12a) nnntpservice, and is afaik, working... 
as for the "stat" header, what message reader? since different readers will 
use different fields, Outlook Express for example, uses an X-Apparently-To 
header for this information...

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