On Monday February 08 2021 10:13, you wrote to me:
SM> Yes. And I consider it a useful.
I am not convinced...
MvdV>> Eerlier today I sent two messages to PING at 2:460/58. The first MvdV>> one was a message as I always sent. The second message had a MvdV>> "@REPLYTO 2:460/5858" kludge added to it.
SM> Yes.
A few minutes ago I send another Ping to 2:460/58 wit a "@RPLYTO: 2:460/5858 Ping".
How about that?
MvdV>> I received a reply from the first message within minutes. The MvdV>> second one ... no reply yet.
SM> Of course. The answer went to 2:460/5858, as you indicated in the SM> @REPLYTO.
MvdV>> I hope this experiment demonstrates that a PING robot honouring MvdV>> a REPLYTO kludge may not be such a good idea.
SM> Why not? It did exactly what you asked.
Indeed, what I asked for and expected. Tnx for confirming.
