Subj : Re^2:  Re^2:  Re^4:  Directly include binary data in messages
To   : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Mon Feb 28 2022 01:01 pm

  Re: Re^2:  Re^2:  Re^4:  Directly include binary data in messages
  By: Tim Schattkowsky to James Coyle on Mon Feb 28 2022 05:54 pm

 > That was my first thought as well.
 >
 >  JC> or if not then just "trial and error" by attempting to connect to a
 >  JC> default SSL port first before falling back to the standard BINKP port.
 >
 > Better than the nodelist flag. Should be another "unused" port ...

That method is called "implicit TLS" and is frowned upon by the Internet-powers-that-be, likely because of the finite number of available TCP ports. See my previous post on this topic. :-(
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