Subj : Re: Message subject lengt
To   : Cisop
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 11:14 pm

  Re: Re: Message subject lengt
  By: Cisop to Digital Man on Thu Sep 29 2005 08:30 pm

 >  >  > I have just noriced the the message subject length for a message is
 >  >  > limited to 25 characters. When entereing a message you are limited
 >  >  > to 25 characters. This is only in Dove-net. The subject lines from
 >  >  > incoming messages from other systems all have the subject line
 >  >  > truncated at 25 characters. Since it is so consistant and suspect it
 >  >  > must be a setting somewhere. But I will be darned if I can find it.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > The subject lines in messages from Fidonet and Usenet are fine.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Any help appreciated.
 >  >
 >  > The QWK message packet format has a 25 char limit on message subjects, so
 >  > sub-boards configured for QWK networking (in SCFG) automatically limit th
 >  > subjects to the supported length.

 > I thought there was some kind of limitation but then I saw the subjects in
 > Synchronet Programming (C/C++ and CVS) on your site. They are not truncated.
 > assume your sub-board is configured as usenet and gated to dove-net or
 > something like that?

They're gated to FidoNet. Subs that are gated between network types, the
longest supported subject length (between the different network types) is used.

                                                  digital man

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