Subj : Re: Who is dumping fsx posts into dovenet?
To   : Oli
From : Blue White
Date : Wed Jan 11 2023 15:22:28

-=> Oli wrote to Al <=-

 A> I'm not sure how it happened. I suspect someone used area number 3002
 A> when they meant 2002. Those area numbers are important. Area 2002 is just
 A> as unique and the area tag ASIAN_LINK, if you enter it wrong something
 A> wrong will happen.

 Ol> Tada!

 Ol> Conference numbers were a bad design decision. It might be okay for
 Ol> downloading QWK packages by users, but for networking it's a recipe for
 Ol> exactly that kind of errors and mistakes (and I wouldn't be surprised
 Ol> if it often enough breaks with offline reading too).

If you enter a QWK number wrong, something wrong will happen.
If you enter an FTN tag wrong, something wrong will happen.

I don't see the "tada" moment there, unless you are saying they are both
bad decisions, which you don't appear to be.



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