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to: Eric Theriault
from: andrew clarke
date: 1995-02-04 01:39:56
subject: Message Packets...

ac> The general accepted file naming convention is xxxxxxxx.ddn,
 ac> where xxxxxxxx is any 8-digit hexadecimal number, dd is
 ac> either SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, or SA (denoting the
 ac> day-of-the-week the mail bundle was created), and n a digit
 ac> between 0 and 9 inclusive.

 ET> I was aware of the naming conventions, however, I have
 ET> noticed that some mailers/tossers create packets named other
 ET> things (Saw one that was like "0000FF86.W01", or something
 ET> to that extent earlier this week). 

Yes, you will find non-standard file naming conventions used by a small
number of programs, unfortunately.

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* Origin: Blizzard of Ozz, Melbourne, Australia (3:635/727.4)
SEEN-BY: 50/99 209/720 620/243 632/103 341 348 386 635/503 727 640/201 206
SEEN-BY: 640/217 297 305 820 822 823 690/660 711/409 410 413 430 431 807 808
SEEN-BY: 711/809 816 934 942 712/515 713/888 800/1 7877/2809
@PATH: 635/727 632/348 640/820 711/409 808 809 934

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