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| Document: FSC-0088
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| Version: 001
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| Date: 31 October, 1995
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| Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0
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Compatibility and Link Qualifier Extensions for EMSI Sessions
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Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0 robert@ecs.mtlnet.org
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Purpose:
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The basic purpose of this document is to start discussions which will
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hopefully result in an improved handshake negotiation protocol.
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Scope:
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Relation of flags to Types of files transferred:
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The FSC-0056 EMSI specification (hereafter referred to as EMSI-I)
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makes little distinction between ARCmail/packets and other types of
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files, such as files attached and TIC'ed files. In EMSI-I, the term
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'Mail' when not used in conjunction with the term 'compressed', is
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interpreted to mean ANY file.
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This extension (hereafter referred to as EMSI-II) makes reference to
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and allows control of types of files in addition to 'compressed mail'.
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References to 'Mail' are changed to 'File' where common practice so
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indicates. The additional qualifier flags described provide for more
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control as to the types of files a system is prepared to receive.
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Relation of flags to presented addresses:
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The EMSI-I specification does not allow qualification for any address
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other than the PRIMARY address. This means that Link flags are limited
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in application to either all presented addresses or to the primary
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presented address only.
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This extension also allows application of Link flags to specific
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addresses other than the primary.
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Distinctions between Calling and Answering System:
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In the EMSI-I spec, the type of flags that may be presented is limited
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by the status of the site. Certain flags may only be presented when
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the site is the caller and other flags may only be presented when the
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site is the answerer. This proposed extension removes this
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distinction.
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In the EMSI-I spec, certain Link and Capability (a.k.a: Compatibility)
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flags are caller-driven, while others are controlled by the answering
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system. This specification attempts to harmonize these discrepancies.
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A attempt is made to remain somewhat backwards compatible and to have
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new flags follow the original flag naming convention. However, IMHO,
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it would be preferable to harmonize the flags; reducing the number of
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them while retaining the fine type control, so that the same codes are
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used in all sessions.
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Under both EMSI-I and EMSI-II, any flags that are not understood, are
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to be ignored. Therfore, if a site presents it's flags in EMSI-II
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format and the other site does not do EMSI-II, it is permissable for
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that site to interpret all flags according to EMSI-I specifications.
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Specifics:
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Compatibility flags:
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Compatibility flags consist of a string of codes that specify the
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PROTOCOL CAPABILITIES and ENABLED FEATURES of the mailer.
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ARC, XMA
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These EMSI-I compatibility flags have no meaning relavant to the
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transfer of files and are not to be presented under EMSI-II. If
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received, they are to be ignored.
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FNC
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The FNC EMSI-I compatibility flag has been identified as a 'mistake' by
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the author of EMSI-I. This is agreeable as that specification called
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for the creation of a filename that was ALWAYS 8.3, not
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up-to-8.up-to-3.
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It is not to be presented under EMSI-II. If received as a
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compatibility flag, it is to be ignored.
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Protocol Selection:
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In the EMSI-I spec, a requirement is placed upon the calling system to
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present it's available protocols in order of preference. A quote
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follows:
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The calling system must list supported protocols first and
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descending order of preference (the most desirable protocol
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should be listed first).
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The answering system should only present one protocol and it
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should be the first item in the compatibility_codes field.
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Some mailer authors have interpreted 'the compatibility_codes field' in
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the second sentence to mean that of the answering system, thereby
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making protocol selection RECEIVER-PREFS driven. This interpretation
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makes unnecessary the 'decending order' requirement placed upon the
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calling system, so shall be considered in conflict with that
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requirement.
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Most mailer authors have interpreted that phrase to mean the
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'compatibility_codes field' OF THE CALLER, thereby making protocol
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selection CALLER-PREFS driven. Since EMSI-I was intended to be "a
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clear protocol definition for state-of-the-art E-Mail systems to
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follow", they cannot be faulted for interpretation. Caller-prefs
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driven selection is state-of-the-art, receiver-prefs driven selection
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is older technolgy, such as Wazoo.
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This specification requires that the second interpretation,
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CALLER-PREFS driven, be mandatory.
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New Compatibilty Flags:
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EII
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Indicates that the system will interpret flags under this
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specification, if other end also presents this flag. IF either or both
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systems do not present this flag, all interpretations are done
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according to EMSI-I.
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DFB
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Indicates that the system presenting is capabable of fall-back to
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FTS1/WAZOO negotiation in the case of failure of EMSI handshake or no
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common protocol. Since ZMO is the minimum required protocol, NCP
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should only occur if the answering system presents more than one
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protocol.. (ie. it's broken)
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FRQ
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Indicates that the system will accept and process file requests
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received during outbound calls. In other words, the calling system
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will do a second turnaround for uni-directional protocols, to send the
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files requested, at his cost.
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NRQ
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NRQ should be presented ONLY IF the mailer does not have a file request
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server, task or function and cannot accept requests.. It should NOT be
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used to indicate that the function is temporarly disabled.
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When examined, No requests will be sent. It would be advisable that
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the mailer alert the system operator of this occurance to prevent
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continued polling of the remote site.
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Protocol Capabilities:
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Protocol capability flags are presented in decending order of
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preference by the caller. The answering system selects and presents
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the FIRST protocol from the callers list that it supports. The
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answering system must present only ONE protocol.
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HYD Hydra bi-directional (link flags define parameters)
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JAN Janus bi-directional
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TZA DirectZap (TrapDoor DirectZap varient)
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DZA DirectZap (Zmodem variant, reduced escape set)
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ZAP ZedZap (Zmodem variant, upe 8K blocks)
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ZMO Zmodem w/1,024 packets (Wazoo ZedZip)
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SLK SeaLink (no TYSNC, No MDM7, No TeLink)
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(8-32k window/ReSync/OverDrive/LongNames)
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NCP
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This is presented if no compatible protocol can be negotiated under
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EMSI. Since in most FTN networks, a common protocol DOES exist,
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fallback to WaZoo and FTS1 negotiation is expected. If these
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negotiation methods are not available, the session is terminated.
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This condition should never occur under normal circumstances. It
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should be considered as a problem with the design or configuration of
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one of the mailers involved.
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Link flags:
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Link flags consist of a string of codes that specify DESIRED CONNECT
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CONDITIONS. They apply to the CURRENT SESSION ONLY. Under EMSI-I,
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there are four TYPES of link flags: communications parameters, session
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parameters, pickup options and hold options. Under EMSI-II, only three
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types are used, the communications parameters type is REMOVED, as it
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serves no purpose whatsoever in FTN operations.
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Link Session options:
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FNC
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If either system presents this flag, it is an indication that the
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presenting system requires filename conversion to cp/m-msdos
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conventions. The other system will convert filenames to cp/m cpm/msdos
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8.3 conventions before sending.
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The convention is defined as a filename consisting of two
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parts, the filepart and extension. The filepart and extension are
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separated by a period ".". The filepart may be from 1 to 8 characters
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in length and the extension may be from 0 to 3 characters. The
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character set shall be any uppercase character in the range A-Z and any
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numeric character in the range 0-9. If the extension is of zero
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length, the period may or may not be present.
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RMA
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Indicates that the presenting site is able to send and process multiple
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file requests. If both sites present this flag, the caller will send
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any REQ files found for each AKA presented by the answering system.
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The answering system will process each received REQ.
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RH1
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Indicates that under the Hydra protocol, batch one contains file
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requests only, while batch 2 is reserved for all other files.
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(others to be defined)
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Pickup and Hold Flags:
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Under the EMSI-I specification, Link Pickup flags are only presented
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when calling (an Outbound Session) and are examined and processed only
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when answering (an Inbound Session) and Link Hold flags are only
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presented when answering (an Inbound Session) and are examined and
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processed only when calling (an Outbound Session).
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With EMSI-II, BOTH Pickup and Hold flags are presented by both sites
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during a session. This allows more control for those systems, for
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example, which cannot modify addresses presented or rotate akas to
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change the primary address presented on a per-session or per-site
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basis.
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Link Pickup and Hold:
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Each system can present one of three (or more) Link options related to
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application of addresses. If neither of these flags are presented, PUA
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is to be assumed.
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Neither PUA nor PUP is to be presented if only one address was
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presented.
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PUP Pickup FILES for primary address only
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/ PUA Pickup FILES for all presented addresses
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/ PUn Pickup FILES for address number n in AKA list
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\ NPU No FILE pickup desired. (calling system)
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HAT Hold all FILES (answering system)
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HAn Hold all FILES for address number n in AKA list
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Qualifiers:
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Qualifiers are processed in the order presented, with any conflict
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being resolved by subsequent qualifiers overridding any conflicting
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previous qualifier in the list.
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Qualifiers may be not be presented with either NPU or HAT and should be
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ignored if received with NPU or HAT.
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PickUp:
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PMO PickUp Mail (ARCmail and Packets) ONLY
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PMn PickUp Mail ONLY for address number n in AKA list
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NFE No TIC'S, associated files or files
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attachs desired
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NFn No TIC'S, associated files or file attaches,
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for address number n in AKA list
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NXP No compressed mail pickup desired
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NXn No compressed mail pickup desired,
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for address number n in AKA list
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NRQ File requests not accepted by caller
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This flag is presented if file request processing
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is disabled TEMPORARILY for any reason
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NRn File requests not accepted by caller
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for address number n in AKA list
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Note that NFE,NPX,NRQ != NPU
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Hold:
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HNM Hold all traffic EXCEPT Mail (ARCmail and Packets)
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HNn Hold all traffic EXCEPT Mail (ARCmail and Packets)
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for address number n in AKA list
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HXT Hold compressed mail traffic.
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HXn Hold compressed mail traffic.
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for address number n in AKA list
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HFE Hold tic's and associated files
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and file attaches other than mail
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HFn Hold tic's and associated files
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and file attaches other than mail
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for address number n in AKA list
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HRQ Hold file requests (not processed at this time)
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This flag is presented if file request processing
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is disabled TEMPORARILY for any reason
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HRn Hold file requests (not processed at this time)
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for address number n in AKA list
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Note that HXT,HRQ,HFE == HAT
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