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Since CFR is a small program I don't get many questions, so I
have decided to include every question that has been answering
twice :-)
Q: I think CFR processes some netmail even if it was already
processed. Why?
A: CFR uses the file timestamp to determine when a .MSG should be
queued for processing. The timestamp is updated every time a
message is read (and of course when it is written) because
there is a 'times read' field that is updated.
Also, an unsent message that is sent and gets its attribute
updated is processed in the next run.
Q: Are there any plans to add Squish/JAM/whatever support?
A: Is there a need?
Q: Why doesn't CFR pack the netmail with the rest of the PKT?
A: There are several reasons. One, .?UT files are delivered first
by most mailers. Personally, I prefer netmail being sent
before any echomail bundle or tic files. Two, using .?UT
allow easy and fast inspection of pending netmail (using
YABOM or InspectA) which turns out to be a very handy
thing when someone suspect there is a problem with the
netmail.
Q: Ok. Will CFR ever pack netmail?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I have the CFRoute code?
A: Not yet, as I don't want to release any code that is likely
to have bugs (remember that CFRoute is still in alpha).
I'm not an expert (in fact I'm a novice) in FidoNet technology
so I don't think there will be too many people that will learn
anything from me, however for those who think that something can
be learnt I will give my code away. Just wait until CFRoute is
finished.
BTW: I will not apologize for my coding being unreadable, as
most C/C++ programmers tend to do :-)
Q: What tools have been used for CFRoute?
Only Borland's C++ compilers (3.1 for DOS and 2.0 for OS/2), plus
the FTS-* and FSC-* documents.
A: Have you written any other program?
Yes, of course. Check DiskEmu (a nice floppy disk emulator for
fast program installation), CDUtil (a utility to check correctness
of data to be stored on a CD-R), and a few other stuff. I have
done also commercial stuff, such as Microdoc Visual (a documental
database engine) but that's very boring.
As a project, I'm considering about writing my own tosser.
Q: Is there any official betateam or something?
A: Every time I get a version I think it is stable enough I simply
release it for public evaluation. There isn't a closed group or
something with access to new versions before the rest of the
people. Also, CFR is simply too small to organize anything for
it.