Subj : Realname kludge
To : Martin Foster
From : Stas Mishchenkov
Date : Tue Sep 15 2020 09:47 am
Hi, Martin!
14 ᥭ 20 13:12, Martin Foster -> Stas Mishchenkov:
MF> Looking at the kludges with my Fido Point software, I see a
MF> "Realname:"
MF> kludge in messages posted from the Telegram side of the gateway. The value
MF> in the "Realname:" kludges is sometimes, but not always, the real name
MF> followed by the Fido AKA of the poster. The value in the "Realname:"
MF> kludge in messages posted by me from the Telegram side of the gateway is
MF> always "0".
MF> Just asking :)
This is a well-known bug. If the gate doesn't know your real name, it substitutes zero, instead of doing nothing at all. Since this is a purely aesthetic flaw, moreover, from time to time causing a wave of jokes about this, I have not yet corrected it.
