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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. Deuce | ref:fidonet_files [2020/12/24 17:23] (current) – [Stored Message] typo digital man | ||
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attachments, | attachments, | ||
style mailers always send NetMail messages packed into Packets, | style mailers always send NetMail messages packed into Packets, | ||
- | so there is no " | + | so there is no " |
associated with a Binkley/ | associated with a Binkley/ | ||
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: |
- | Packet files have a '' | + | Packet files have a '' |
files "in process" | files "in process" | ||
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 | + | numeric time stamp of some sort. SBBSecho |
- | (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 |
+ | 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. |