From: LEAVITDG@splava.cc.PLattsburgh.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Forwarded msg re: FBB and AA4RE issue.
Date: 8 Jan 93 18:31:00 GMT
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Date sent:  8-JAN-1993 13:31:30 
>
>
>from Kd2aj @ kd2aj.#neny.ny.usa.na
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>Recently I have found a number of message's at this BBS (REBBS Ver 2.12)
>that have the wrong @ BBS in the FROM: line of the message.
>
>In researching this problem I found that if a particular BBS was in the
>header list it always became the @ BBS on my FROM: line and to date has
>always been an FBB BBS.
>
>Through further investagation by VE2BMQ Burt es myself we found a trend
>in that the BBS prior to the above mentioned would have either the $:,
>#:, identifiers in the wrong place and/or no #: message number at all.
>After we had one BBS make a correction the problem with that BBS was fixed.
>But due to the number of bbs"s with these errors it would be impossible
>to talk to them all es I felt it was time for AA4RE Roy to shed some
>light on this.
>
>Roy sent me a message as follows:
>
>"The current version 2.12 does a number "consistancy" checks on the header
>and gives up scanning when they fail. The date/time must be reasonable;
>the BBS callsign must be there; and either there is no message number
>or a valid number must be there."
>
>This means that REBBS scans from top to bottom while other systems read
>only the bottom line. When it encounters an error in the list it stops
>and makes the last good line the last line on the header list and this
>becomes the @ BBS on the REBBS FROM: line.
>
>While Roy states that "either there is no message number or a valid
>message number must be there" I find that the valid message number must
>be there. With KA2BQE Brian's idea of condensed R: lines (and I agree
>with him) and W0RLI implementation of condensed headers the message
>number must exsist as it will enter a o (zero) if no message number is
>found. REBBS scanning from top to bottom see this as an error es once
>again stops scanning.
>
>I in no way mean to imply that only FBB users are in error on bad R: lines
>but to date FBB line are the only bad lines I have seen.
>
>The bottom line is a long term es a short term fix.
>
>Long term: Roy tells me he is going to remove these consistancy checks.
>           This of corse will take time.
>
>Short term: To fix R: lines so that they meet at least the minimun
>            requirements.
>
>            R:$J/$Kz @:$O$o $:Q #:$M O:$P
>
>            Note: 1. "O:" for the originatoris still valid but is no
>                      longer required.
>                  2. The "z" is replaced by a space if BBS uses local
>                     time.
>
>Thank you for reading this es wish all a Happy New Year
>
>73's Chuck KD2AJ.#NENY.NY.USA.NA
>
>
>----- End of message 1700 from KD2AJ @ KD2AJ. -----
>=>
>
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