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   James wrote (2022-01-18):   
      
    de>> is not), but that is moot - if your software doesnt work with it, I   
    de>> dont get why you wouldnt want to make it work with it, even if the   
    de>> binkd development team werent interested in "fixing" it the way you   
    de>> want it "fixed".   
      
    JC> My software works fine with it, there is nothing I could possibly change.   
    JC>  It handles all formats of escaping and its configurable per node.   
      
   "Configurable per node" was maybe a decent idea when the binkp FTS was   
   written*. Today it's an unnecessary configuration option, bad UX, additional   
   noise and an opportunity for misconfiguration. We know the few mailers that   
   cannot cope with the standard \x##. I believe they all send the M_NUL VER   
   command. Why not auto-detect the broken mailer and switch to the incorrect   
   escape \## automatically?   
      
   Per node configuration does not work for all use cases. Let's not forget that   
   there is a nodelist and we can connect to most nodes directly without the need   
   to explicitly configure anything for that node. The nodelist also does not   
   tell me, which software is answering the connection. Per node configuration is   
   a flawed and ugly workaround.   
      
   Is there any other mailer than Argus and Irex that doesn't understand \x##?   
      
      
   * I believe the inclusion of \## in FTS-1026 was more harmful than it did any   
   good in the long term.   
      
    * Origin: Birds aren't real (2:280/464.47)   
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