= Сообщение: 4771 из 7124 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Alan Ianson 1:153/757 26 Jun 19 15:56:22 Кому : mark lewis 26 Jun 19 15:56:22 Тема : FTSC's "job" FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:153/757.0+602e6aeb На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:3634/12.73+5d133e2d = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== ============================================================================== >> It would be best to report issues direcly with the author of the software >> causing issues (if known) or the project when possible.
> it isn't software that is causing the main issue reported (characters being > stripped from message bodies)... it is the specifications in use, how the > wording they use is understood, and how multiple specifications interact with > other specifications due to the way they are worded...
>eg: does "blah is to be ignored" mean that blah is dropped from the processing > stream (one form of ignored) or does it mean that blah is to not be acted on > but must remain in the processing stream and passed on to other systems > (another form of ignored)...
I've seen that happen. What is obvious to those in sector 1 is not so obvious to those in sector 2 and needs to be discussed for clarity and a good outcome. It's not an issue to those in sector 3, yet.. :)
> the secondary issue of software messing with the message bodies of in-transit > mail on intermediate systems in the path is well known... the problem is 1) >getting that software up/downgraded until a fix is released and 2) getting the >maintainer's attention so it can be fixed... both are neigh on impossible to d > these days when you have operators that simply do not respond to echomail or > netmail and may take weeks to respond to messages written on their own boards > which requires that someone go set up an account there and write said > message...
This issue is a bad one that negatively affects the network.
> it was easier back in the day when the nodelist was required for a FTN system > to operate properly... *Cs could get an operators attention by putting a node > on HOLD status or even removing said node from the nodelist... removal > generally garnering the best response since the node wouldn't run properly if > its number didn't appear in the nodelist... it was at that time the problem > could be explained and the operator could downgrade to an approved version of > their software or upgrade to a fixed version if one was available...
Good or bad I think those days are over now.
--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
