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   1 Server maintains a queue of outbound packets for each user
   2
   3 Packets which are older than MAX_QUEUE_TIME are discarded
   4
   5 Each incoming request to the server takes up to MAX_BATCH_DOWN bytes
   6 from the queue and returns them as the POST response body payload
   7
   8 Each incoming request contains up to MAX_BATCH_UP bytes of payload.
   9 It's a multipart/form-data.
  10
  11 Authentication: for now, plaintext password
  12
  13 Sever side configuration:
  14
  15  [<client-ipaddr>] or [default]
  16  max_batch_down
  17  max_queue_time
  18  max_request_time
  19  password
  20
  21  [global]
  22  max_batch_down
  23  max_queue_time
  24  max_request_time
  25
  26  [virtual]
  27  network            # required
  28  server             # default is first host in network (eg <network>.1)
  29  mtu                # default is 1500
  30
  31
  32 Client side configuration;
  33  MAX_BATCH_DOWN MAX_QUEUE_TIME PASSWORD
  34
  35 Routing assistance: none needed; secnet polypath will DTRT
  36
  37 Client form parameters:
  38  i              ip address (textual)
  39  p              password
  40  d              data (SLIP format)
  41  mbd mqt mrt    config updates