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    KR> Yes. There may be restrictions if you want to use hudson base but   
    KR> there is no reason to use that stoneaged format. Hudson have a size   
    KR> limit and it stores all messages in one database. If that is corrupt   
    KR> then you will loose all mails. Todays formats use one database per   
    KR> area and in case of trouble only one area is affected.    
      
   I think it is cool to use stoneaged formats. I can reserve Hudson for inactive   
   or unimportant echoes like BBS_ADS.   
      
    KR> Packets do not need to be inspected/debugged. The bugs are in the   
    KR> software that creates the packet so which software do you want to   
    KR> debug?    
      
   I want to check that packets contain the right messages and have been routed   
   to the correct outbound directories. How do I check this without inspecting   
   the packet ?   
      
    MJ> Also there are area statistics generators that I would like   
    MJ> to use that require message bases.   
      
    KR> Hm, isn't that the rear of the horse? Usually you have an area inside   
    KR> a message base and need a statistic tool then. The reverse way i have   
    KR> statistic tool and need a message area now is very uncommon.    
      
   It is not uncommon. If I have a hammer, then I know I need a nail. What is the   
   point of having a hammer if not to hammer something.   
      
    KR> Well, it was a long way from Blue Wave to node. What kind of other   
    KR> software do you plan to use? I went from offline qwk readers to point   
    KR> software and then to node software in point mode before i changed the   
    KR> aka to node.    
      
   A journery of a single step begins with a thousand miles.   
      
   I was thinking about running Fidonet on a Nintendo.   
      
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