Subj : Re: Is binkp/d's security model kaputt?
To   : Oli
From : acn
Date : Sat Sep 11 2021 10:54 am

Am 10.09.21 schrieb Oli@21:3/102 in FSX_NET:

Hallo Oli,

O> But binkd / binkp mailers are very similar to EMSI mailers. It uses the
O> same BSO inbound/outbound, it sends the same files. You can add it to most
O> traditional FTN setups without changing much. That's very different to
O> running the "core" on new technology and only have binkp/pkt/tic on the
O> "edge".

But I guess that's the reason it was used by so many people: because  
it was/is a drop-in replacement.
Many people have built their BBSes and message setups over many years  
with that specific setup and changing that in a bigger way meant to  
throw away this work and start from scratch.
Just replacing the part that was out of date with another part that  
fills this gap was the way to go.

O> I'm more interested in fixing the current software and standards.

That's a good intention.

I hope that eg. OpenXP would still be compatible with your ideas.  
Because, as I see it, many of the original authors of this (really  
great and superior to most other similar) program aren't part of the  
current development team. And as I understand it, the current team  
mostly only fixes small bugs - but there won't be much progress eg.  
for new platforms (arm...) and there won't be big rewrites eg. of the  
BinkP part.

I guess something like this might be true for other parts of FTN  
software...

Regards,
Anna

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