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. once again, the only time a "*.MSG" needs an
ML>> ending null is when that *.MSG mess is packed inside a PKT file
ML>> 

 CG> FTS-0001.

see above paragraph >

 CG> All messages that GEcho tosses end with a NULL.  As
 CG> far as I know, all .MSGs that Squish tosses end with a NULL too.
 CG> And most of the messages FastEcho tosses end with a NULL as well.

these are all written in C... C uses the null, itself, as a terminator. it
makes sense >

 CG>     Regardless.. CDRMAIL now adds the NULL there itself, just to be
 CG> safe. :)

good deal... i wrote a program in pascal to add the null for use with
programs like wwivgate that are also written in C and expect to find a null
as the buffer terminator. >

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