on *22.02.22* at *19:22:28* You wrote in Area *FTSC_PUBLIC* to *Anna Christina Nass* about *"Re: Directly include binary data in messages"*.
RS> Pretty trivial. In fact, any echomail program that supports multiple RS> packet formats (e.g. SBBSecho supports packet types 2.0, 2+, 2e, and 2.2) RS> can be used as a gateway between old and even older technology systems. RS> :-)
IMHO this is lacking the total system perspective. There are open questions at that level. How is the sending system supposed to know what packet format a receiver expects?
This could be done in a lot of ways: - explicit configuration - nodelist flags - dynamically during the mail session (i.e., the mailer eventually triggers the final packet format in some way depending on session handshake information) - ...
The most important question for me is still, WHY is there any need for a new packet format? Other than the lack of zone (or even 5D) information, what are the points?
Regards, Tim
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