Subj : NNTP and To: field
To   : Carlos Navarro
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Nov 04 2025 02:01 pm

 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.
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