FidoNet Extensions
Control Paragraphs
FidoNet control paragraphs (a.k.a. “kludge lines”) are how extensible message metadata is shared among FidoNet nodes.
Synchronet and SBBSecho have extended FidoNet messages with the following control paragraphs:
| Control Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| FORMAT: fmt | Indicate if the message text was pre-formatted (FORMAT: fixed) or intended to be line/word-wrapped when viewed, potentially with markup codes parsed and applied to the output (FORMAT: flowed, the default) |
| COLS: n | Specified width (positive decimal number, in columns) of message author's editor or terminal; potentially useful when re-flowing/wrapping message text for display |
| BBSID: id | QWK BBS ID (1-8 alphanumeric characters) of originating BBS, when applicable; for routed QWKnet messages, the BBS ID may be prepended with slash-separated hop-IDs (e.g. “hub-id/bbs-id”) |
| NOTE: info | Message text editor name and version information (not originated by Synchronet/SBBSecho) |
