Subj : Bad packets
To   : RickV
From : Al
Date : Sun Mar 30 2025 14:44:10

> 2 questions. How can you tell why a packet went bad? How can I re-toss a bad
> packet?

There are different packet types floating around the net.

The old standard Type 2. These are fine but they have no support for points unless you use a fakenet method. I don't think you'll see any of these today.

The most common is Type 2+ and Type 2e. These are the most common these days and they do support points.

There is also a Type 2.0 (and possibly others!) but these are not well supported. I think Synchronet will toss and produce all of these packet types if configured so but not all tossers can recognize them and will toss them bad.

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