Subj : type 2.2 pkt header
To : Maurice Kinal
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Apr 12 2023 08:02 pm
Re: type 2.2 pkt header
By: Maurice Kinal to Rob Swindell on Thu Apr 13 2023 12:48 am
> Hey Rob!
>
> RS> What's a "pkt type header" and how would one test it?
>
> The latest version I have is "FSP-1042 draft 7" dated 2019-03-27, authored
> by Stephen Hurd of 1:103/1. The copy I have came from Andrew Leary and I
> assume you have a copy there given your current status in the FTSC.
>
> Test them? That is an extremely good question. Myself I wrote a bash
> script that scans the first 58 bytes and looks for uniqueness between the
> types. So far the most used pkt type is 2+ which as far as I know isn't an
> accepted standard. :::snicker:::
>
> It has been the defacto standard without ever being an actual standard. The
> REAL one is of course type 2 which hardly anyone can do anymore. I can.
> How about you?
Yes, SBBSecho can both generate and accept the original type 2 packet format. I still don't understand the original posted question however.
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