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to: Peter Knapper
from: Jerry Schwartz
date: 2006-12-26 18:45:00
subject: packets

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Hello, Peter...

Dec 26, 2006 at 11:03, Peter Knapper wrote to Phil Simpson:


 PS>> I'm trying to send mail to my point, in basic form, ie *.pkt. It's 
 PS>> important for the mail to be in *.pkt form in huis inbound. How can 
 PS>> I do this with squish? Thanks.

 JS>> It's done in ROUTE.CFG, with the SEND NOARC command. It's best if
 JS>> you use either SEND NOARC HOLD or SEND NOARC CRASH to make sure
 JS>> that a subsequent command doesn't accidentally bundle it up.

 PS>> Tried that, doesn't compress the file, but it is in cut format not 
 PS>> *.pkt Tosser doesn't seem to like anything but *.pkt files.

 PK> .CUT files ARE .PKT files, but with a ROUTING file extension.

 PK> Squish packs mail into .PKT format files, and then the ROUTE.CFG 
 PK> section tells Squish what you wish to DO with those files. The .CUT 
 PK> extension is simply a .PKT format file that has been RENAMED into a 
 PK> format for sending to a node. If you want to use .PKT files "au 
 PK> natural" (natively) then use the LEAVE command in ROUTE.CFG to tell 
 PK> Squish to NOT touch the created .PKT file.

Doesn't the mailer rename the .?UT files as .PKT files when they are sent?
That's my vague and possibly incorrect memory.

Regards,

Jerry Schwartz

mailto:jerryschwartz{at}comfortable.com
http://www.writebynight.com

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