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PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/d39e01091 Nov 03 2025 GCC 12.2.0
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Hey Digital!

On Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:03:00 -0800, you wrote:

 >> I think what he was saying, is that even when there /is/ a recipient
 >> (doesn't just about every 'reply' message have a recipient?), it
 >> still uses "All" (and I don't disagree that is indeed how NNTP has
 >> always worked).

 > No, not all USENET replies have a recipient. 

Correct, however /this/ (as in what I'm fairly certain we're discussing) isn't
USENET. We're using NNTP to access our message bases (which may or may not
actually carry USENET). I think this conversation was much more pointing
towards BBS/FTN messages. Most local and FTN messages (particularly replies)
on a BBS usually have a recipient (do they not?), unless it's specifically
sent to "All".

 > X-Comment-to is not a requirement or universally used.

You're right. However, in the hobby we are involved in, it makes the normal
"To" and "From" fields look like everyone elses that aren't using NNTP. I also
wasn't stating that Synchronet needed to do that, I was just mentioning that's
how I got around all of my messages posted with a newsreader being addressed
to "All".

What (I think?) the question from the OP was, was asking why /all/ messages
are addressed to "All" when it seems like there's something already in the
code that is looking for a recipient it could be filling the "To" field with
on a reply?

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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