Subj : BSO .try files
To   : Pavel Gulchouck
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Mon Jan 25 2016 05:10 pm

Hello Pavel,

On Monday January 25 2016 17:50, you wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

WvV>> Is FTS-5005 not correct? Or does binkd have its own idea about
WvV>> try files?

PG> Yes, binkd is not compatible with FTS. Thank you for the finding.

PG> I have no idea why FTSC published a standard which is not complies
PG> widely-used software. Files *.try and *.csy in BSO initially created
PG> by binkd many years ago as its private flags which did not conflict
PG> with any other BSO files.

The standard as published by the FTSC is based on older documents. FTS-5005 is
mainly based on FSP-1034 which in turn is based on the T-mail and Bibkleyterm
manuals.

PG> These are not informational flags, they contain technical information
PG> and are not intended for reading by people or by another software.
PG> FTSC documents which describe these files (in fact, another files with
PG> the same names) appeared much later. I do not think that binkd have to
PG> change its behaviour to comply FTS. IMHO FTS should be fixed according
PG> to practice.

Just tell us how binkd deals with the .try en .csy files and we will adjust the
documentation accordingly.


Cheers, Michiel

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