Subj : Re: Directly include binary data in messages
To   : Anna Christina Nass
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Tue Feb 22 2022 11:22:28

  Re: Re: Directly include binary data in messages
  By: Anna Christina Nass to Joachim Probst on Tue Feb 22 2022 12:18 pm

 > Am 17.02.22 schrieb Joachim Probst@2:240/6309 in FTSC_PUBLIC:
 >
 > Hallo Joachim,
 >
 > JP> Just going along that line, but without rewriting FTS-1, or using the
 > JP> idea as a gating method from the new FTS to FTS-1:
 >
 > JP> We do have mails and we do have files. [...]
 >
 > I like that idea. What do the software developers, like Rob or Tim,
 > think of that?

Pretty trivial. In fact, any echomail program that supports multiple packet formats (e.g. SBBSecho supports packet types 2.0, 2+, 2e, and 2.2) can be used as a gateway between old and even older technology systems. :-)
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