Subj : Re: ET phone home
To   : Wilfred Van Velzen
From : Nick Andre
Date : Sat Jan 07 2017 01:04 pm

On 07 Jan 17  12:53:13, Wilfred Van Velzen said the following to Nick Andre:

WV> When there were still duplicate nets in fidonet, zone-gates and seen-by
WV> stripping was needed. And this wasn't a good idea. But fidonet has changed.

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

WV>  NA> It is a misconception that code that has worked for decades needs to b
WV>  NA> updated to support some new "modern" Fido technology...
WV>
WV> Yes please, put your fingers in your ears, close your eyes, and keep repeat
WV> the mantra "fidonet is not changing" for as long as you can. Maybe it will
WV> have become a reality when you're done... ;)

Do you honestly think ANY of the existing kludge or packet formats are
going to be changed? :)

Nick

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