Subj : Re: Is binkp/d's security model kaputt?
To   : Oli
From : tenser
Date : Sat Sep 04 2021 03:28 am

On 03 Sep 2021 at 11:55a, Oli pondered and said...
 
 Ol> But it would be just another step to the complete HTTPification of the 
 Ol> internet. Maybe just switch to the Internet Mail format ...

You say that as if it's a bad thing, though I wouldn't use
the RFC822-descended mail formats.  But Fidonet (and all
extant FTN networks) have depended on the Internet for decades;
they've just used hobbyist protocols designed by amateurs that
are fragile and poorly conceived.  By using something standard,
they could actually take advantage of infrastructure to be
more robust, performant and secure...probably simpler, too.

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