Andrew wrote (2021-01-26):

 AL> Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
 AL> practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create
 AL> standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet practise evolves and when
 AL> it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentation.
 AL> Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the
 AL> FTSC in order to "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment.

Funny, I found this on the ftsc.org wiki:

  Publication: FTS-0001
  Revision: 17
  [...]
  2.1. Message bundles
  All nodes must be able to receive and process uncompressed FSC-0048 PKT type
2+ bundles.

Can we call this insanity?


Maybe the new members can revive some more useful old ideas:

  Suggested list of Fidonet Technical Standards
  Revision 2, 1997.12.19
  [...]
  FTS-6000 Gateways.
  FTS-6001 FTN netmail - RFC e-mail gateway (both directions)
  FTS-6002 FTN echomail - RFC news gateway (both directions)
  FTS-6003 Gateway addressing (both directions, including kludges in use)
  FTS-6004 Message ID translation (both directions, ref Gatebau)
  FTS-6005 Reply address translation (both directions)
  FTS-6006 Attachment translation (encoding and decoding)
  FTS-6007 MIME support (how to avoid unnecessary garbage)

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