Subj : ping / traceroute
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Dennis Slagers
Date : Mon Nov 04 2024 18:51:08


Hello Wilfred!

04 Nov 24 16:49, you wrote to Jay Harris:

 JH>> if ( length($area) == 0 && uc($toname) eq "PING" && uc($fromname)
 JH>> ne "PING" )

 WV> If I read that correctly... There is a use case to allow the from name
 WV> in the received message to be "PING" !

 WV> Just make the from name in the reply not "PING" otherwise messages
 WV> could keep bouncing back and forth...

 I think the line prevents that. My system will not send a reply to your system if your name
 is ping, the mail is than sitting in my netmail area ..

 you can always try (and you will probably) ;)

Dennis


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