SM>> Should the Ping Robot take into account the ^aREPLYTO kludge?
WvV> A PING Robot replies to the fidonet address the original netmail came WvV> from, since it is meant to test fidonet routing.
Yes.
WvV> The REPLYTO kludge is not a fidonet standard,
I will not repeat what I think about the lack of standards.
WvV> and used by (internet email) gateways somehow.
Not only for this. I have already given an example.
WvV> A PING Robot is not a gateway, and most likely WvV> doesn't even have email capability, so what should it do with this WvV> non standard kludge?
Many sysops, for example, use the .1 address to read mail. It is quite expected that sysop want to send a Ping from the address .1, and get a response to .0.
Have a nice night. Stas Mishchenkov.
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