Subj : perl files for fidonet
To   : Jasen Betts
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Fri Jun 22 2001 07:40 am

Hey Jasen!

Jun 22 06:55 01, Jasen Betts wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 > That's true, hence the invention of kludges. (which as the name suggsts 
 > are
 > a bad but workable solution to a yucky problem) It might have been a 
 > better
 > move to go plaintext all the way (like email), I guess the designers
 > thought that could slow things down too much, or lead to incompatible
 > software, y2k problems, etc...

Hard to say what the reasoning actually was but more then likely nobody liked 
the idea of scrapping a system where registrations had been sold.  Given that 
most of this is currently abandonware you'd think this would be a good time to 
try alternative methods.  Also for those who do not wish to abandon software 
they paid money for a suitable pkt <-> whatever appears to be a good idea.  
Certainly worth exploring different options in these troubled times.

 > If you're a point you only have to convince one other person to pack 
 > your
 > packets that way.

The same could be said for a node but personally I am inclined to think a point 
would be the best way right now.

Regards,
Maurice

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