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ref:fidonet_packets [2017/02/28 17:52] – More links, moved timeline digital manref:fidonet_packets [2017/03/01 01:38] – [Type-2 Plus] Document the prodData field digital man
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   danger that a point is seen as the boss node is eliminated.   danger that a point is seen as the boss node is eliminated.
  
 +Although, according to FSC-48, the ''auxNet'' field is not supposed to be initialized to a non-zero value unless the originating node is a point, some FidoNet mail software (e.g. Squish) will //always// set the ''auxNet'' field to the originating net value in Type-2+ packets.
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 +=== prodData ===
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 +Although FSC-39 defines this 4-byte field as containing "Whatever" and FSC-48 just says "Product specific filler", both Squish and Husky/areastat place the ASCII characters ''XPKT'' in this field. The significance of the ''XPKT'' string is unknown.
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0001.016|FTS-1: A Basic FidoNet(r) Technical Standard, Randy Bush, version 16]]   * [[http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0001.016|FTS-1: A Basic FidoNet(r) Technical Standard, Randy Bush, version 16]]

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