BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: Origin lines and klud
De:       Mike Powell
Data:     Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:31:27 -0500
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> After a little more digging, "Origin" in hpt.texi is defined as:

> Add this Origin to hpt messages: post, reports about new areas created. This
> statement cannot be repeated.

Yeah, I assumed that "post" meant posts "on the bbs" but maybe it only
means posts that hpt originates.

I also assumed that the last else below, since it has no module specified,
would cover it:

if "[module]"=="hpt"
  Origin   High Portable Tosser at Project Scorpio
elseif "[module]"=="htick"
  Origin   High Portable Ticker at Project Scorpio
else
  Origin   Project Scorpio TEST
endif

There again, that could only be for "other" things that hpt does.  I think
maybe in this case that is the safe assumption and I should go with it. ;)

> I do notice that FMail can be configured to force a tear/origin line, though.
> So maybe it's a per-tosser thing.

I know squish for DOS and OS/2 had an Origin line setting, but I am not
sure if my systems were ever envoking it since the shim program usually
added one before it got to squish.  Crashmail 2 also has one but I don't
know in what instances it applies it.

I am pretty sure that, for synchronet, sbbsecho adds the origin as part of
exporting the messages.  I have never noticed my own origin line showing up
locally on local posts.  That said, based on past conversations in FIDOTEST,
I am pretty certain the BBS software should add it (along with several of
the kludges) and not count on the tosser to pick up any slack.

Thanks!

Mike


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