Subj : Messages attributes in FTSC docs
To   : Michael Dukelsky
From : Joachim Probst
Date : Sun Mar 22 2020 11:36 pm

Hello Michael!

22 Mar 20 17:21, you wrote to Paul Quinn:

 PQ>> From experience I have found that _a_ tosser would -not- export a
 PQ>> message without the LOC attribute being set.  I now recall that I
 PQ>> was experimenting with the MPost utility... many moons ago.

 PQ>> In short: the LOC attribute must be _set_ in order to send the
 PQ>> subject message.

 MD> It is rather strange. The Loc attribute is set on a locally created
 MD> message to differentiate it from a message received from another
 MD> system. So what is the point of sending a message with the Loc
 MD> attrubute set? The system receiving the message will consider the
 MD> message is created locally.

Interesting point: With checking the stored message format and the attributes 
definition there in FTSC 0001 the Local attribute is NOT zeroed on export. Hmm. 
I would have guessed, it's a local created message, but the attribute is purged 
on export. Interesting point. In this case the tosser should ignore it while 
tossing, but even there it is not noted as a need-not-be-recognized attribute.

Will read on here, might get interesting :)

Joachim


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