AV>> WD> ;S If a message destined to "PING" arrives at its final destination AV>> WD> ;S and this final destination flies the "PING"-flag, then the AV>> WD> ;S receiving node will bounce the message back to the original AV>> WD> ;S sender clearly displaying all the original via-lines. ^^^^^^^^ Ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
AV>> Were there any working implementations in those days? WD> Is that necessary?
It is expected.
WD> When someone flies the PING-flag, upon receiving such a message, WD> manually replies and clearly displays the inbound via-lines, then WD> the above requirement is fulfilled.
When people write messages to a role address, they expect to get the answer ASAP. That's what robots are invented for.
WD> If someone writes a PING-bot, that's fine too.
That's why I asked: were there any working implementations in those days? Meaning the robots, of course.
WD> I think certain trackers such as OT con be configured to handle WD> PING-traffic.
Now almost anyone can configure the HPT to do that. Were there any in those days 20 years ago?
-- Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin gremlin.ru!gremlin; +vii-cmiii-ccxxix-lxxix-xlii
