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Assunto:  Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (093)
De:       Wilfred van Velzen
Data:     Mon, 6 Apr 2026 14:22:03 +0200
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Hi Michiel,

On 2026-04-06 13:03:00, you wrote to me:

 WV>> I don't know why this was implemented into FMail. I don't think this
 WV>> is a job for a tosser.

 MvdV> Indeed. It isn't a job for a tosser, so why was it implemented in the first
 MvdV> place? And if it was, why only half? It is outgoing only. One would expect
 MvdV> those who use outgoing e-mail to have use for incoming as well. Folkert has
 MvdV> left us decades ago, so I guess it is no use to try to get the answer from
 MvdV> him.

The original FMail website is still up, and has his email address on it. So you can try and contact him if you like. ;-)
But I doubt he remembers the details.

 WV>> I'm not removing the function, but I'm also not going to extend it...

 MvdV> I have used it in the past to send mail to a node who had temporary problems
 MvdV> with his binkp server, but that was long ago, before my e-mail providers stopt
 MvdV> accepting SMTP without SSL/TLS and/or user verification. And no longer port 25
 MvdV> but port 465 or 587.

 MvdV> Plus that in the far future it will be even less usable because it does not
 MvdV> support IPv6. ;-)

The very distant future. ;-)

 MvdV> Might as well drop it or only make it accesable in "retro mode". ;-)

That is extra work. I'll leave it as is... ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.

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