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Document: FTS-0009
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Version: 001
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Date: 17-Dec-91
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MSGID / REPLY
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A standard for unique message identifiers
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and reply chain linkage
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17 December, 1991
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jim nutt
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1:114/30@fidonet
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Status of this document:
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This FTS (FidoNet(r) Technical Standard) specifies an optional
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standard for the FidoNet community. Implementation of the
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protocols defined in this document is not mandatory, but all
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implementations of these protocols are expected to adhere to this
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standard. Distribution of this document is unlimited.
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Fido and FidoNet are registered marks of Tom Jennings and Fido
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Software.
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MSGID
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A MSGID line consists of the string "^AMSGID:" (where ^A is a
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control-A (hex 01) and the double-quotes are not part of the
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string), followed by a space, the address of the originating
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system, and a serial number unique to that message on the
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originating system, i.e.:
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^AMSGID: origaddr serialno
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The originating address should be specified in a form that
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constitutes a valid return address for the originating network.
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If the originating address is enclosed in double-quotes, the
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entire string between the beginning and ending double-quotes is
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considered to be the orginating address. A double-quote character
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within a quoted address is represented by by two consecutive
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double-quote characters. The serial number may be any eight
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character hexadecimal number, as long as it is unique - no two
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messages from a given system may have the same serial number
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within a three years. The manner in which this serial number is
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generated is left to the implementor.
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REPLY
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A REPLY line consists of the string "^AREPLY:" (where ^A is a
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control-A (hex 01) and the double-quotes are not part of the
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string), followed by a space, and the origaddr and serialno
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fields of the MSGID line of the message to which this message is a
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reply, i.e.:
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^AREPLY: origaddr serialno
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The origaddr and serialno fields must be identical to the
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corresponding fields in the MSGID of the message to which this
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message is a reply. A REPLY line is never generated in a
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message that is a reply to a message that does not contain a
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MSGID line.
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GENERAL
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MSGID and REPLY lines should be placed before the text body of the
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message in which they appear.
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Finally, a MSGID is generated only at the time of message
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creation. An existing MSGID and/or REPLY should never be stripped
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from a message passing through an intermediate system. No system
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should ever add an MSGID and/or REPLY to, or modify an existing
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MSGID / REPLY contained in, a message not originating on that
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system.
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