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 On Thursday November 14 1996, Mark Lewis said to andrew clarke:

 ML>  CG>>> The FTS file I have says the .MSG format should be NULL

 ML> terminated.

 ML> what FTS file is that? there is not one that lays out the *.MSG
 ML> file format specifically as the FTSC is not concerned with local
 ML> storage issues.

 ac>> On the contrary, FTS-0001 documents the *.MSG format explictly,
 ac>> including the required null termination of the user text.

 ML> on the contrary... FTS-0001 defines "a stored message" that is also
 ML> of the same format as packed messages in a FTN type 2 style PKT. no
 ML> mention is made that this is *.MSG format. indeed, that section starts
 ML> out...

 ML> ===== snip FTS-0001.015 =====
 ML> B. Application Layer : the System from the User's View

 ML>    The application layer is outside the domain of a FidoNet standard,
 ML> as it    is the layer that the user's application sees as opposed to
 ML> what FidoNet    sees.   In  recent  months,  there  has been
 ML> sufficient  confusion and    discussion  about  the  format  of  data
 ML> at this level  to  warrant the    description  of the data structure,
 ML> the message as it is stored by Fido,    SEAdog, and Rover.

 ML>    Perfectly valid FidoNet systems may be implemented whose stored
 ML> messages    differ greatly from this format.
 ML> =============================

 ML> i stand, once again, by my statement above... -=B-)

 ML> yes, i do also agree, that what is detailed in FTS-0001.015 section B
 ML> is the same basic format of a *.MSG message but it is
 ML> not specifically defined as "the *.MSG spec" >

 ML> )\/(ark

Andrew Clarke

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