Subj : Re: Re^2:  Re^4:  Directly include binary data in messages
To   : James Coyle
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Tue Mar 01 2022 18:42:28

  Re: Re: Re^2:  Re^4:  Directly include binary data in messages
  By: James Coyle to Rob Swindell on Tue Mar 01 2022 05:53 pm

 >  RS> Yeah, we should do that. :-) I have a number of STARTTLS
 >  RS> implementations in Synchronet already (e.g. SMTPS, FTPS), so I don't
 >  RS> expect it'd be much different, thought I suppose this would be the
 >  RS> first one I'd do in JavaScript (since BinkIT is written in JS).
 >
 > Yep it shouldn't be too difficult.  I also have it working for some
 > protocols like POP3/SMTP in Mystic.  I don't think my FTP does it though so
 > maybe I can look into that after this since it'd also probably benefit
 > DoveNet security.

I never bothered with FTPS in my ftp client modules (e.g. for QWK packet transfers) that's a thought for a future enhancement though.

 > I have a document with an outline and some requirements/notes for TLS BINKP
 > that I can e-mail you. It might save us a little time not having to reinvent
 > the entire wheel, assuming you think its usable of course :)

Yeah, absolutely.

 > Maybe once we agree on what we want to do and have it working then we can
 > clean it up and circulate it or make a proposal or whatever?

Yeah, I think that's what this FTSC thing is all about. :-)

 > Is there a preferred e-mail you like to use?  Or I could Netmail whatever
 > works best.

Sure, either way. rob at synchro dot net or FTN netmail. They end up in the same inbox.
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