Subj : Re: netmail
To   : mark lewis
From : Tim Schattkowsky
Date : Wed Feb 16 2022 13:31:20

//Hello mark,//

on *16.02.2022* at *10:33:20* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *August Abolins* about *"netmail"*.

 ml> you shouldn't have to be mindful of the destination address...  ml> the
 ml> software should check that there is a valid destination address given...

Fully agree, and it usually does.

 ml> it could do that by checking the defined nodelists...

Doesnt help since it is quite likele that these lists are incomplete. Simple example are points, particuarly from a different region/zone. There was a time, when this was the majority of valid addresses.
 
 ml> maybe it can/could also offer to browse the defined nodelists and present
 ml> a list of the known addresses to choose from...

There is a button for this ;) But doint that automatically would be simply annoying (see above).
 
 ml> in any case, Z:0/0 should not ever be allowed as it is an invalid FTN address...

True, but has not been an issue so far. Usually, when people find a way to not specify an address in WP, it ends up as all zeros. So its firsthand interesting, how that one got in. One easy way could be an invalid uplink entry (I did thtat tom myself accidentally during testing). WP has automatic mechanics to choose the "best" uplink for netmail replies (e.g., for an echo message in badmail) that may automatically insert an invalid address from the uplink although the uplink is not really used otherwise.  

Regards,
Tim
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