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G0AQA > KPC 05.12.95 13:30l 48 Lines 1936 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: *WARNING TO KPC-3 USERS*
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Sent: 951204/1757Z @:GB7TJF.#45.GBR.EU #:39156 [Taunton, Som] FBB5.15c
From: G0AQA@GB7TJF.#45.GBR.EU
To : KPC@WWW
WARNING FOR KPC-3 USERS (VER 5.1 SOFTWARE)
DEAR KPC-3 USER,
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION (DUE TO LOST MAIL) THAT IF CERTAIN PBBS
PARAMETERS ARE NOT SET CORRECTLY, THEN IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE RETURNING
MAIL (ESPECIALLY OVERSEAS), DUE TO THE INSERTION OF INCORRECT "R: LINES" IN THE
ROUTING ADDRESS HEADER. THIS IS DUE TO THE ABILITY OF THE KPC-3 TO ACT AS A
DUMB BBS BOX (IE ALLOWING 3RD PARTY MSG'S TO RECEIVED AND FORWARDED).
AS YOU WILL KNOW, TO SET THE TNC TO FWD AND RECEIVE MAIL THE
"HText" COMMAND HAS TO BE SET TO YOUR BBS eg AS IN MY CASE>
HText> GB7TJF.#45.GBR.EU
IF ONE SETS THE "PBPerson" COMMAND TO "OFF" THEN ON FORWARDING TO YOUR BBS
THE FOLLOWING R: LINE IS ADDED (USING MINE AS AN EXAMPLE)
G0AQA @ G0AQA.GB7TJF.#45.GBR.EU
THIS CORRUPTS THE WP PAGES ON THE BBS'S THAT YOUR MSG GOES THROUGH, AS IT
LOOKS LIKE YOUR STATION IS NOW A BBS IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND IF ANOTHER STATION
REPLY'S TO YOU WITH THE "SR" COMMAND THE RETURN ADDRESS IS GENERATED
AS G0AQA @ G0AQA ETC AND CONFUSES THE SYSTEM.
THE REASON WHY I AND OTHER STATION'S HAVE SET THIS COMMAND TO "OFF" IS TO
ALLOW US TO RECEIVE MSG'S ADDRESSED TO "NEWS" OR "AMSAT" FROM OUR BBS
WHEN "PBPerson" IS SET TO "ON" ONLY MSG'S TO YOUR CALLSIGN OR YOUR PBBS
CALLSIGN WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ALSO THE ABOVE R: LINE IS NOT ADDED TO OUT GOING
MSG'S. THUS NO CORRUPTION OF THE "WP PAGES" WILL OCCUR.
ALTHOUGH ONE NOW LOSES THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE MSG'S ADDRESSES TO "AMSAT" ETC
AT LEAST ONE CAN "REQBULL" ETC, THE RELEVANT MSG'S FROM MSG LISTS GENERATED
FROM YOUR BBS (IF FBB) THAT ARE SENT TO YOUR CALLSIGN. IT ALSO MEANS THAT
YOUR STATION IS NOW RUNNING LEGALLY AS WE IN THE UK ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LET
3RD PARTY USERS INTO OUR BOX'S UNLESS WE ARE A LICENSED BBS.
I HOPE THIS HELPS A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOST MAIL
WHEN USING THIS EXCELLENT TNC.
73'S FROM STUART G0AQA @ GB7TJF.#45.GBR.EU
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