Subj : Local vs Network message boards
To   : Blue White
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sun May 05 2024 11:05:06

 BW> This post got me thinking, though, so I fired up MM on a QWK packet.  It
 BW> truncates the subjects to ~24 on replies also.  I wonder if that is a
 BW> *QWK* standard and all QWK readers do it when processing QWK packages?

You are correct - 24 characters is the limit for subject lines in QWK packets.

The specs are a 25-byte ASCII string for the subject line - the last character must be NULL, so 24 printable characters.
http://wiki.synchro.net/ref:qwk

I assume the above site is considered a reputable source. ;)


I don't know the history behind it, whether the limit was arbitrarily chosen for QWK packets or if it was a pre-existing limit enforced by some BBS software.


Chris/akacastor

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