Subj : Re: anyway the wind blows
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Thu Apr 15 2021 11:02:34

Hi August,

On 2021-04-14 18:21:00, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> If you want a better unique identifier in ftn messages,
 WvV>> create a new kludge (see my suggestion for the @UUID one,
 WvV>> which needs a @RUID btw for replies), so you can do what
 WvV>> you want, and make it as good as possible without having
 WvV>> to consider existing software. Then write a proposal and
 WvV>> convince software developers to implement it in their
 WvV>> software.

 AA> So, are kludges like the wild wild west where anything goes?

You can create new ones, and that still happens. (Like the @COLS: kludge recently added in synchronet)

 AA> That *is* a handy way to extend functionality and features.

Indeed.

Bye, Wilfred.

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