Subj : equalateral triangle
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Tommi Koivula
Date : Mon Jul 08 2019 18:16:38

>  AL>> FastEcho also has a problem with the .PKT forwarding function.
>
>  TK> Oh? Can you tell more about this?
>
> Basically, if you receive a .PKT file destined for one of your
> downlinks, it should be placed unaltered in the temporary outbound,
> to be archived for the destination along with any other mail you are
> tossing.  However, it appears
> from my testing that certain .PKT header fields (including the .PKT
> password) are overwritten with the password you have defined for that
> downlink.  Of course, this causes an issue if the originating node
> has a different password defined for the destination.

Ok, I see. I was using that .pkt forwarding thing between my tossers,
but there were no pkt passwords, so I never noticed that.

> It's too bad, because other than the cross-zone SEEN-BY stripping and these
> issues with forwarding .PKTs, the software is virtually bullet-proof.

It sure is. But knowing these two issues, it still can be used.

'Tommi

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