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to: mark lewis
from: Jon Watson
date: 2004-10-14 10:50:26
subject: Re: FTN Packet File Structure?

======>>> mark lewis, 1:3634/12 wrote:

Originally to: Jon Watson

 JW> Can someone point me to a reference somewhere on the structure
 JW> of a *.pkt file? I can find bits and pieces strewn about the
 JW> Internet, but I haven't found any definitive source yet.

uh... what's wrong with the FTSC documents? /they/ are the definitive documents 
on FTN stuffs...


<<<====== end quote


Uh..what's wrong with them is that I haven't found them, wasn't I clear on
that? Can you point me to the FTSC documents? That would be helpful.

======>>> mark lewis, 1:3634/12 wrote:


those control lines are in there for a reason... some of those control lines are 
what i was speaking of in other conversations with you on this topic...


<<<====== end quote


So you don't have any bright ideas for me?

I'm not going to strip them out of anything leaving my system, I just don't
see the point in storing them in my web forums database. I know you don't
fully understand what I'm doing so just take my word for it that anything
leaving my system will be a properly formatted packet.

Jon


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