Subj : Re: NNTP and To: field
To   : All
From : nelgin
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 02:21 pm

On Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:01:03 -0800
"Digital Man" (VERT) <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Re: NNTP and To: field
>   By: Carlos Navarro to digital man on Tue Nov 04 2025 05:07 pm
>
>  > Replies in echomail areas through Synchronet's NNTP server include
>  > "All" in the To: field. I had assumed this was standard behavior
>  > for SBBS, similar to the old NNTP-FTN gateways. (However, the
>  > REPLY kludge appears to be functioning correctly, allowing
>  > messages to be properly threaded.)
>  >
>  > After reviewing the source code of nntpservice.js, I discovered a
>  > function named getReferenceTo. If I'm not mistaken, this function
>  > should return the recipient's name, but it defaults to "All" when
>  > a recipient isn't found.
>  >
>  > Could it be that this function isn't working as intended?
>
> If a recipient isn't found, "All" seems like a sensible default. Are
> you saying the failure to find a recipient is a bug? Feel free to
> play with it and offer up a patch if you have one.

I like the Synchronet "You touch it, you own it" model :)
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