= Сообщение: 6366 из 7124 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Carol Shenkenberger 1:275/100 13 Mar 22 19:55:15 Кому : Tim Schattkowsky 13 Mar 22 19:55:15 Тема : Re^2: Directly include binary data in messages FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=8614.ftsc_pub@1:275/100+2693dc09 На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:240/1120.29+39484084 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== ============================================================================== Re: Re^2: Directly include binary data in messages By: Tim Schattkowsky to Rob Swindell on Tue Feb 22 2022 09:55 pm
> //Hello Rob,// > > 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. > 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 > 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 > 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 ar > the points? > > Regards, > Tim >
I can't answer as to why we need a new packet format, but of your 3 options above Explicit configuration, possibly triggered by nodelist flags.
Say 2 softwares 'pop up' capable of both. One will autoconfigure from the nodelist, the other doesn't. Both can be manually setup though.
I don't think option 3 is viable because it means at time of connection to repack *.pkt into another format. Once packed in one, you'd probably have to touch the actual message base to repack right? That or there wouldn't be much point in it that I can see? LOL, ok, I may be missing something!
