Subj : Re: Newbie question
To   : Accession
From : CJ
Date : Fri Nov 29 2024 11:28 pm

-=> Accession wrote to All <=-

Ac> Hello CJ,

Ac> On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:51:53 -0600, you wrote ..

> Forgive me if this is a silly question, but wouldn't the problem lie
> somewhere in the chain of systems in the SEEN-BY lines?  I mean, if
> the message is originating from his system there would be no SEEN-BY
> lines (other than maybe his own node) at the time the message is sent.

Ac> It's not a silly question, but the answer is no. While the SEEN-BYs
Ac> keep getting added to the message as it gets passed around, his
Ac> original message doesn't have a tearline or origin line, which is why
Ac> the SEEN-BYs are not hidden on software that specifically only hides
Ac> them if there is a tearline and origin line.

Ah....makes sense now.  Thanks for the explanation!

Chris (CJ)
SysOp - CJ's Place BBS

... Z80 programmers do it 8 bits at a time.
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
� Synchronet � CJ's Place, Orange City, FL - cjsplace.thruhere.net