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    From Matthew Munson@IUTOPIA to Nightfox on Sat May 23 20:34:00 2026
    I noticed that when I download a qwk packet consistent handles are not
    used. In Wildcat I have a real name account and a handle account, but
    when i sometimes make replies in fsxnet for example it switches to my
    other account instead of my real name.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Matthew Munson on Sun May 24 16:56:48 2026
    Re: Slymail
    By: Matthew Munson to Nightfox on Sat May 23 2026 08:34 pm

    I noticed that when I download a qwk packet consistent handles are not used. In Wildcat I have a real name account and a handle account, but when i sometimes make replies in fsxnet for example it switches to my other account instead of my real name.

    My understanding is that the names used in the messages are provided by the BBS you're downloading the QWK packet from, and when sending a reply packet back to the BBS, it should just use the name that you've provided in SlyMail for your reply messages. I'm not sure I understand enough about QWK to know what may be happening here and if SlyMail would be able to do anything.

    When downloading a QWK packet, are you saying the 'from' and/or 'to' names displayed for the messages are different than what you see on the BBS?

    And when sending a reply packet back to the BBS, are you saying your name (as appearing in the 'from' name in your replies) gets changed when your messages are posted to your BBS?

    Nightfox

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