Subj : 2021 FTSC Standing Member Election -
To : Oli
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Thu Feb 11 2021 10:24 pm
Re: 2021 FTSC Standing Member Election -
By: Oli to Nick Andre on Tue Feb 09 2021 10:48 am
> Nick wrote (2021-02-07):
>
> NA> On 07 Feb 21 18:31:57, Oli said the following to Nick Andre:
>
> O>> Which part of it? Which PKT formats are used by your system? Please
> O>> point to the FTSs that describe these formats.
>
> NA> As per FTS-0001.016. Application B section 1 - Message storage. Section
> NA> - Schedules and events, specifically ZMH as I have a dialup modem line.
>
> NA> Application C - Presentation Layer section 1. Compatible packed message
>
> NA> Application D - Session layer. All sections. All specification supporte
> NA> here.
>
> NA> Application F - Network layer. All sections. Everything supported here.
>
> NA> Application G - Data Link Layer. All sections. Everything accepted here
>
> NA> Several more FTS's supported here not to mention EMSI which was invente
> NA> by both Joaquim Homrighausen and the original D'Bridge author. But I
> NA> added the frosting on the cake by directly integrating with the BinkD
> NA> protocol specs so this system really is both a "true" hybrid dialup and
> NA> Internet system.
>
> NA> That was done with the help of Ward Dossche... the guy whom I was told
> NA> horror stories about and was called every name in the book, but has
> NA> always been very nice to trade banter with. The guy who helped in July
> NA> 2018 when I inherited a total mess from my ZC predecessor. You know, th
> NA> one you cozy up with in Fidogazette. I rewrote that mess in two nights
> NA> make it "work". You know, to produce correct nodelists on time. But sur
> NA> lets talk about FTS-0001...
>
> NA> So you may connect here using BinkD or make an international dialup mod
> NA> call to Toronto Canada and connect as low as 300 baud to an IBM 7855 an
> NA> initiate a minimal Xmodem or Telink session if you wanted to. Maybe you
> NA> prefer Yoohoo handshaking? Or try your hand at some WaZOO or Bark hacke
>
> NA> I still receive the occasional dialup BBS call but for the sake of this
> NA> discussion the last "serious" downlink I had that did Fido via. dialup
> NA> was a non-profit BBS geared towards disabled/handicapped chatter that w
> NA> running Wildcat and ViaMail on a 386 PC polling here at 2400 baud sever
> NA> times a day. That was probably... uhhhh I'm guessing only 5 or 6 years
> NA> ago and for some reason Telink worked better than EMSI but to be fair
> NA> that was being done over a VOIP setup at the time.
>
> NA> Now the troll says what?
>
> After starting with an answer for the first question, which transformed into
> raving about various ZCs in various ways, your mail suddenly stops here.
>
> Are you intentionally avoiding the other questions?
> Or do you have a short attention span and cannot resist the immediate urge t
> babble about the cool dude you think you are and how others suck?
>
> Did you understand the questions from the previous mails?
>
We have some serious weather here just now and he may be caught in it.
