> RS> If FTS-1 were to be replaced with one or more new documents, I don't > RS> see why > RS> the "Stored Message" (what you just call "the Message" in your > RS> revision) should > RS> be defined. Stored Messages are not sent between nodes and really don't > RS> belong > RS> in the same document that defines "the" packet format (imho). > > You are correct about the "stored message", but that's not what's > defined. It's the individual messages within a pkt-file, not how messages > are stored in various BBS-specific databases.
The individual messages within a packet ("a pkt-file") are what are called "Packed Messages" (in both your document and FTS-1) and is a different thing.
Packed Messages are sent between FTN nodes, Stored Messages are not.
> You probably need to program for FTN in order to fully understand the > definitions in FTS-1.
I agree. I've been doing that for about over 25 years now. You? --- SBBSecho 3.06-Linux * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
