• ARCmail ?

    From apam@21:1/126.1 to All on Sun Nov 29 18:45:08 2020
    Hi

    So tiny just sent a message to happynet, and I got a netmail from ARCmail
    with a path in the subject.

    How is a tosser meant to handle such netmails?

    It had a flags kludge with TFS on it.

    I can't really find any information on the subject.. should I filter
    messages from "ARCmail" or messages with TFS flag?

    I'm guessing it's because tiny's using some sort of program that sends
    files as netmail attachments rather than standard BSO, I'm just unsure
    what the correct way to deal with such a message is.

    Andrew


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  • From Al@21:4/106 to apam on Sun Nov 29 06:50:08 2020
    Hello apam,

    So tiny just sent a message to happynet, and I got a netmail from
    ARCmail with a path in the subject.

    Yep, dial-up mailers used to attach ARCmail bundles to a netmail and that is how they were sent. A lot of tossers have options to delete empty netmils.

    How is a tosser meant to handle such netmails?

    You can delete empty netmails or netmail from ARCmail.

    It had a flags kludge with TFS on it.

    My guess is truncate file sent, but don't take my word for that.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Tiny@21:1/130 to apam on Sun Nov 29 17:40:54 2020
    apam wrote to All <=-

    How is a tosser meant to handle such netmails?

    Delete away.

    I'm guessing it's because tiny's using some sort of program that sends files as netmail attachments rather than standard BSO, I'm just unsure what the correct way to deal with such a message is.

    My ezycom setup is hacked together and most HUB's hate me at first until they
    find the delete empty arcmail setting or something like that. If it's too
    much hassle I can just process happynet on talisman and not on the main BBS.

    Shawn

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  • From apam@21:1/126 to Tiny on Mon Nov 30 16:44:36 2020
    Delete away.

    Done this, postie will now discard empty netmails.

    My ezycom setup is hacked together and most HUB's hate me at first
    until they
    find the delete empty arcmail setting or something like that. If
    it's too
    much hassle I can just process happynet on talisman and not on the
    main BBS.

    Nah, it's fine, and good to get a variety of setups to test against.

    Andrew


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  • From Tiny@21:1/130 to apam on Mon Nov 30 16:51:18 2020
    apam wrote to Tiny <=-

    Done this, postie will now discard empty netmails.

    Perfect.

    Nah, it's fine, and good to get a variety of setups to test against.

    Okay thanks. :) Soon as I can figure out why irex isn't copying the
    packets automatically for talisman I'll have it pretty much automated.

    Shawn

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to apam on Mon Nov 30 12:08:00 2020
    apam wrote to All <=-

    Hi

    So tiny just sent a message to happynet, and I got a netmail from
    ARCmail with a path in the subject.

    How is a tosser meant to handle such netmails?

    That sounds like an arcmailattach netmail? That's how Frontdoor and
    other similar mailers looked, instead of using .FLO files.


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