Subj : Re: ping / traceroute
To   : Jay Harris
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Nov 04 2024 18:04:30

Hi Jay,

On 2024-11-04 11:57:50, you wrote to me:

 Wv>> If I read that correctly... There is a use case to allow the from
 Wv>> name in the received message to be "PING" !

 JH> That line appears in the original here:

 JH> https://github.com/huskyproject/hpt/blob/master/misc/pong.pl

 JH> So I left it as it.

Ok...

 JH> http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5001.006 does say under 5.10. Robot flags:

 JH> WARNING: the sender's name (in either direction) must *NEVER* be "PING".

 JH> Should that line in FTS-5001 be removed or modified?

I think it can be improved. I agree with the wording for the reply direction. But for the original send direction it could be softened to "should not" instead of "must *NEVER*". It's not normal operation but I have done some tests where I wanted to sent from "PING", so it would trigger another response when the PONG arrived, as a way to test my own robot. With this wording it isn't necessary for the robot to check for anything in the from field.


Bye, Wilfred.

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