Hello everybody!

When I send any fidonet mail, I get this "Foreign address" entry in my sbbsecho.log. I know it must be a setting of mine, but I can't figure it out, can some one point me in the right direction?

2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/4.msg RickV (618:200/12) To: areafix (618:200/1) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/7.msg RickV (21:1/206) To: sysop (21:1/100) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/8.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/9.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address

Thanks,
RickV


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Re: Foreign Address question
By: RickV to All on Thu Jan 29 2026 10:33 am

Hello everybody!

When I send any fidonet mail, I get this "Foreign address" entry in my sbbsecho.log. I know it must be a setting of mine, but I can't figure it out, can some one point me in the right direction?

2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/4.msg RickV (618:200/12) To: areafix (618:200/1) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/7.msg RickV (21:1/206) To: sysop (21:1/100) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/8.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/9.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address

Looks normal, except "SENT" netmail is normally (by default) deleted by SBBSecho. Sounds like you might have echocfg->NetMail->Delete Processed NetMail set to "No".
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RickV wrote to All <=-

When I send any fidonet mail, I get this "Foreign address" entry in my sbbsecho.log. I know it must be a setting of mine, but I can't figure
it out, can some one point me in the right direction?

2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/4.msg RickV (618:200/12) To: areafix (618:200/1) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address 2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/7.msg RickV (21:1/206) To: sysop (21:1/100) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/8.msg RickV (46:10/115) To:
sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address 2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/9.msg RickV (46:10/115) To:
sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address

I have also been seeing that and have no idea why.

Hoping somebody chimes in here with an answer...



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Digital Man wrote to RickV <=-

When I send any fidonet mail, I get this "Foreign address" entry in my sbbsecho.log. I know it must be a setting of mine, but I can't figure it out, can some one point me in the right direction?

2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/4.msg RickV (618:200/12) To: areafix (618:200/1) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/7.msg RickV (21:1/206) To: sysop (21:1/100) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/8.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address
2026-01-29 10:29:38 /sbbs/fido/netmail/9.msg RickV (46:10/115) To: sysop (46:1/156) Attr: 0109 (PRIVATE, SENT, LOCAL) Foreign address

Looks normal, except "SENT" netmail is normally (by default) deleted by SBBSecho. Sounds like you might have echocfg->NetMail->Delete Processed NetMail set to "No".

DM, but what about the "Foreign address" part? What does that actually
mean?

I am seeing this too and don't recall it in the past. I pay pretty
close attention to FTN logs.




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