I am wondering why the tosser is sending some of the messages Robert posted in my bad mail directory while allowing them in the echo to be posted?

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Open pxEcho.chm help file then goto Bad Data Manager and find the error you
are receiving and see what is causing the error and fix it. You will see there are many error types and your limited information in your post doesn't help.

Terry

On Jun 14, 2026 06:43am, Matthew Munson wrote to All:

I am wondering why the tosser is sending some of the messages Robert posted in my bad mail directory while allowing them in the echo to be posted?

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On 6/14/2026 8:56 AM, Terry Roati wrote to Matthew Munson:

@TID: PX/Win v10.0pr1 PX96-0649M
@MSGID: 3:712/1321 1737746C
@TZUTC: 1000

Open pxEcho.chm help file then goto Bad Data Manager and find the error you are receiving and see what is causing the error and fix it. You will see there
are many error types and your limited information in your post doesn't help.

I found out what happened. It was a *.BEM, so it was a duplicate message from another node.



wcTaglines:I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it?
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Nice catch, PXW has a really good dupe detection, as a Star Hub I get the
same mail from 4 other nodes and never had a issue. Once you are happy with
the dupe detection you can toggle on KILL DUPES in the Import Mail Options.

Terry

On Jun 13, 2026 05:08pm, Matthew Munson wrote to Terry Roati:

On 6/14/2026 8:56 AM, Terry Roati wrote to Matthew Munson:

@TID: PX/Win v10.0pr1 PX96-0649M
@MSGID: 3:712/1321 1737746C
@TZUTC: 1000

Open pxEcho.chm help file then goto Bad Data Manager and find the error
you
are receiving and see what is causing the error and fix it. You will see

there

are many error types and your limited information in your post doesn't
help.

I found out what happened. It was a *.BEM, so it was a duplicate
message from another node.

wcTaglines:I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it?
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(1:218/109)

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I am wondering why the tosser is sending some of the messages Robert posted
my bad mail directory while allowing them in the echo to be posted?

conspiracy, maybe? :) what do your logs say?

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On 14 Jun 2026, Robert Wolfe said the following...

conspiracy, maybe? :) what do your logs say?

HAHAHAHA... I thought about you...

I have a question though, for everyone... everyone chime in... Synchronet have a local message base that is ported out as QWK/Fido/Usenet...

How does one go and gate this echo out to Usenet. There is a Usenet conference with no traffic... It would be nice to gate this echo there.

Ideas!!!

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Hello IB!

15 Jun 26 16:11, you wrote to Robert Wolfe:

How does one go and gate this echo out to Usenet. There is a Usenet conference with no traffic... It would be nice to gate this echo
there.

I operate a usenet <-> fido gate (Two way). There is software out there that does it, but I wasn't happy with the way they work, so
wrote my own using Python.

The first thing you need to ask is if those in this echo area want the gating to happen.

Btw: I've been subscribed to the following for some time and there has been NO messages.

alt.bbs.wildcat
alt.bbs.wildcat.wccode



Stephen


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On Jun 16, 2026 10:02am, Stephen Walsh wrote to IB Joe:

Btw: I've been subscribed to the following for some time and there has been NO messages.

alt.bbs.wildcat
alt.bbs.wildcat.wccode

Which is why I stopped usenet and the spam quite a few years ago :)

Terry



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On 6/15/2026 6:11 PM, IB Joe wrote to Robert Wolfe:

I have a question though, for everyone... everyone chime in... Synchronet have
a local message base that is ported out as QWK/Fido/Usenet...

How does one go and gate this echo out to Usenet. There is a Usenet conference
with no traffic... It would be nice to gate this echo there.

If you are talking about alt.bbs.wildcat, you might want to refer to the echo rules or ask
the echo mod?
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Hello Terry!

16 Jun 26 10:45, you wrote to me:

Btw: I've been subscribed to the following for some time and there has
been NO messages.

alt.bbs.wildcat
alt.bbs.wildcat.wccode

Which is why I stopped usenet and the spam quite a few years ago :)

Since GG unlinked, the spam has dropped so much that it's less than %1 of posts. (In the areas that I gate).
PyGate has filtering built in. In the few area's that I gate to fido echotags, the messages are held for review before being released.
(Just in case. The traffic is so low, that it's very doable.)

As an example, the above alt.bbs.wildcat would be gated to fido as wildcat!_support

Btw: just saw a message come through to alt.bbs.wildcat about someone that's released a chat addon.



Stephen


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On Jun 16, 2026 11:50am, Stephen Walsh wrote to Terry Roati:

As an example, the above alt.bbs.wildcat would be gated to fido as wildcat!_support

Not a lot of trafficon wildcat_support but it is picking up and is relevent which is good.

Btw: just saw a message come through to alt.bbs.wildcat about someone that's released a chat addon.

Most of the traffic for Wildcat is on a Discord channel, it's the reason why
we decided to shutdown WINSnet FTN.

Terry


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On 16 Jun 2026, Stephen Walsh said the following...

I operate a usenet <-> fido gate (Two way). There is software out there that does it, but I wasn't happy with the way they work, so
wrote my own using Python.

The first thing you need to ask is if those in this echo area want the gating to happen.

Btw: I've been subscribed to the following for some time and there has been NO messages.

alt.bbs.wildcat
alt.bbs.wildcat.wccode

I know, I just got Usenet back up and running and its a shame that the wildcat groups are dead. Anyway, I'll look into this in a bit then... I just thing it might be cool...

More to come...

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On 15 Jun 2026, Robert Wolfe said the following...

If you are talking about alt.bbs.wildcat, you might want to refer to the echo rules or ask
the echo mod?

Rules... I was thinking out loud is all. If all we have is fidonet then so be it.

IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB)
AKA Joe Schweier
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On 16 Jun 2026, Stephen Walsh said the following...

Since GG unlinked, the spam has dropped so much that it's less than %1 of posts. (In the areas that I gate).
PyGate has filtering built in. In the few area's that I gate to fido echotags, the messages are held for review before being released.
(Just in case. The traffic is so low, that it's very doable.)

As an example, the above alt.bbs.wildcat would be gated to fido as wildcat!_support

Btw: just saw a message come through to alt.bbs.wildcat about someone that's released a chat addon.

Now we're talking... and I got a copy of that addon and it looks great.

IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB)
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