Hello Peter!

Replying to a message of Peter Knapper to Francois Massonneau:

 PK> There is also a qualified block on flags that start with X. Any manual
 PK> X flag you wish to define can only be 2 chars long, to allow
 PK> continuation of the existing use of the X flags for file request
 PK> logic (XA, XB, XC, etc...) So NLMAINT will not allow you to include
 PK> flags that start with X (other than as above). 

I know the source code of NLMAINT has been released (I have it here) and I
hope someone will be able to take it and make the changes needed. NLMAINT Is a 
great OS/2 program.
This is part of a message David Nugent (the author of NLMAINT) sent me a while 
ago :
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>Are you still supporting it ?
>If so, can I report a bug ?

No, and no. I'm no longer in FidoNet and have no interest in working on it
any further. This is why source code was released.

Regards,
David
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 PK> I am unsure where this restriction comes from, a quick check of the
 PK> available FTS files I have here provides no obvious clue. I also note
 PK> that our Zone 3 Nodelist trailer has no mention of these flags. I
 PK> wonder if the people who decided to use the X2C, X2S flags in your
 PK> Zone were aware of this potential conflict.

These flags seem to be authorized worldwide. A check in the last fidonet
nodelist gives me that (I cut a part of it of course) :
;S  The following flags define modem capabilities supported:
;S
;S            Flag      Meaning
;S
;S            V22       ITU-T V22     1200 bps full duplex
;S            V29       ITU-T V29     9600 bps half duplex
;S            V32       ITU-T V32     9600 bps full duplex
;S            V32b      ITU-T V32bis 14400 bps full duplex
;S            V34       ITU-T V34    33600 bps full duplex
;S            V42       LAP-M error correction w/fallback to MNP 1-4
;S            V42b      LAP-M error correction w/fallback to MNP 1-5
;S            MNP       Microcom Networking Protocol error correction

/. a lot of stuff deleted ./

;S            VFC       Rockwell's V.Fast Class
;S            ZYX       Zyxel 16.8 Kbps (implies V.32Bis & V.42Bis)
;S            V90C      ITU-T V.90 modem Client. A modem having this
capability
;S                      can connect to a V90S-capable modem and potentially
;S                      achieve 56 kbit/s throughput in the direction server
to
;S                      client and normal V.34-type througput in the opposite
;S                      direction.
;S            V90S      ITU-T V.90 Server. A device having this capability
;S                      is mandatorily connected to the telephone network
using
;S                      a digital interface (probably ISDN) and can connect
with
;S                      any other V90-capable device.
;S                      V90S  V90S: symmetrical 64kb link can be
established.
;S                      V90S  V90C: see V90C user-flag
;S            X2C       US Robotics x2 client. A modem having this capability
;S                      can connect to an X2S-capable modem and potentially
;S                      achieve 56 kbit/s throughput in the direction X2S to
X2C
;S                      and normal V.34-type througput in the opposite
;S                      direction.
;S            X2S       US Robotics x2 server. A device having this capability
;S                      is mandatorily connected to the telephone network
using
;S                      a digital interface (probably ISDN) and can connect
;S                      either to another X2S-capable device or to an
;S                      X2C-capable device. In the former case, a symmetrical
;S                      64kbit/s link can be established. The latter case is
the
;S                      reverse of what is described under the X2C flag.
;S            Z19       Zyxel 19.2 Kbps (implies V.32Bis & V.42Bis & ZYX)
;S                      Can be used in combination with the V34-flag
indicating
;S                      V34 with ZyXEL-proprietary-protocol support


Bye, Francois!


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