13 Nov 16 23:26, you wrote to me:

 ml>> changing the archiver shouldn't affect the PKT headers at all

 MK> It can.

it can but it has not affected FTN operations...

 MK> There are lossy archive/compression software especially the ones that
 MK> combine the two.  I won't even mention the ones that are obsolete
 MK> especially regarding datetime stamps.  However I doubt that is the
 MK> real issue but better to be safe than sorry.  It isn't like there
 MK> aren't already many horror stories about pkzip and the ilk.  I see no
 MK> good reason to tempt the fates.  Do you?

we stopped using archivers over here for FTN stuffs over a decade ago... we
send raw PKTs and it also helps with maintaining a rolling 30 day mail archive
in case there's a question about a message and the raw PKT needs to be
studied...

 MK> Having said that we'll never know since he already switched it back
 MK> but I haven't sent any more messages as I am waiting for confirmation
 MK> before sending any more test messages.  Also I wouldn't mind your
 MK> input about the type 2.2 routine I posted in a previous reply to you.

i saw it but i haven't had time to extract it and give it a play... looking at
it, it should also be easy enough to create a type 2 and 2+ format using it as
a base ;)

)\/(ark

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