Maurice Kinal wrote to andy5995 on 09/04/2026 15:27 <=-

Hey andy5995!

<Esc>:read !/usr/sbin/zramctl --version

zramctl from util-linux 2.42.2

<Esc>:read !/usr/sbin/zramctl --help

Usage:
zramctl [options] <device>
zramctl -r <device> [...]
zramctl [options] -f | <device> -s <size>

Set up and control zram devices.

Options:
-a, --algorithm <alg> compression algorithm to use

Maurice... you found a new toy that interests you then?


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Hey andy5995!

Maurice... you found a new toy that interests you then?

That can and does happen. In this case I am finding tmpfs much more useful to me given the ram I have at my disposal. Compression would only slow things down. However, now that zramctl is on my radar, it is on the todo list. :-)

Life is good,
Maurice

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Maurice Kinal wrote to andy5995 on 09/09/2026 14:07 <=-

Hey andy5995!

Maurice... you found a new toy that interests you then?

That can and does happen. In this case I am finding tmpfs much more useful to me given the ram I have at my disposal. Compression would
only slow things down. However, now that zramctl is on my radar, it is
on the todo list. :-)

Sounds like a fair shake. :)

I left you a message in another echo, because I didn't know which one to put it in. It was about tith (This isn't That Hard)

https://github.com/RealDeuce/tith

TITH is a modern store-and-forward protocol for FidoNet Technology Networks. >It combines a small set of versioned standards with a Rust reference mailer, >with the goal of making secure FTN transport straightforward to implement and >interoperate with.

The project starts from a deliberately simple premise: define one canonical >representation, authenticate every peer and payload, and keep legacy >conversion at an explicit boundary instead of carrying historical ambiguity >into the native protocol.

I don't know if that would interest you or not, but thought there was a chance it would...


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Hej andy5995!

https://github.com/RealDeuce/tith

Took a looksee. Thank you for the tip.

I don't know if that would interest you or not, but thought there
was a chance it would...

Sort of. I can already do most of what tith is advertising EXCEPT I don't have a need for rust, other than I have it for compiling firefox. The bash scripts currently can handle all the phoney-baloney formats including Type 2+ pkt headers, which puts me far ahead wrt any compatibilty issues, especially considering backwards compatibility. ;-)

Good to know but from my perspective I didn't see anything of any real value there. Also, while I am at it, viewing github with a text browser really, really sucks. They should be ashamed of themselves. ;-)

I left you a message in another echo

Which one? I don't subscribe to many but am willing to adjust if and when there is a need.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Maurice Kinal wrote to andy5995 on 09/13/2026 20:56 <=-

Good to know but from my perspective I didn't see anything of any real value there. Also, while I am at it, viewing github with a text
browser really, really sucks. They should be ashamed of themselves.
;-)

They? Who are you talking about Maurice. Who do you think should feel shame? ;)

I left you a message in another echo

Which one? I don't subscribe to many but am willing to adjust if and
when there is a need.

I remember writing a reply but I'm not sure if I sent it, and it's gone now. But... BBS-SCENE. No need to subscribe to it, it didn't have any more info than I already gave you here.

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Hey andy5995!

They? Who are you talking about Maurice. Who do you think should
feel shame?

Everyoone associated with github. They should all hang their heads in shame ... if they even have heads. I sense AI wrapped up in the middle of a data center.

Life is good,
Maurice

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Hey andy5995!

BBS-SCENE

That explains it.

I saw a netmail from you and replied to it. Have you seen it?

Life is good,
Maurice

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