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  • Users unable to receive emails when the M restriction is applied

    From Keyop Troy@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Monday, February 03, 2025 04:52:12
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/865

    The M restriction described as:

    | M | Networked Mail | User cannot send networked mail (NetMail) of any kind (QWK, FidoNet, or Internet) |

    Presently this restriction also stops users receiving emails rather than just stop sending emails.

    Could a change be made to allow receiving of emails when the M restriction is set?

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  • From Rob Swindell@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Monday, February 03, 2025 09:35:54
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/865#note_6333

    In actuality, an M-restricted *can* receive Internet email from authenticated SMTP users.

    The reasoning to not allow M-restricted users from receiving Internet email from unauthenticated users is because they wouldn't be able to respond to such mail, whereas mail from authenticated users could be replied to (since it would be a local email).

    We could use another restriction flag just for this one case (e.g. 'I' restriction to prevent receipt of Internet email), but that should prevent receipt from authenticated SMTP users too?

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  • From Keyop Troy@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Monday, February 03, 2025 10:22:43
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/865#note_6334

    The only problem with that assumption is the user can see their internet email address, and in the case of a user on my BBS, they have given that to someone to send in an email which they have no idea they can’t receive, whereas with the sending, the BBS tells them during sending that they don’t have sufficient rights so they know. They can then ask me, and I would give them access to send (subject to checks).

    A solution to allow receiving of internet email, but not sending unless they have a restriction removed (or an exemption added) would be great.

    Thanks.

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  • From Keyop Troy@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Monday, February 03, 2025 10:31:53
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/865#note_6334

    The only problem with that assumption is the user can see their internet email address, and in the case of a user on my BBS, they have given that to someone to send in an email which they have no idea they can’t receive, whereas with the sending, the BBS tells them during sending that they don’t have sufficient rights so they know. They can then ask me, and I would give them access to send (subject to checks).

    A solution to allow receiving of internet email, but not sending unless they have a restriction removed (or an exemption added) which would allow receiving and sending - would be great.

    Thanks.

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  • From Rob Swindell@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Monday, February 03, 2025 11:10:52
    close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/865

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