ml>> have you looked at any of the other PKT and packed message formats? ml>> have you implemented any of them and gotten other developers to also ml>> implement them? that's what it takes to get things changed, ya ml>> know...
TS> Foremost, he should try to fix things that are actually broken. CHRS TS> and TZUTC are not (although CHRS is slightly overengineered, but does TS> the job).
agreed... to a point :)
TS> For Fido, I see other problems like privacy/security and even message TS> length where the existing technology really is not state of the art.
FWIW: message bodies are unbounded in FTN specs... any limitations seen are placed there by the devs of those particular tools that exhibit message length problems...
from FTS-0001...
1. Application Layer Data Definition : a Stored Message
Stored Message
Offset dec hex .-----------------------------------------------. [...] +-----------------------+-----------------------+ 190 BE | text | ~ unbounded ~ | null terminated | `-----------------------------------------------' [...] 1. Presentation Layer Data Definition : the Packed Message
"The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!" ... When you're the devil, women instantly suspect your motives. -Satan --- * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
