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From: lyndon@nexus.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Archive server mods
Message-ID: <10515@ncc.Nexus.CA>
Date: 27 Oct 88 07:28:14 GMT
References: <668@n8emr.UUCP> <522@galaxia.zone1.com>
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Reply-To: lyndon@nexus.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg)
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In-reply-to: dave@galaxia.zone1.com (David H. Brierley)

>In article <668@n8emr.UUCP> lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) writes:
>>
>>A number of sites appear to be running the same mail based archive server
>>software (send a help msg, index msg, or send msg).  What I have noticed
>>is that if I use a path command to tell these sites to return items via
>>my bitnet address, the software gets truncated at 80 columns, tabs turn into
>>multiple spaces, and some characters get mangled.

Bitnet nodes are well known for this type of anti-social behaviour.
About all you can do is try to avoid Bitnet sites wherever possible
(not a great answer if your only mailbox is on Bitnet).

If you can, get the file(s) delivered to a nearby site where you
can uuencode them prior to final delivery on the Bitnet machine.
(Use the newest version of uuencode. It's a bit more robust when
sending through Bitnet mailers.)

In article <522@galaxia.zone1.com>, dave@galaxia (David H. Brierley) whines:

>Am I being overly single-minded today or were other people bothered by
>this complaint? 

Didn't bother me, although your reply left something to be desired ...