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ref:fidonet_files [2016/02/03 13:41] – [Flow Files] Mention FTS-5005, indicate that 'i' is a valid first extension character. Deuceref:fidonet_files [2020/12/24 17:23] (current) – [Stored Message] typo digital man
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 attachments, but do **not** support Stored Messages. Binkley/FLO attachments, but do **not** support Stored Messages. Binkley/FLO
 style mailers always send NetMail messages packed into Packets, style mailers always send NetMail messages packed into Packets,
-so there is no "netmail" sub-directory of folder normally+so there is no "netmail" sub-directory or folder normally
 associated with a Binkley/FLO-style mailer and they don't associated with a Binkley/FLO-style mailer and they don't
 deal with Stored Messages (a.k.a. ".msg files"). deal with Stored Messages (a.k.a. ".msg files").
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 one or more Packed Messages. one or more Packed Messages.
  
-Packets may contain NetMail or EchoMail messages.+[[ref:FidoNet Packets]] may contain NetMail or EchoMail messages.
  
-Packet files have a ''.pkt'' suffix (SBBSecho names Packet+Packet files have a ''.pkt'' suffix (SBBSecho v2 named Packet
 files "in process" with a ''.pk_'' suffix). The base file name files "in process" with a ''.pk_'' suffix). The base file name
 of a Packet can actually be *anything*, but is usually a of a Packet can actually be *anything*, but is usually a
-numeric time stamp of some sort. SBBSecho uses "DDHHMMSS" +numeric time stamp of some sort. SBBSecho v2 used "DDHHMMSS" 
-(where each pair of letters is a 2-digit zero-padded decimal +where each pair of letters is a 2-digit zero-padded decimal 
-number representing the Day of the month, hour of the day, +number representing the day of the month, hour of the day, 
-minute, and second at the time the packet was created)+minute, and second at the time the packet was created while 
 +SBBSecho v3 uses the packet creation time in Unix time_t format 
 +(seconds since Jan-1-1970) represented with hexadecimal digits
 as the base file name when creating Packet files. The as the base file name when creating Packet files. The
 important thing is that the Packet files have unique names. important thing is that the Packet files have unique names.

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