Subj : Re: In the future..
To   : Dan Richter
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Mon Jun 08 2020 12:55 pm

-=> On 06-07-20 10:51, Dan Richter wrote to Ward Dossche <=-

 DR> I was just trying to state that things like supporting legacy software
 DR> should be stopped, and work on advancing the technology so the hobby
 DR> hopefully doesn't die a slow, horrible death...

Actually, given that there is a strong retro component to many sysops, I
disagree with your black and white assessment.  I'm all for supporting legacy
software, BUT that support should be done in a way that doesn't hold FTN back
from modernising.  Work done on other (Internet) protocols over the years shows
this is possible, though because some legacy systems do have some really severe
limitations, I can see a function of new mailers and tossers being the ability
to "downgrade" a feed to legacy FTN specs.


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