GE> Normally this is a minor problem since programmes not recognizing
 GE> incoming packets of packet type 2+ will usually only use this
 GE> information for logging and similar purposes, if at all.

 LE> Except that there are programs that compensate for buggy packet
 LE> formats produced by some mailers by reading the packet code. 

Do you mean that there are programmes not recognizing packet type 2+ which
still try to compensate for anomalies in such PKT files?

---