Hello Rob Swindell!
** On Monday 07.02.22 - 01:17, Rob Swindell wrote to mark lewis:
>> AA> QWK system/distribution has "classic" problems?
>>
>> it is a long-standing (aka classic) problem for QWK
>> setups... QWK uses message area numbers to identify message
>> areas... if a BBS adds a message area, all the areas after
>> it are pushed down another number...
RS> Some BBSes may work that way, but not all. Synchronet, for
RS> example, has long supported 'static QWK conference number'
RS> assignment, so re-arrangement of message areas by the
RS> sysop does not have to mess-up users' (or QWKnet nodes')
RS> pending REP packets (resulting in the problem you
RS> described). --
Ah.. then I must update my commentary: Synchronet-QWKnet
systems are near perfection. ? :D
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