Subj : Number of BBSes?
To   : Frank Vest
From : Rick Van Ruth
Date : Mon Jan 06 2003 12:13 am

G'Day Frank,

04 Jan 03 22:31, you wrote to me:

 FV> There is a thread in FTSC_PUBLIC about a type of "finger server" for
 FV> Fidonet that would allow IP mailers to determine the protocols
 FV> available from a remote system and then start the proper IP mailer or
 FV> program to use in order to transfer Fidonet mail. This would have the
 FV> ultimate affect of only requiring one IP flag and an IP address or
 FV> domain in the Nodelist instead of several protocol flags.

 FV> Basically, there would be no need for the IBN, IFT and so forth flags
 FV> since the "finger server" would provide that information and use it to
 FV> trigger the needed software.

 FV> Is that future development? :-)

 FV> I don't mind it being discussed here if that is better than
 FV> FTSC_PUBLIC.

I would just think its more the scope for people who develop, so I figure
more of those would hang out in development echos. I guess people will
discuss stuff where ever these days :-)

Cheers,
                Rick

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