BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (093) De: mark lewis Data: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 08:12:54 -0400 ----------------------------------------------------------- On 2026 Apr 06 11:51:38, you wrote to Tommi Koivula: TK>>>> Fmail can send mail bundles via email. It would be nice if it could TK>>>> search the nodelist for IMI flags. ;-) WV>>> It can send bundles via binkpd. TK>> But only with help of an external binkp mailer, like binkd? Not TK>> internally, like it can do smtp? WV> I don't know why this was implemented into FMail. because some wanted/needed to use another transmission format/protocol at times... especially when tunneling FTN through other networks and their protocols... tunneling like this is how fidonet was able to connect internationally and overseas... WV> I don't think this is a job for a tosser. creating an outbound bundle of messages in a non-FTN format? i guess i could agree if one were FTN-centric and didn't support other non-FTN protocols... i mean, how hard is it to output a FTN packet in UUEncode, XXEncoding, or some other similar encoding that stores binary data in ASCII format? spit it out in a text file into an email server's outbound or in a directory and let some other external process handle moving it to the email server's outbound... is this needed today? no but there are some who are playing around with the old methods so they can understand things better... having a FTN mailer that can support creating outbound FTN packets wrapped in a different form for sending via non-FTN methods isn't really bad... it does help to alleviate the need to figure out and script the intermediate steps... WV> I'm not removing the function, but I'm also not going to extend it... that's reasonable... )\/(ark "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!" ... If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages? --- * Origin: (1:3634/12.73) ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]