From: Kevin Day <thekevinday@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 02:28:02 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Update: The fss-000e (Payload) specification should allow for the "payload" Section... 
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Update: The fss-000e (Payload) specification should allow for the "payload" Section to be optional.

In cases where packets that are being sent only need to send the "header", then it makes sense to not have a "payload" Section.
This should help reduce network traffic by avoiding the extra "payload:\n" characters when the payload Section is to be ignored.
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diff --git a/specifications/fss-000e.txt b/specifications/fss-000e.txt
index c91c310..d82f587 100644
--- a/specifications/fss-000e.txt
+++ b/specifications/fss-000e.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # fss-0002 iki-0000
 #
 # license open-standard-license-1.0
-# version 2023/11/14
+# version 2023/12/07
 #
 # This file (assumed to be named fss-000e.txt) can be more easily read using the following iki_read commands:
 #   iki_read fss-000e.txt +Q -w -rr EOF EOF FLL FLL -WWW character "'" "'" code '"' '"' italic '"' '"'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Featureless Settings Specification: 000e - Payload:
   This is a code:"FSS-0002 (Basic List)" with two required objects and one optional object\:
   1) italic:"header".
   2) italic:"signature" (optional).
-  3) italic:"payload".
+  3) italic:"payload" (optional).
 
   The italic:"header"\:
   - The italic:"header"'s Content is of type code:"FSS-0001 (Extended)".
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Featureless Settings Specification: 000e - Payload:
 
   The italic:"payload"\:
   - The italic:"payload"'s Content may contain anything, including raw binary data.
-  - The italic:"payload" is italic:"required" to be the last list Object in the file.
+  - The italic:"payload" is italic:"required" to be the last list Object in the file, if present.
   - The italic:"payload" is recommended to have its size designated in some manner in the italic:"header" (such as with the recommended italic:"length").
   - The italic:"payload" is terminated by the EOF:"End of File" character or by the recommended italic:"length" header.
-  - The italic:"payload" may be empty (length may be zero), but the list Object italic:"payload" must still exist.
+  - The italic:"payload" may be empty (length may be zero).
   - Nothing in the italic:"payload" may be considered a valid list Object by the outer code:"FSS-0002 (Basic List)" and therefore escaping is unnecessary (No further processing by the outer code:"FSS-0002 (Basic List)" is allowed at this point).
   - Comments in the italic:"payload" are not considered comments and are instead considered part of the payload, as-is.
   - Essentially, the italic:"payload" should be treated as binary data embedded in a text file.