From: nospam.Nick.Andre@f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org   
      
   On 25 Oct 21  14:25:39, G00R00 said the following to Paul Hayton:   
      
   G> I'll build a new pre-alpha if you'd like to test it.  One thing to note thou   
   G> is that this build requires you to reset the dupe database (delete   
   G> echodupes.dat)   
      
   FYI, in the "I have a recipe for boiling water" catagory, I published a new   
   version of D'Bridge which checks for duplicate MSGID's. It does this not by   
   logging everything in one huge database but a seperate database per-system of   
   message received, with the ability to place a cap on the number of entries to   
   maintain. D'Bridge uses a Base36 formula for naming these tiny files.   
      
   I admit its still an overtly sloppy concept no matter what; I don't understand   
   how MSGID came to be accepted as a "standard" for dupe-checking when CRC's of   
   the header, Seen-by and circular Path detection works best. To me MSGID is   
   just lazy programming. The vast majority of dupes over the years has been   
   from Sysops inadvertently rescanning their message-bases; which could be   
   nuked by just checking for dates X amount in the past.   
      
   I know about the Reply kludge and how it appeals to the obsessive-compulsive   
   types to have threaded replies... but still... Ahh well. You get what I mean.   
      
   Nick   
      
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