Hey Rob!

 RS> SBBSecho defaults to exporting type 2+ packets

Okay I had a looksee at a pktheader parser I wrote awhile back and I now see
that I was confusing 2+ with 2.2 so your statement above would put SBBSecho
amongst the majority.  All my links support type 2+ pkts while only one
supports type 2, while another can do 2.2.  So from my perspective both 2 and
2.2 are equally rare.

 RS> FidoNet (collectively) is vehemently opposed to anything that is
 RS> not interoperable with FidoNet software from the 80's or 90's.

I wish I could say that them were the days but my heart wouldn't be in it. 
Everyone I knew from that time is no longer in the game and whatever software
they were using back then has long since been abandoned even before y2k and the
two digit year became real issues of concern.  I am convinced that had the four
digit year replaced the packed msg DateTime back in 1999 or 2002 there would
have been minimal problems with it.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Monig biþ uncuþ treowgeþofta, teorað hwilum.
    Many a trusted friend will prove to be unknown, will fail at times.
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