NNTP: FTN addresses in (From) Display names
The NNTP server renders the From field of FTN messages like this:
"John Doe" (1:2/3) <John.Doe@f3.n2.z1.fidonet>
Some newsreaders show that as John Doe (1:2/3), others as John Doe, and there's one that does John Doe" (1:2/3)
I think that the correct way to render it, according to the RFCs, should be:
"John Doe (1:2/3)" <John.Doe@f3.n2.z1.fidonet>
It's an easy fix - just change line 36 in newsutil.js to:
return format("\"%s (%s)\" <%s>"
But... is it necessary to have the FTN address in the From field? If not, I suggest it is changed to only display the name, like:
"John Doe" <John.Doe@f3.n2.z1.fidonet>
(This would require changing the line above to return format("\"%s\" <%s>", but also remove the second parameter)
Would this break anything?
PS this also happens with QWK addresses (though I've not tested)