Subj : FTS-1 and FTS-4
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Fri Nov 09 2018 11:55:00

Good ${greeting_time}, Andrew!

09 Nov 2018 02:34:06, you wrote to Bj”rn Felten:

 AL> FTS-1 really could be split into several documents. The stored message
 AL> definition section is useful information, but not absolutely required
 AL> for a FTS-1 compatible implementation. The packet header and packed
 AL> message definitions are the key components to how things work in
 AL> FidoNet.

The key component is the plain (really, 2-levels) structure of mutually 
interconnectable nodes (and their users) which can exchange files.

 AL> The FTS-1 session protocol is largely obsolete, although in theory
 AL> any dialup node is required to support inbound FTS-1 sessions during
 AL> their Zone's Mail Hour.

No: FTS-0001 may state (in the next edition) that dialup nodes are required to 
support EMSI, and IP nodes are required to support binkp.

 AL> I can't remember the last time I saw a dialup FTS-1 session, incoming
 AL> or outgoing. FTS-6 and EMSI sessions have largely taken over the
 AL> dialup arena. There are even nodes supporting these protocols over
 AL> Telnet or VModem connections (ITN and/or IVM flags.) FTS-1 was
 AL> originally designed back when 300 bps modems were state of the art.

Yes. And now it's time to actualize it.


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