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.

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

 ac> You'll have to read the first few bytes of the bundle and
 ac> determine its "signature", comparing it with the signature
 ac> that each archiver generates.  If you're a C programmer, the
 ac> "SNIPPETS" archive contains archive detection code. For
 ac> Turbo Pascal, look for the "SWAG" archive.  If you program
 ac> in another language, you might be looking forward to some
 ac> code translation. :-) 

I'll take a look at the SNIPPETS, thanks.

-Eric
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eric.theriault{at}fxbbs.com
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