Subj : same as it ever was
To   : mark lewis
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Wed Apr 18 2018 15:28:46

Hey mark!

 ml> which uplink?

Check the nodelist.  It should be obvious.

 ml> probably buggy BBS or mail tosser

Yes.  However the sysop in question chose the software although given the 
situation there really isn't much of a choice.  Speaking for myself, I chose to 
grow my own and as you can probably see it is compliant to fts-0001.016 unlike 
most of the current software deployed in Fidonet, or at least the more popular 
obvious abandonware.  You can place me as more of a traditionalist despite the 
fact what my choices would imply to the contrary.

 ml> we cannot track it down and try to get it fixed

Heh, heh.  I've been suckered by statements like that in the past.  If you are 
truly serious let us take up this conversation in FTSC_PUBLIC or NET_DEV where 
it might make a difference, although I am highly skeptical it will ever make a 
difference.  My choice would be FTSC_PUBLIC and my strategy would be to 
continue pointing out the obvious flaws in fts-0001.016 and where it really 
needs an overhaul.  Mind you I'll probably get censured there given my past 
experience with that echo but I really don't mind taking a bullet for a 
worthwhile cause.

 ml> funny how traditional "DOS-think" shite seems to work the best

Actually the least buggy stuff is the most portable and appears to be mostly 
linux deployed.  hpt comes to mind.  However it can be argued to be chock full 
of DOS-think in spite of OS it is being deployed on.

I believe my bash scripting is more in line with UNIX-think as well as the old 
fashioned Fidonet hobby bullshit I've heard in the past.  If I am not mistaken 
the last time I heard, "It is only a hobby", was from you in the LINUX echo way 
back when.  ;-)

Life is good,
Maurice

.... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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