Subj : Re: FTN Packet File Structure?
To : Jon Watson
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Thu Oct 14 2004 08:25 pm
--> Quoting Jon Watson from a message to <--
JW> Can someone point me to a reference somewhere on the structure of a
JW> *.pkt file? I can find bits and pieces strewn about the Internet, but
JW> I haven't found any definitive source yet.
From the very excellent SWAG Resources Archive:
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> do you know the format the .PKT files have?
From FSC-0039. There may have been a few changes since this doc so you may
need to play with it a little.
Type-2 Packet Format (proposed, but currently in use)
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Field Ofs Siz Type Description Expected value(s)
------- --- --- ---- -------------------------- -----------------
OrgNode 0x0 2 Word Origination node address 0-65535
DstNode 2 2 Word Destination node address 1-65535
Year 4 2 Int Year packet generated 19??-2???
Month 6 2 Int Month " " 0-11 (0=Jan)
Day 8 2 Int Day " " 1-31
Hour A 2 Int Hour " " 0-23
Min C 2 Int Minute " " 0-59
Sec E 2 Int Second " " 0-59
Baud 10 2 Int Baud Rate (not in use) ????
PktVer 12 2 Int Packet Version Always 2
OrgNet 14 2 Word Origination net address 1-65535
DstNet 16 2 Word Destination net address 1-65535
PrdCodL 18 1 Byte FTSC Product Code (lo) 1-255
* PVMajor 19 1 Byte FTSC Product Rev (major) 1-255
Password 1A 8 Char Packet password A-Z,0-9
* QOrgZone 22 2 Int Orig Zone (ZMailQ,QMail) 1-65535
* QDstZone 24 2 Int Dest Zone (ZMailQ,QMail) 1-65535
Filler 26 4 Byte Spare Change ?
* PrdCodH 2A 1 Byte FTSC Product Code (hi) 1-255
* PVMinor 2B 1 Byte FTSC Product Rev (minor) 1-255
* CapWord 2C 2 Word Capability Word BitField
* OrigZone 2E 2 Int Origination Zone 1-65535
* DestZone 30 2 Int Destination Zone 1-65535
* OrigPoint 32 2 Int Origination Point 1-65535
* DestPoint 34 2 Int Destination Point 1-65535
* ProdData 36 4 Long Product-specific data Whatever
PktTerm 3A 2 Word Packet terminator 0000
