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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Charlie,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Speaking of the old Packet Cluster protocol, I am looking for details on the protocol itself. Sort of the next level of documentation after the basic description of the commands themselves that is provided in the technical section on dxcluster.org already. A deeper explanantion of what each command is usewd for, and some idea of what commands are expected back in response, timing issues, etc., etc....Your email seemed to imply you might have access to that sort of info. Is it avaialble, and if so is it freely distributable, and if so, is there a way I can get a copy or a link to it? Or, does anyone else on the list have a copy of link for me?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>MIke L.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: charlie carroll [<A HREF="mailto:k1xx@ptcnh.net">mailto:k1xx@ptcnh.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:07 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: dxspider-support@dxcluster.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Long comment fields</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Kelly:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>You raise an interesting point. A week or so ago I was speaking with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>K1EA (CT) about exactly this subject. The issue, however, is not just</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>with DXSpider. At least one other cluster s/w package "takes liberties"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>with the comment field, in this case putting a DXCC abbreviation just</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>prior to and just after the time.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I looked at the old Packetcluster protocol, but did not see any</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>specifics relative to the length of the comment field. In days of old</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>when Packetcluster and CT were being developed, K1EA and AK1A pretty</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>much knew the details of the other's s/w.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Now, there are multiple cluster packages, multiple contest logging</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>programs, and multiple general purpose logging programs. Unfortunately,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>other than the old Packetcluster protocol, there's no standard. Hence,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>this problem may be with us for a while.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>73 charlie, k1xx</FONT>
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