Subj : Re: Directly include binary data in messages
To   : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Anna Christina Nass
Date : Wed Feb 16 2022 04:45 pm

Am 15.02.22 schrieb Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 in FTSC_PUBLIC:

Hallo Tim,

TS> Dont get me wrong. *I love the idea of getting rid of FTS-1*, but it is
TS> much easier to come up with a new message format idea than to actually
TS> implemented such a transition in the field. For now, I think the basic
TS> transport is operational and we should concentrate on the payload.

Just a small idea concerning compatibility:

If there would be something like a replacement of FTS-1 (I would call  
it FTS-2 - I hope this name isn't already taken), this would imply  
that all software which handles mails would have to be adapted.

Could it be an option to make this software capable of accepting links  
with old software, and convert (gate?) messages between FTS-1 and
FTS-2, so that users with retro software could still take part in the  
net, just without some new-fangled stuff?
This would make it neccessary that all backbone/fidoweb/whatever-it- 
is-called systems and other uplinks use software that is compatible  
with FTS-1 and FTS-2 so that everyone could get a full feed.

Regards,
Anna

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