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 Message 208 
 mark lewis to Maurice Kinal 
 splitting the atom 
 05 Jun 15 16:40:54 
 
05 Jun 15 17:43, you wrote to me:

 MK> -={ vendredi, 05 juin 2015, 10:43:29 -0700 }=-

 MK> Hey mark!

 ml>> which type2 packet format do you use?

 MK> Heh, heh.  That is a loaded question.  In reality none but if you *really*
 MK> mean which version gets tacked onto outbound pkt's then I am not sure at
 MK> the moment which format it matches but for sure it is no longer the
 MK> original type2 and it definetly isn't the one where the domain is used.
 MK> Which version does that leave?  ;-)

it isn't a loaded question, really... there's only three type 2 packet formats
available... original type 2, type 2+ and type 2.2...

 ml>> likely because you aren't involved in any other networks than
 ml>> fidonet ;)

 MK> Not true except if you mean ftn-ish style networks and then it is true.

yes, FTN networks are the only ones that exchange mail in this fashion ;)

 MK> Speaking in favour of fidonet, I do like the idea of text based
 MK> message bases that I have access to using a terminal, especially utf8
 MK> text these days.  Also I have never been a fan of web based solutions
 MK> especially for messaging so fidonet has fit in since way back when the
 MK> earth's crust was still cooling.  Too bad about some of the goofiness
 MK> that has leaked into fidonet networking over the years but I found
 MK> that I could compensate or totally ignore it so no harm done.

we're not too far of in our likes and dislikes, contrary to popular belief...

)\/(ark

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