On 2022 Jan 23 13:05:54, you wrote to Kai Richter:

 KR>> Those software that use that truly non-standard tic format does not
 KR>> have a reason to change.

 MD> The program using the non-standard TIC files is "Internet Rex". It has
 MD> been an abandonware for a long time and there is no chance anything
 MD> may change in it.

Allfix v5.xx has "Advanced TIC"... i had a system link up with my system recently and it was sending them... they weren't a problem but i still took the opportunity to talk to their allfix and turn them off...

from the Allfix v5.13 docs:
[...]
  Route via

       This field  contains the address  of the system  through which
       all files and  messages for system  this should be  routed. If
       this field is  used, then  the TIC file  mode MUST  be set  to
       "Advanced TIC file".  ALLFIX will add  one extra field  to the
       .TIC file, so that the nodes  through which any files for this
       system  are routed  know  that  the files  are  not for  them.
       Furthermore,  ALLFIX   will  send  the  files  to  the  system
       specified in this  field. That system  will have to  make sure
       that the  files  are  then sent  to  the  correct  destination
       system.

[...]
        Advanced TIC file

             Include an  advanced .TIC  file. The advanced  .TIC files
             contain the  "AreaDesc" verb,  the "To" verb,  the "Cost"
             verb (not yet  used by ALLFIX), and the "Ldesc" verb. The
             "To" verb  is  necessary  for  routing  files  via  other
             systems.

[...]


i knew that allfix had some sort of capability of sending TICs and files routed but i never used it and never really looked into it... of course, it also requires that all TIC processors in the path have this capability and have it enabled, too...

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