Subj : 2021 FTSC Standing Member Election
To : Andrew Leary
From : Oli
Date : Wed Jan 27 2021 07:01 pm
Andrew wrote (2021-01-26):
AL> Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
AL> practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create
AL> standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet practise evolves and when
AL> it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentation.
AL> Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the
AL> FTSC in order to "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment.
Funny, I found this on the ftsc.org wiki:
Publication: FTS-0001
Revision: 17
[...]
2.1. Message bundles
All nodes must be able to receive and process uncompressed FSC-0048 PKT type 2+ bundles.
Can we call this insanity?
Maybe the new members can revive some more useful old ideas:
Suggested list of Fidonet Technical Standards
Revision 2, 1997.12.19
[...]
FTS-6000 Gateways.
FTS-6001 FTN netmail - RFC e-mail gateway (both directions)
FTS-6002 FTN echomail - RFC news gateway (both directions)
FTS-6003 Gateway addressing (both directions, including kludges in use)
FTS-6004 Message ID translation (both directions, ref Gatebau)
FTS-6005 Reply address translation (both directions)
FTS-6006 Attachment translation (encoding and decoding)
FTS-6007 MIME support (how to avoid unnecessary garbage)
