Subj : ET phone home
To   : Nick Andre
From : mark lewis
Date : Sat Jan 07 2017 07:56 pm


 On 2017 Jan 07 17:50:12, you wrote to me:

 NA>>> I still see no reason to enable the PATH detection code... on the
 NA>>> basis that nobody in the last several years has complained about it.

 ML>> is that path detection code for CPD (circular path detection)? if so,
 ML>> it wo help with the problem wilfred is trying to describe where one
 ML>> message takes multiple paths from the origin to the receiver...

 NA> From what I can gather, there was probably a good reason why it was
 NA> not done.

i'm sure... and there's really nothing in fidonet that can prevent all these 
dupes, either... not with the way that one distribution system has set itself 
up... especially since their only real method of detection is not a required 
part of messages flowing in fidonet ;)

)\/(ark

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