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    From Minex@VERT/TDOD to All on Thu Oct 11 09:11:19 2018
    How does one go about finding out what the "address" is of another BBS user. For example, sending a message to me would be "minex@tdod". Where is that listed? I want to send Terry at Colorado Springs Central Net a private message from my BBS but I can't find where his address is listed.

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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to Minex on Fri Oct 12 08:51:00 2018
    On 10-11-18 09:11, Minex wrote to All <=-

    How does one go about finding out what the "address" is of another BBS user. For example, sending a message to me would be "minex@tdod".
    Where is that listed? I want to send Terry at Colorado Springs Central Net a private message from my BBS but I can't find where his address is listed.

    If you're talking about QWK addressing, you can look at the @VIA kludge lines in echomail messages. Another method that works is log onto that BBS and download a QWK packet, because the filename of the packet (minus the .QWK) is the QWK address of the BBS. Someone also did say if you're looking at their post in a QWK echo, there is a key combination to "reply via netmail", which will automatically sort out the addressing for you.


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Minex on Thu Oct 11 15:24:49 2018
    Re: Determining BBS Address
    By: Minex to All on Thu Oct 11 2018 09:11 am

    How does one go about finding out what the "address" is of another BBS user. For example, sending a message to me would be "minex@tdod". Where is that listed?

    Every user on every QWK-networked BBS? No such list that I'm aware of, though the Synchronet 'qwknodes' utility can be used to generate a list (from messages posted on your QWK-networked sub-boards).

    I want to send Terry at Colorado Springs Central Net a private
    message from my BBS but I can't find where his address is listed.

    Best to find a message he posted in a QWK-networked sub-board (conference) and then use the 'mail reply' command. The BBS will fill out his address for you automatically.

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  • From Nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Tony Langdon on Fri Oct 12 10:15:44 2018
    Tony wrote:
    On 10-11-18 09:11, Minex wrote to All <=-

    How does one go about finding out what the "address" is of another BBS
    user. For example, sending a message to me would be "minex@tdod".
    Where is that listed? I want to send Terry at Colorado Springs Central
    Net a private message from my BBS but I can't find where his address is
    listed.

    If you're talking about QWK addressing, you can look at the @VIA kludge lines
    in echomail messages. Another method that works is log onto that BBS and download a QWK packet, because the filename of the packet (minus the .QWK) is
    the QWK address of the BBS. Someone also did say if you're looking at their post in a QWK echo, there is a key combination to "reply via netmail", which will automatically sort out the addressing for you.

    Or just use the default menu and go I, I. It'll tell you the QWK ID right there.

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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to Nelgin on Sat Oct 13 10:08:00 2018
    On 10-12-18 10:15, Nelgin wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Or just use the default menu and go I, I. It'll tell you the QWK ID
    right there.

    That works too. :)


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