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  1. Xref: sparky alt.bbs:8111 comp.bbs.misc:1839
  2. Newsgroups: alt.bbs,comp.bbs.misc
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!hucke
  4. From: hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke)
  5. Subject: Re: DTS-0001 standard proposal
  6. Message-ID: <C18G1s.7pu@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
  7. Organization: Campus Crusade for Cthulhu
  8. References: <20JAN93.23485935.0088@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA>
  9. Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:56:02 GMT
  10. Lines: 28
  11.  
  12. In article <20JAN93.23485935.0088@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> T0FG <T0FG@UNB.CA> writes:
  13. )Proposed DTS-0001 standard follows....
  14.  
  15. looks good, but i have a few minor suggestions.
  16.  
  17. )|       Net addresses:      <zone>:<net>/<node>.<point>@<organization>
  18.  
  19. Too inflexible.  Not all networks are Fido-compatible.  What about Internet,
  20. UUCP, and WWIVNet formats?  You'll need to support "user@foo.bar.xyz" and
  21. "user@number", and probably another half-dozen formats.
  22.  
  23. )        PORTADDR    = <addr>
  24. )|           Notes:          03E8 hex = 1000 decimal
  25.  
  26. how about accepting hex values here if they are preceded by "0x"?
  27.  
  28. )        REPLYTOPIC  = <topic reply is about>
  29. )|           Range:          String not more than 32 characters in length.
  30.  
  31. Many programs support longer titles.
  32.  
  33.  
  34. Overall, I liked it...
  35. -- 
  36. And now, Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey:
  37.     If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, go real limp, so people will think
  38.     you're a dummy, and they'll try to catch you, because hey, free dummy!
  39. hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu             _V_a_l_h_a_l_l_a BBS, 217-352-3682, WWIV4.21, 14.4k
  40.