Subj : Packet Type
To   : Alan Ianson
From : Nil Alexandrov
Date : Sun May 21 2023 10:27 pm

Hello, Alan!

Sunday May 21 2023 18:28, from Alan Ianson -> Stephen Walsh, in URL @OFGHIUrl:

 >> been looking though the doc's etc...
 >> Can HPT set the packet type for a link?

No, the packet type that hpt produces is hardcoded and cannot be changed in the config file.

 AI> From what I understand hpt always uses type 2+ packets that would work
 AI> for everyone.

Type 2+ is not official name, though people often refer to http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0048.002.
Hpt does not follow the FSC-0048 spec, because it will not set the origNet to -1 if from point, and it will not set the AuxNet field.
Hpt follows the http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0039.004 spec, which is often called Type-2e, but not Type-2+, see hpt/src/pktwrite.c: createPkt()

Hpt is flexible to read different pkt versions, which is good news, see hpt/src/pktread.c

 AI> Is there a need for a different packet type?

Type-2+ (FSC-0048), or Type-2e (FSC-0039) packets appear to be the most widely supported by FidoNet software in use today. However, there might be some old software which only supports FTS-1 packet type.

Best Regards, Nil
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