Board:   [fsxNet] Mystic BBS discussion/support
Subject: Re: netmail sent via
From:    poindexter FORTRAN(21:4/122)
Date:    Thu Aug 27, 2026 21:18

-=> ogg wrote to Geri Atricks <=-

 og> I once had a fido hub that wouldn't forward any mail nor provide
 og> echomail feeds.  He insisted I use "direct" mail.  That led to me
 og> finding a new fidonet hub.

 Sounds like someone thinking like they're still using old-school
 dialup. And thinking it's 1991 when Fido was big enough to merit having
 a separate echomail feed.

 With the internet, yes, you could crashmail *everything*, but part of
 the fun of running this tech is making it all work, including message
 routing.

 (I just had a flashback to an internet "consultant" back in 1994 that
 was trying to convince us that SMTP mail was routed from mail server to
 mail server, using a traceroute as evidence. Claiming that your mail
 was sitting on a hard disk on every hop between you and the MX.
 unfortunately, he was a friend of the CEO and we were stuck with him
 until he got bored and moved on.)






  Also, when originally trying to satisfy this
 og> requirement, I found out Mystic wouldn't/couldn't do direct netmail.
 og> With the help of a couple of sysops, I finally was convinced that I
 og> couldn't do it without jumping through a lot of hoops.

 og> Yes, it's ultimately getting to it's intended recipient (via
 og> forwarding) and I have accepted that.  Every once in a while, the issue
 og> creeps up and I will make an attempt to figure it out.  At this point,
 og> it may be a losing battle.

 og> Scott

 og> ... Confucius say: "Its stuffy inside fortune cookie"

 og> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
 og>  * Origin: Altair IV BBS (altairiv.ddns.net:2323) (21:2/147)

.... Once the search has begun, something will be found
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 * Origin: realitycheckBBS.org -- information is power. (21:4/122)
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