Subject: Are Unix and PC versions identical?

From: Andrej Borsenkow <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 17:55:46 +0300 (EET)

Hi, folks!

Can anybody tell if the Unix and PC versions of Pine are identical?

I have following problem:

Pine 3.91 source distribution, compiled without any changes;
PC Pine for Windows 3.91 (if I can trust the header).

The problem is, PC Pine won't post News article when replying. That is, 
I have mail with Newsgroup: header, press R)eply, am aksed about text 
inclusion (or not, if set-up to not do so) and got NO question about 
Followup.

If R)eplying to the SAME message on Unix - it works fine.

Is it a bug or a feature? I find it at least annoying, not to be able to 
trust the program.

I cannot tell, looking at code, ANY difference in Setup, which can 
influence such behavior. PC Pine just doesn't do it.

BTW if I choose to followup, I loose the To: header; I would like at 
least to be asked if I want Follow-Up ONLY or also reply to sender.

thanks in advance

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Andrej Borsenkow        E-Mail: [email-masked]
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From: Mark Crispin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 20:25:10 -0800

The UNIX and PC versions are identical with regard to news.

However, the Newsgroups: header isn't transmitted over IMAP2.  You are
probably using IMAP from PC Pine and local access from Unix Pine.

I don't know when this will be fixed.

> least to be asked if I want Follow-Up ONLY or also reply to sender.

-- Mark --

DoD #0105, R90/6 pilot, FAX: (206) 685-4045  ICBM: N 47 39'35" W 122 18'39"
Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.

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From: Rahul Dhesi <[email-masked]>
Date: 10 Dec 1995 10:34:22 GMT

>inclusion (or not, if set-up to not do so) and got NO question about 
...
>Is it a bug or a feature? I find it at least annoying, not to be able to 

This is one of those rare cases when:

   It was intended to be a bug.

   It turned out to be a feature.

People who send you email that happens to contain a Newsgroups header
will thank you if you don't try too hard to get this bug fixed.  It is
preventing you from accidentally posting private email to Usenet.  So
it's a feature.

Let's count our blessings!
-- 
Rahul Dhesi <[email-masked]>
"please ignore Dhesi" -- Mark Crispin <[email-masked]>