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wiki:user:digital_man [2021/12/31 11:08] – [Digital Man's blog] digital man | wiki:user:digital_man [2021/12/31 11:37] – digital man | ||
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==== Packet Format ==== | ==== Packet Format ==== | ||
- | The standard [[ref: | + | The so-called " |
The problems with the Type-2 packet format and its derivatives (and their " | The problems with the Type-2 packet format and its derivatives (and their " | ||
- Lack of extensibility (no real way to substantially add more header fields or extend the length/ | - Lack of extensibility (no real way to substantially add more header fields or extend the length/ | ||
- US-ASCII only text field with no support for using Unicode or other character sets | - US-ASCII only text field with no support for using Unicode or other character sets | ||
- | - DateTime header field format | + | - DateTime header field that is plain text, represents local time, with a 2-digit year |
- Artificially limited string lengths (i.e. 35 characters names, 71 character subjects, 8 character passwords) | - Artificially limited string lengths (i.e. 35 characters names, 71 character subjects, 8 character passwords) | ||
- Relying on NUL-terminated (ASCIIZ) strings (most of the time) | - Relying on NUL-terminated (ASCIIZ) strings (most of the time) | ||
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==== Siloed Development ==== | ==== Siloed Development ==== | ||
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+ | Prior to and during time that FidoNet technology was being originally defined and implemented, | ||
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+ | ==== Character Sets ==== | ||
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+ | While there have been enhancements to support non-US/ | ||
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+ | ==== Node List ==== | ||
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+ | Any system that requires extensive manual maintenance is bound to be wrong more than it is right and I think the FidoNet node list is an exemplary case. I have not used a node list on my FidoNet-connected BBS in more than 25 years and I don't miss it. The format, purpose, and use of the node list is all highly suspect and begs to be replaced by something more distributed and automated. | ||
===== Why BBS? ===== | ===== Why BBS? ===== |