Subj : FTS-1 and FTS-4
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Tue Nov 06 2018 12:12 pm

  Re: FTS-1 and FTS-4
  By: Bj”rn Felten to Rob Swindell on Tue Nov 06 2018 09:05 pm

 >  RS> If FTS-1 were to be replaced with one or more new documents, I don't
 >  RS> see why
 >  RS> the "Stored Message" (what you just call "the Message" in your
 >  RS> revision) should
 >  RS> be defined. Stored Messages are not sent between nodes and really don't
 >  RS> belong
 >  RS> in the same document that defines "the" packet format (imho).
 >
 >    You are correct about the "stored message", but that's not what's
 > defined.  It's the individual messages within a pkt-file, not how messages
 > are stored in  various BBS-specific databases.

In your document (http://eljaco.se/FILES/FTSC/FTS-0001.017%20--%20RFC.txt), you
have defined "The message format" (section 2a) which corresponds with the
"Stored Message" defined in FTS-1.

The individual messages within a packet ("a pkt-file") are what are called
"Packed Messages" (in both your document and FTS-1) and is a different thing.

Packed Messages are sent between FTN nodes, Stored Messages are not.

 >    You probably need to program for FTN in order to fully understand the
 > definitions in FTS-1.

I agree. I've been doing that for about over 25 years now. You?

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