Subj : Re: SBBSecho removing support for ArcMail/Attach/FD-style mailers?
To   : Digital Man
From : Bill McGarrity
Date : Mon Nov 06 2017 20:25:55

-=> Digital Man wrote to All <=-

 DM> SBBSecho currently supports 2 types of FidoNet mailers:
 DM> 1. Binkley-Style-Outbound (a.k.a. BSO or FLO-style)
 DM> 2. ArcMail/Attach (a.k.a. FrontDoor-style)

 DM> Most modern FidoNet mailers support the first type (either only, as is
 DM> the case with BinkD, or as an option) and it appear *no* modern mailers
 DM> support only the second type.

 DM> The support for the second type remains in the SBBSecho source code,
 DM> but I have no reasonable ways of testing it. I've asked for testers,
 DM> but received no responses. So I have to assume that the support for
 DM> those mailer types is most likely broken and doen't work.

 DM> To simplify the source code and the sysop experience, I'm considering
 DM> *removing* support from SBBSecho v3 for the older ArcMail/Attach/FD
 DM> style mailers. If there is no objection, I'll be doing this pretty soon
 DM> (before the offical "release" of SBBSecho v3.0). This should have no
 DM> impact on sysops that are using SBBSecho with BSO/FLO style mailers,
 DM> which appears to be *every* sysop using SBBSecho today.

To play devil's advocate... (you knew this was coming lol), although
ArcMail/Attach/FD style is slowing going by the wayside, there are still a few
who use Internet Rex and FD with NetFoss. Although IRex can do BSO/FLO mail as
well, most I know using IRex are using ArcMail/Attach/FD mode.  They may not
know you're looking to get rid of it. I'm not sure of the effort needed in
keeping it within sbbsecho's code but I vote no on removing it.  

Ultimately, the choice is yours. :)


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