Servus Maurice!

Am 31 Aug 07, Maurice Kinal schrieb an Kai Richter:

 KR>> That does not matter. The local msgbase format is totally left to
 KR>> the sysop.

 MK> Understood.  How many do you think actually make a choice instead of
 MK> just going with whatever is presented to them as the only choice?

That many who think the included msgbase format does not fit to their needs.

To be specific, you. ;-)

Ok, just kidding. I know of two other people, they are using an
sql-database for their msg.

 KR>> The minimum requiremt for a fidonet system is to understand pkt.

 MK> Which ones?  netmail and/or echomail?

At least netmail, better is both. And before you dive into the FTS, i am
talking about logical requirements. If you drop me a non pkt style format,
my system can not handle it. And i don't want to change my system for you.
:)

 KR>> The pkt provides the mail exchange, if you want your msgbase
 KR>> converted into another format, rescan your msgbase to pkt and
 KR>> re-toss those pkt into your new msgbase.

 MK> Yep except no need to rescan if the original is ascii based is there?

You will need it if your ascii format is declared obsolete.

 MK> What about utf8 or other such standards?
 MK> Is that possible with the currently acceptable raw pkt format?

I saw UTF-8 translation tables for golded, but only filenames, not running
config. If it's not a hoax, it seem to be possible. That topic will be on
my mind if i upgrade to UTF-8 in general.

Tschuess

Kai

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