BL> A system that relies on control lines will never be able to
BL> transmit graphics.

RS> Crap, you just specify that the control line contains the number
RS> of bytes following it that contain the graphics, and all is fine.

BL> Only as long as the control line comes in a specified position.

Nope, it just has to be BEFORE the block of graphics that you want
to specify should be skipped over. Thats ALL.

BL> Otherwise, it may be part of the graphics.

Nope.

BL> The control data is best put in a structured header;

Nope.

BL> not the present shambles that *may* have AREA, ^aINTL,
BL> TOPT, FMPT, MSGID and a dozen others and the top...

Nope. You have this obscession with fixed headers. The whole software
world has moved AWAY from them now because they are LIMITED.

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