[Dxspider-support] Long comment fields

[charlie carroll]

Kelly:
You raise an interesting point.  A week or so ago I was speaking with
K1EA (CT) about exactly this subject.  The issue, however, is not just
with DXSpider.  At least one other cluster s/w package "takes liberties"
with the comment field, in this case putting a DXCC abbreviation just
prior to and just after the time.
I looked at the old Packetcluster protocol, but did not see any
specifics relative to the length of the comment field.  In days of old
when Packetcluster and CT were being developed, K1EA and AK1A pretty
much knew the details of the other's s/w.
Now, there are multiple cluster packages, multiple contest logging
programs, and multiple general purpose logging programs.  Unfortunately,
other than the old Packetcluster protocol, there's no standard.  Hence,
this problem may be with us for a while.

73 charlie, k1xx