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to: Jeff Smith
from: Paul Hayton
date: 2019-04-01 20:11:00
subject: Re: Seen-by lines

On 01 Apr 2019 at 12:09a, Jeff Smith pondered and said...
 
 JS> The problem as I see it is that the net needs to be specified at the
 JS> beginning of each line to indicate which net the following nodes belong
 JS> in. Until a new or different net is specified. The same principle is
 JS> true and used in the setup of many pieces of FTN software.
 JS> 
 JS> I would surmise that the Seen-By lines are not looked at as one
 JS> continuous line but as separate sequential lines. And therefor the net
 JS> specification would need to be specified at the beginning of each line.

Hi Jeff

Yes Mark has basically said the same thing.

I have sought clarification in the FTSC echo in an attempt to find some
documentation that confirms this. Perhaps it's a case of some FTN software
looks for this whilst others do not?

Best, Paul

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