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Ärende: FSP-1018 rev 2 part 3
=============================
   We define here a FIFO queue called "TheQueue", which is used to
   pass incoming M_GET / M_GOT / M_SKIP frames from Receive Routine to
   Transmit Routine. Receive routine itself does not react to these
   frames.

                        Table 4: Receive Routine
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
   |RxState |Predicate(s) |Condition(s) |Actions(s)|Next    |Return  |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |RxWaitF |Get a frame  |Haven't got a|none      |RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |from Input   |complete     |          |        |        |
   |        |Buffer       |frame yet    |          |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got Data     |ignore    |RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |frame        |          |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_ERR    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |             |Error     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_GET /  |Add frame |RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |M_GOT /      |to The    |        |        |
   |        |             |M_SKIP       |Queue     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_NUL    |Log/parse/|RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |             |ignore    |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_EOB    |Report End|RxEOB   |OK      |
   |        |             |             |of Batch  |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_FILE   |none      |RxAccF  |continue|
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got other    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |known frame  |unexpected|        |        |
   |        |             |             |frame     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got unknown  |ignore    |RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |frame        |          |        |        |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |RxAccF  |Decide how to|Accept from  |Report    |RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |accept       |beginning    |receiving |        |        |
   |        |Incoming File|             |file      |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Accept from  |Send M_GET|RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |             |offset (we do|Report    |        |        |
   |        |             |already have |receiving |        |        |
   |        |             |a part of    |file,     |        |        |
   |        |             |file)        |requested |        |        |
   |        |             |             |offest    |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Accept later |Send      |RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |(or failed to|M_SKIP    |        |        |
   |        |             |create file) |Report we |        |        |
   |        |             |             |will      |        |        |
   |        |             |             |accept    |        |        |
   |        |             |             |file      |        |        |
   |        |             |             |later, not|        |        |
   |        |             |             |in current|        |        |
   |        |             |             |session   |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Refuse       |Send M_GOT|RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |(delete on   |Report we |        |        |
   |        |             |remote)      |do not    |        |        |
   |        |             |             |accept    |        |        |
   |        |             |             |file      |        |        |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |RxReceD |Get a frame  |Didn't got a |none      |RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |from Input   |complete     |          |        |        |
   |        |Buffer       |frame yet    |          |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got Data     |none      |RxWriteD|continue|
   |        |             |frame        |          |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_ERR    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |             |Error     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_GET /  |Add frame |RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |             |M_GOT /      |to The    |        |        |
   |        |             |M_SKIP       |Queue     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_NUL    |Log/parse/|RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |             |             |ignore    |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_FILE   |Report    |RxAccF  |Continue|
   |        |             |             |partially |        |        |
   |        |             |             |received  |        |        |
   |        |             |             |file      |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got other    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |known frame  |unexpected|        |        |
   |        |             |             |frame     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got unknown  |ignore    |RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |             |frame        |          |        |        |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |RxWriteD|Write data to|Write Failed |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |file         |             |error     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |File Pos >   |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |Reported     |write     |        |        |
   |        |             |             |beyond EOF|        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |File Pos =   |Close File|RxWaitF |OK      |
   |        |             |Reported     |Send M_GOT|        |        |
   |        |             |             |Report    |        |        |
   |        |             |             |File      |        |        |
   |        |             |             |Received  |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |File Pos <   |none      |RxReceD |OK      |
   |        |             |Reported     |          |        |        |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
|  |RxEOB   |Get a frame  |PendingFiles |none      |RxDone  |OK      |
|  |        |from Input   |list is empty|          |        |        |
|  |        |Buffer       |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
|  |        |             |Didn't get a |none      |RxEOB   |OK      |
|  |        |             |complete     |          |        |        |
|  |        |             |frame yet or |          |        |        |
|  |        |             |TxState is   |          |        |        |
|  |        |             |not TxDone   |          |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_ERR    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |             |Error     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_GET /  |Add frame |RxEOB   |OK      |
   |        |             |M_GOT /      |to The    |        |        |
   |        |             |M_SKIP       |Queue     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got M_NUL    |Log/parse/|RxEOB   |OK      |
   |        |             |             |ignore    |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got other    |Report    |RxDone  |Failure |
   |        |             |known frame  |unexpected|        |        |
   |        |             |or data frame|frame     |        |        |
   |        |             |-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |        |             |Got unknown  |ignore    |RxEOB   |OK      |
   |        |             |frame        |          |        |        |
   |--------+-------------+-------------+----------+--------+--------|
   |RxDone  |none         |none         |none      |RxDone  |OK      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+

   We define the list called "PendingFiles". After we put the last
   byte of file into output buffer, we cannot yet consider the file as
   being successfully transmitted, thus we have to add the file to
   this list and then look for corresponding incoming M_GET / M_GOT /
   M_SKIP frames to remove the file from the list and decide whether
   the file was indeed received by remote or remote will accept this
   file later, or something else. After we have sent M_EOB frame, we
   must wait until PendingFiles list gets empty before disconnecting.

   If the connection accidentally breaks, all the files left in
   PendingFiles are considered unsent and will be re-transmitted in
   the next session. If the connection breaks when the remote did
   actually receive the file (but the corresponded confirmation frame
   (M_GOT) didn't came back to us) and we are resending this file
   again in the next session, remote may get two copies of the same
   file (file dupe). Binkp allows to reduce or totally suppress such
   dupes (at a cost of performance, of course), see Non-Reliable mode
   and "No Dupes" protocol extension (to be found in a separate
   documents).

                        Table 5: Transmit Routine
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
   |TxState|Predicate(s)|Condition(s)  |Actions(s)  |Next   |Return  |
   |-------+------------+--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |TxGNF  |Open next   |File opened OK|Send M_FILE |TxTryR |continue|
   |       |file from   |              |Report      |       |        |
   |       |outgoing    |              |sending file|       |        |
   |       |queue       |--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |       |            |Failed to open|Report      |TxDone |Failure |
   |       |            |file          |failure     |       |        |
   |       |            |--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |       |            |No more files |Send M_EOB  |TxWLA  |continue|
   |       |            |              |Report end  |       |        |
   |       |            |              |of batch    |       |        |
   |-------+------------+--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |TxTryR |Check       |TheQueue is   |none        |TxReadS|continue|
   |       |TheQueue    |empty         |            |       |        |
   |       |            |--------------+--------------------+--------|
   |       |            |TheQueue is   |call ProcessTheQueue|continue|
   |       |            |not empty     |                    |        |
   |-------+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------|
   |TxReadS|Read data   |Read failed   |Report Error|TxDone |Failure |
   |       |block from  |--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |       |file        |Read OK,      |Send data   |TxGNF  |OK      |
   |       |            |Reached EOF   |block frame |       |        |
   |       |            |              |Close       |       |        |
   |       |            |              |current file|       |        |
   |       |            |              |Add current |       |        |
   |       |            |              |file to     |       |        |
   |       |            |              |PendingFiles|       |        |
   |       |            |--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |       |            |Read OK, not  |Send data   |TxTryR |OK      |
   |       |            |reached EOF   |block frame |       |        |
   |-------+------------+--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |TxWLA  |Check       |TheQueue is   |none        |TxDone |OK      |
   |       |TheQueue    |empty and     |            |       |        |
   |       |            |RxState >=    |            |       |        |
   |       |            |RxEOB         |            |       |        |
   |       |            |--------------+------------+-------+--------|
   |       |            |TheQueue is   |none        |TxWLA  |OK      |
   |       |            |empty and     |            |       |        |
   |       |            |RxState <     |            |       |        |
   |       |            |RxEOB         |            |       |        |
   |       |            |--------------+--------------------+--------|
   |       |            |TheQueue is   |call ProcessTheQueue|continue|
   |       |            |not empty     |                    |        |
   |-------+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------|
   |TxDone |none        |none          |none        |TxDone |OK      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+

   We define a list called KnownFiles. This list contains files that
   can be requested by the remote using M_GET command. This list shall
   at least contain all the files that are part of the PendingFiles
   list.
|  The term "finalize file" means that the file MUST be marked as sent
|  in the mailer outbound queue.

                    Table 6: ProcessTheQueue routine
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Predicate(s)       | Condition(s)       | Actions(s)            |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_GET received     | requested file is  | Report unknown file   |
   |                    | not in the         |                       |
   |                    | KnownFiles list    |                       |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_GET received for | Requested pos is   | Close and finalize    |
   | a known file       | FileSize           | file.                 |
   |                    |                    | Report that remote    |
   |                    |                    | refused file being    |
   |                    |                    | transmitted.          |
|  |                    |                    | Remove file from the  |
|  |                    |                    | PendingFiles list     |
   |                    |                    | Set TxState to TxGNF  |
   |                    |--------------------+-----------------------|
   |                    | Requested pos is   | Set file pointer to   |
   |                    | less than FileSize | requested pos.        |
   |                    |                    | Report that remote    |
   |                    |                    | requested offset.     |
   |                    |                    | Set TxState to TxGNF  |
   |                    |--------------------+-----------------------|
   |                    | Requested pos is   | Ignore frame          |
   |                    | greater than       |                       |
   |                    | FileSize           |                       |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_GOT file that is | none               | Close and finalize    |
   | currently          |                    | file                  |
   | transmitting       |                    | Report Remote refused |
   |                    |                    | file being transmitted|
|  |                    |                    | Remove file from the  |
|  |                    |                    | PendingFiles list     |
   |                    |                    | Set TxState to TxGNF  |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_GOT file that is | File is in         | Finalize file         |
   | not currently      | PendingFiles list  | Report file has been  |
   | transmitting       |                    | sent                  |
   |                    |                    | Remove file from the  |
   |                    |                    | PendingFiles list     |
   |                    |--------------------+-----------------------|
   |                    | File is not in     | Ignore frame          |
   |                    | PendingFiles       |                       |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_SKIP file that   | none               | Close file (do not    |
   | is currently       |                    | finalize, we will     |
   | transmitting       |                    | send it later, not in |
   |                    |                    | current session)      |
   |                    |                    | Report remote will    |
   |                    |                    | accept this file      |
   |                    |                    | later                 |
|  |                    |                    | Remove file from the  |
|  |                    |                    | PendingFiles list     |
   |                    |                    | Set TxState to TxGNF  |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_SKIP file that   | none               | Report remote will    |
   | is not currently   |                    | accept this file      |
   | transmitting       |                    | later                 |
   |                    |                    | Remove file from      |
   |                    |                    | PendingPiles, if      |
   |                    |                    | exists there          |
   |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
   | M_NUL "OPT option" | none               | ignore or doing       |
   | or another frame   |                    | action required by    |
   | indicate/contents  |                    | protocol extension    |
   | protocol extension |                    |                       |
   | received           |                    |                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+


  6.3 Session Termination
  -----------------------

   A session may be terminated in any of the following cases:

   1. If transmitted or received M_ERR. In this case, the session
      should be deemed aborted due to a fatal error.
   2. If transmitted or received M_BSY. In this case, the session
      should be deemed aborted due to non-fatal error typically
      because of temporary lack of resources to proceed with the
      session.
   3. If all of the following applies:
         * all the files have been sent
         * we have received M_EOB from the remote side (there are no
           more files for us),
         * we have received acknowledgements for all the files sent,
         * we have received all the files re-requested by M_GET,
      In this case, the session should be deemed successfully
      completed.

   A session termination itself is not a protocol stage. Mailer may
   terminate a session at any time simply by issuing disconnect
   (shutdown) command to the underlying transport layer, provided any
   of the three conditions above are met. Mailer MUST take all proper
   steps to provide a graceful shutdown of the transport layer, as it
   is the transport layer that is responsible for all the data
   transmitted by one side to be received by another before
   disconnection, provided that shutdown of the transport layer
   protocol was successful.


7. Protocol Identification String
---------------------------------

   In session setup stage both sides send M_NUL frames like this:

     M_NUL "VER mailer/version binkp/1.0"

   where "mailer version" is mailer identification string, usually
   mailer name and version, in free form, and "binkp/1.0" is protocol
   identification string, case-insencitive. Mailer identification
   string MAY have contents spaces and SHOULD only consist of
   characters with ASCII codes range 32-126 (" ".."~").

   Example:

     M_NUL "VER binkd/0.9.5a/FreeBSD binkp/1.0"

   Version identification frame SHOULD be send and may be received 
   before autentification ends (before sending of M_PWD frame by 
   the originating side and M_OK by answering side).

   If no protocol identification string is received, the binkp/1.0
   protocol MUST be assumed. Any mailer with a higher protocol as
   binkp/1.0 that receives a binkp/1.0 version identification string
   from a remote mailer, or receives no indentification string at 
   all, MUST fallback to the binkp/1.0 protocol.


8. Protocol Extensions
----------------------

   Protocol extensions are optional and therefore not documented in
   this Fidonet Technical Standard document, only the method of 
   showing the supported protocol extensions is shown.

   Sides indicate supported protocol extensions by sending M_NUL
   frame(s) with "OPT list_of_extensions" string, where
   list_of_extensions is a space separated list of supported protocol
   extensions. Whenever multiple M_NUL "OPT ..." frames are received
   during the session, they SHOULD augment the current list of
   extensions rather than replace it, unless specifically stated
   otherwise for a particular option.

   Mailer SHOULD NOT use any extension unless exactly sure that this
   extension is supported by the remote. Mailer SHOULD use M_NUL "OPT
   ..." to indicate supported options. Other methods for indicating
   supported extensions are allowed as long as they provide full
   backwards compatibility.


8.1 Recommended protocol extensions
-----------------------------------

   At the time of writing this document the following protocol 
   extensions are recommended:
 
   * None-reliable mode (NR).
   * Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism (CRAM).
   
   Other documents may be released after this document. See the actual
   list of FTSC documents.


 9. Binkp license.
 -----------------

   To implement the binkp/1.0 protocol pay attention to the following
   notes:

   1.  The protocol shall be referenced to as binkp and not in any
       other way. You should also include the author name (Dima
       Maloff) of the binkp protocol in your copyright statement 
       for the software.
   2.  Binkp shall always be backwards compatible with it's previous
       versions. Binkp allows development of the new capabilities
       without compromising interoperability with previous versions.
       Therefore, it is important that future developments of the
       protocol are not pursued in different directions by different
       people. If you have any suggestions regarding future
       developments of the protocol, make a reasonable effort to
       contact the author(s), so that the development efforts can
       coordinated in a way advantageous for everybody.
   3.  If your implementation is not compatible with past, present or
       future binkp specifications, you shall reference to it as a
       "binkp variation" or "binkp derived".

   Binkp author: Dima Maloff.

10. Glossary
------------

   Many entries in this glossary are provided courtesy of Butterfly
   Glossary of Internet and Data Communication terms and RFC-1983.

   connection-oriented
           Data communication method in which communication proceeds
           through three well-defined phases: connection
           establishment, data transfer, connection release. TCP is a
           connection-oriented protocol.

   data link layer
           The OSI layer that is responsible for data transfer across
           a single physical connection, or series of bridged
           connections, between two Network entities.

   flow control
           A technique for ensuring that a transmitting entity does
           not overwhelm a receiving entity.

   HDLC
           (High level Data Link Control). Popular ISO standard
           bit-oriented, data link layer protocol derived from SDLC.
           HDLC specifies an encapsulated method of data on
           synchronous serial data links.

   IP
           (Internet Protocol). The Internet Protocol, defined in STD
           5, RFC 791, is the network layer for the TCP/IP Protocol
           Suite. It is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching
           protocol.

   network layer
           Layer 3 of the OSI reference model. Layer 3 is the layer at
           which routing, addressing and connection management take
           place.

   OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Reference Model
           A seven-layer structure designed to describe computer
           network architectures and the way that data passes through
           them. This model was developed by the ISO (International
           Organization for Standardization) in 1978 to clearly define
           the interfaces in multivendor networks, and to provide
           users of those networks with conceptual guidelines in the
           construction of such networks.

   port
           A port is a transport layer demultiplexing value. Each
           application has a unique port identifier associated with
           it.

   physical layer
           The OSI layer that provides the means to activate and use
           physical connections for bit transmission. In plain terms,
           the Physical Layer provides the procedures for transferring
           a single bit across a Physical Media.

   Quality of Service
           (Also QoS). A measure of performance for a transmission
           system that reflects its transmission quality and
           availability of service.

   reliable transmission
           a type of transport service that:
              * recovers from errors by retransmitting errored frames
              * delivers frames in correct sequence (also known as
                stream-oriented)
              * usually is used in connection-oriented mode

   session layer
           Layer 5 of the OSI reference model. Coordinates session
           activity between applications, including application-layer
           error control, dialog control, and remote procedure calls.

   sliding window flow control
           Method of flow control in which a receiver gives
           transmitter permission to transmit data until a window is
           full. When the window is full, the transmitter must stop
           transmitting until the receiver advertises a larger window.

   socket
           Software structure operating as a communications and point
           within a network device.

   TCP
           Transmission Control Protocol. An Internet Standard
           transport layer reliable protocol defined in STD 7, RFC
           793. It is connection-oriented and stream-oriented.

   TCP/IP protocol suite
           Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. This
           is a common shorthand which refers to the suite of
           transport and application protocols which runs over IP.

   transport layer
           Layer 4 of the OSI reference model. The transport layer is
           responsible for reliable network communication between end
           nodes. It implements flow and error control and often uses
           virtual circuits to ensure reliable data delivery.

   unixtime
           number of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC, Jan. 1, 1970.


11. References
--------------

   [FTS-0001]
           A Basic FidoNet(r) Technical Standard, Revision 16. Randy
           Bush, Pacific Systems Group, September 30, 1995. FTS-0001.

   [FTS-0006]
           YOOHOO and YOOHOO/2U2. The netmail handshake used by
           Opus-CBCS and other intelligent Fidonet mail handling
           packages. Version 002, Vince Perriello. 30-Nov-1991.
           FTS-0006.

   [FSC-0039]
           M.Howard, A type-2 packet extension proposal, FSC-0039
           Version 4, 29-Sep-1990. FSC-0039.

   [FSC-0045]
           T.Henderson, Proposed new packet header, Version 1,
           17-Apr-1990. FSC-0045.

   [FSC-0048]
           J.Vroonhof, Proposed type-2 packet extension, Version 2,
           21-Oct-1990. FSC-0048.

   [FSC-0081]
           M.Staldal, A type-3 packet proposal, Version 1,
           01-Mar-1995. FSC-0081.

   [EMSI]
           Joaquim H. Homrighausen, EMSI/IEMSI protocol definition.
           May 3, 1991. FSC-0056.

   [FTA-1006]
           Key words to indicate requirement levels, Fidonet Technical
           Standards Committee administrative. FTA-1006.

   [UTF8]
           UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646. F. Yergeau.
           January 1998, RFC 2279.

   [ISO10646]
           ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993. International Standard -- Information
           technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set
           (UCS) -- Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane.
           Five amendments and a technical corrigendum have been
           published up to now. UTF-8 is described in Annex R,
           published as Amendment 2.

   [FSP-1011.003]
           Binkp - a protocol for transferring FidoNet mail over
           reliable connections by Dima Maloff, Nick Soveiko and Maxim
           Masiutin, 31 July 2000.

   [FSP-1011.004 draft 8, not yet published]
           Used to correct state tables an clarify some explanations.


A. History
----------

   Revision.1, 20031222
           First release (revised from FSP-1011 rev 3 by FTSC).

   Revision.2  200401xx
           Clarified some actions in ProcessTheQueue.
           Added test for PendinFiles in Receive Routine RxEOB.



    Greetings, Michiel Broek

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