diff --git a/core/ftn_address.js b/core/ftn_address.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6dad9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ftn_address.js
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+let _		= require('lodash');
+
+const FTN_ADDRESS_REGEXP = /^([0-9]+:)?([0-9]+)(\/[0-9]+)?(\.[0-9]+)?(@[a-z0-9\-\.]+)?$/i;
+const FTN_PATTERN_REGEXP = /^([0-9\*]+:)?([0-9\*]+)(\/[0-9\*]+)?(\.[0-9\*]+)?(@[a-z0-9\-\.\*]+)?$/i;
+
+module.exports = class Address {
+	constructor(addr) {
+		if(addr) {
+			if(_.isObject(addr)) {
+				Object.assign(this, addr);
+			} else if(_.isString(addr)) {
+				const temp = Address.fromString(addr);
+				if(temp) {
+					Object.assign(this, temp);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	isEqual(other) {
+		if(_.isString(other)) {
+			other = Address.fromString(other);
+		}
+
+		return (
+			this.net === other.net &&
+			this.node === other.node &&
+			this.zone === other.zone &&
+			this.point === other.point &&
+			this.domain === other.domain
+			);
+	}
+
+	isMatch(pattern) {
+		const m = FTN_PATTERN_REGEXP.exec(pattern);
+		if(m) {
+			let addr = { };
+
+			if(m[1]) {
+				addr.zone = m[1].slice(0, -1)
+				if('*' !== addr.zone) {
+					addr.zone = parseInt(addr.zone);
+				}
+			} else {
+				addr.zone = '*';
+			}
+
+			if(m[2]) {
+				addr.net = m[2];
+				if('*' !== addr.net) {
+					addr.net = parseInt(addr.net);
+				}
+			} else {
+				addr.net = '*';
+			}
+
+			if(m[3]) {
+				addr.node = m[3].substr(1);
+				if('*' !== addr.node) {
+					addr.node = parseInt(addr.node);
+				}
+			} else {
+				addr.node = '*';
+			}
+
+			if(m[4]) {
+				addr.point = m[4].substr(1);
+				if('*' !== addr.point) {
+					addr.point = parseInt(addr.point);
+				}
+			} else {
+				addr.point = '*';
+			}
+
+			if(m[5]) {
+				addr.domain = m[5].substr(1);
+			} else {
+				addr.domain = '*';
+			}
+
+			return (
+				('*' === addr.net || this.net === addr.net) &&
+				('*' === addr.node || this.node === addr.node) &&
+				('*' === addr.zone || this.zone === addr.zone) &&
+				('*' === addr.point || this.point === addr.point) &&
+				('*' === addr.domain || this.domain === addr.domain)
+				);
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	static fromString(addrStr) {
+		const m = FTN_ADDRESS_REGEXP.exec(addrStr);
+	
+		if(m) {
+			//  start with a 2D
+			let addr = {
+				net		: parseInt(m[2]),
+				node	: parseInt(m[3].substr(1)),
+			};
+
+			//  3D: Addition of zone if present
+			if(m[1]) {
+				addr.zone = parseInt(m[1].slice(0, -1));
+			}
+
+			//  4D if optional point is present
+			if(m[4]) {
+				addr.point = parseInt(m[4].substr(1));
+			}
+
+			//  5D with @domain
+			if(m[5]) {
+				addr.domain = m[5].substr(1);
+			}
+
+			return new Address(addr);
+		}
+	}
+
+	toString(dimensions) {
+		dimensions = dimensions || '5D';
+
+		let addrStr = `${this.zone}:${this.net}`;
+
+		//	allow for e.g. '4D' or 5 
+		const dim = parseInt(dimensions.toString()[0]);
+
+		if(dim >= 3) {
+			addrStr += `/${this.node}`;
+		}
+
+		//	missing & .0 are equiv for point
+		if(dim >= 4 && this.point) {
+			addrStr += `.${this.point}`;
+		}
+
+		if(5 === dim && this.domain) {
+			addrStr += `@${this.domain.toLowerCase()}`;
+		}
+
+		return addrStr;
+	}
+
+	static getComparator() {
+		return function(left, right) {
+			let c = (left.zone || 0) - (right.zone || 0);
+			if(0 !== c) {
+				return c;
+			}
+
+			c = (left.net || 0) - (right.net || 0);
+			if(0 !== c) {
+				return c;
+			}
+
+			c = (left.node || 0) - (right.node || 0);
+			if(0 !== c) {
+				return c;
+			}
+
+			return (left.domain || '').localeCompare(right.domain || '');
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/ftn_mail_packet.js b/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
index 361d24dc..51215c5d 100644
--- a/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
+++ b/core/ftn_mail_packet.js
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@
 'use strict';
 
 //var MailPacket		= require('./mail_packet.js');
-var ftn				= require('./ftn_util.js');
-var Message			= require('./message.js');
-var sauce			= require('./sauce.js');
+let ftn				= require('./ftn_util.js');
+let Message			= require('./message.js');
+let sauce			= require('./sauce.js');
+let Address			= require('./ftn_address.js');
+let strUtil			= require('./string_util.js');
 
-var _				= require('lodash');
-var assert			= require('assert');
-var binary			= require('binary');
-var fs				= require('fs');
-var util			= require('util');
-var async			= require('async');
-var iconv			= require('iconv-lite');
-var buffers			= require('buffers');
-var moment			= require('moment');
+let _				= require('lodash');
+let assert			= require('assert');
+let binary			= require('binary');
+let fs				= require('fs');
+let util			= require('util');
+let async			= require('async');
+let iconv			= require('iconv-lite');
+let buffers			= require('buffers');
+let moment			= require('moment');
+
+exports.PacketHeader	= PacketHeader;
+exports.Packet			= Packet;
 
 /*
 	:TODO: things
@@ -35,6 +40,88 @@ const FTN_MESSAGE_SAUCE_HEADER = new Buffer('SAUCE00');
 
 const FTN_MESSAGE_KLUDGE_PREFIX	= '\x01';
 
+function PacketHeader(options) {
+}
+
+PacketHeader.prototype.init = function(origAddr, destAddr, created, version) {
+	version = version || '2+';
+
+	const EMPTY_ADDRESS = {
+		node	: 0,
+		net		: 0,
+		zone	: 0,
+		point	: 0,
+	};
+
+	this.packetVersion = version;
+
+	this.setOrigAddress(origAddr || EMPTY_ADDRESS);
+	this.setDestAddress(destAddr || EMPTY_ADDRESS);
+	this.setCreated(created || moment());
+
+	//	uncommon to set the following explicitly
+	this.prodCodeLo		= 0xfe;	//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1005.003
+	this.prodRevLo		= 0;
+	this.baud			= 0;
+	this.packetType		= FTN_PACKET_HEADER_TYPE;
+	this.password		= '';
+	this.prodData 		= 0x47694e45;	//	"ENiG"
+
+	this.capWord			= 0x0001;
+	this.capWordValidate	= ((this.capWord & 0xff) << 8) | ((this.capWord >> 8) & 0xff);
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+PacketHeader.prototype.setOrigAddress = function(address) {
+	this.origNode	= address.node;
+
+	//	See FSC-48
+	if(address.point) {
+		this.origNet	= -1;
+		this.auxNet		= address.net;
+	} else {
+		this.origNet	= address.net;
+		this.auxNet		= 0;
+	}
+
+	this.origZone	= address.zone;
+	this.origZone2	= address.zone;
+	this.origPoint	= address.point || 0;
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+PacketHeader.prototype.setDestAddress = function(address) {
+	this.destNode	= address.node;
+	this.destNet	= address.net;
+	this.destZone	= address.zone;
+	this.destZone2	= address.zone;
+	this.destPoint	= address.point || 0;
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+PacketHeader.prototype.setCreated = function(created) {
+	if(!moment.isMoment(created)) {
+		created = moment(created);
+	}
+
+	this.year	= created.year();
+	this.month	= created.month();
+	this.day	= created.day();
+	this.hour	= created.hour();
+	this.minute	= created.minute();
+	this.second	= created.second();
+
+	return this;
+};
+
+PacketHeader.prototype.setPassword = function(password) {
+	this.password = password.substr(0, 8);
+}
+
+
 //
 //	Read/Write FTN packets with support for the following formats:
 //
@@ -47,7 +134,7 @@ const FTN_MESSAGE_KLUDGE_PREFIX	= '\x01';
 //	*	Writeup on differences between type 2, 2.2, and 2+:
 //		http://walon.org/pub/fidonet/FTSC-nodelists-etc./pkt-types.txt
 //
-function FTNPacket() {
+function Packet() {
 
 	var self = this;
 
@@ -96,7 +183,8 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 			.word32lu('prodData')
 			.tap(packetHeader => {
 				//	Convert password from NULL padded array to string
-				packetHeader.password = ftn.stringFromFTN(packetHeader.password);
+				//packetHeader.password = ftn.stringFromFTN(packetHeader.password);
+				packetHeader.password = strUtil.stringFromNullTermBuffer(packetHeader.password, 'CP437');
 
 				if(FTN_PACKET_HEADER_TYPE !== packetHeader.packetType) {
 					cb(new Error('Unsupported header type: ' + packetHeader.packetType));
@@ -106,7 +194,7 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 				//
 				//	What kind of packet do we really have here?
 				//
-				//	:TODO: adjust values based on version discoverd
+				//	:TODO: adjust values based on version discovered
 				if(FTN_PACKET_BAUD_TYPE_2_2 === packetHeader.baud) {
 					packetHeader.packetVersion = '2.2';
 
@@ -147,15 +235,16 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 				//
 				packetHeader.created = moment(packetHeader);
 
-				cb(null, packetHeader);
+				let ph = new PacketHeader();
+				_.assign(ph, packetHeader);
+
+				cb(null, ph);
 			});
 	};
 
 	this.writePacketHeader = function(packetHeader, ws) {
 		let buffer = new Buffer(FTN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE);
 
-		//	:TODO: write 2, 2.2, or 2+ packet based on packetHeader.packetVersion (def=2+)
-
 		buffer.writeUInt16LE(packetHeader.origNode, 0);
 		buffer.writeUInt16LE(packetHeader.destNode, 2);
 		buffer.writeUInt16LE(packetHeader.created.year(), 4);
@@ -177,7 +266,8 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 		buffer.writeUInt16LE(packetHeader.origZone, 34);
 		buffer.writeUInt16LE(packetHeader.destZone, 36);
 
-		switch(packetHeader.packetType) {
+		//	:TODO: update header information appropriately for 2 and 2.2
+		switch(packetHeader.packetVersion) {
 			case '2' :
 				//	filler...
 				packetHeader.auxNet				= 0;
@@ -196,9 +286,20 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 				packetHeader.hour	= 0;
 				packetHeader.minute	= 0;
 				packetHeader.second = 0;
+
+				//	:TODO: copy over fields from 2+ -> overriden fields here!
+
+				packetHeader.baud	= FTN_PACKET_BAUD_TYPE_2_2;
 				break;
 
 			case '2+' :
+				const capWordValidateSwapped = 
+					((packetHeader.capWordValidate & 0xff) << 8) |
+					((packetHeader.capWordValidate >> 8) & 0xff);
+
+				packetHeader.capWordValidate = capWordValidateSwapped;
+
+				//	:TODO: set header appropriate if point
 				break;
 
 		}	
@@ -355,8 +456,9 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 				.word16lu('ftn_dest_node')
 				.word16lu('ftn_orig_network')
 				.word16lu('ftn_dest_network')
-				.word8('ftn_attr_flags1')
-				.word8('ftn_attr_flags2')
+				.word16lu('ftn_attr_flags')
+				//.word8('ftn_attr_flags1')
+				//.word8('ftn_attr_flags2')
 				.word16lu('ftn_cost')
 				.scan('modDateTime', NULL_TERM_BUFFER)	//	:TODO: 20 bytes max
 				.scan('toUserName', NULL_TERM_BUFFER)	//	:TODO: 36 bytes max
@@ -404,8 +506,9 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_node		= msgData.ftn_dest_node;
 					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_orig_network 	= msgData.ftn_orig_network;
 					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_network	= msgData.ftn_dest_network;
-					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags1	= msgData.ftn_attr_flags1;
-					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags2	= msgData.ftn_attr_flags2;
+					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags		= msgData.ftn_attr_flags;
+					//msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags1	= msgData.ftn_attr_flags1;
+					//msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags2	= msgData.ftn_attr_flags2;
 					msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_cost			= msgData.ftn_cost;
 
 					self.processMessageBody(msgData.message, function processed(messageBodyData) {
@@ -457,8 +560,9 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 		basicHeader.writeUInt16LE(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_node, 4);
 		basicHeader.writeUInt16LE(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_orig_network, 6);
 		basicHeader.writeUInt16LE(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_network, 8);
-		basicHeader.writeUInt8(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags1, 10);
-		basicHeader.writeUInt8(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags2, 11);
+		basicHeader.writeUInt16LE(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags, 10);
+		//basicHeader.writeUInt8(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags1, 10);
+		//basicHeader.writeUInt8(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_attr_flags2, 11);
 		basicHeader.writeUInt16LE(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_cost, 12);
 
 		const dateTimeBuffer = new Buffer(ftn.getDateTimeString(message.modTimestamp) + '\0');
@@ -522,20 +626,25 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 
 		//
 		//	FTN-0004.001 @ http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
-		//	Origin line should be near the bottom of a message
-		//
-		appendMeta('', message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_tear_line);
-		
-		//
 		//	Tear line should be near the bottom of a message
 		//
-		appendMeta('', message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_origin);
+		if(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_tear_line) {
+			msgBody += `${message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_tear_line}\r`;
+		}
+		
+		//		
+		//	Origin line should be near the bottom of a message
+		//
+		if(message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_origin) {
+			msgBody += `${message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_origin}\r`;
+		}
 
 		//
 		//	FTN-0004.001 @ http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
 		//	SEEN-BY and PATH should be the last lines of a message
 		//
 		appendMeta('SEEN-BY', message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_seen_by);	//	note: no ^A (0x01)
+
 		appendMeta('\x01PATH', message.meta.FtnKludge['PATH']);
 
 		ws.write(iconv.encode(msgBody + '\0', 'CP437'));
@@ -564,7 +673,31 @@ function FTNPacket() {
 	};
 }
 
-FTNPacket.prototype.read = function(pathOrBuffer, iterator, cb) {
+//
+//	Message attributes defined in FTS-0001.016
+//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0001.016
+//
+Packet.Attribute = {
+	Private					: 0x0001,
+	Crash					: 0x0002,
+	Received				: 0x0004,
+	Sent					: 0x0008,
+	FileAttached			: 0x0010,
+	InTransit				: 0x0020,
+	Orphan					: 0x0040,
+	KillSent				: 0x0080,
+	Local					: 0x0100,
+	Hold					: 0x0200,
+	Reserved0				: 0x0400,
+	FileRequest				: 0x0800,
+	ReturnReceiptRequest	: 0x1000,
+	ReturnReceipt			: 0x2000,
+	AuditRequest			: 0x4000,
+	FileUpdateRequest		: 0x8000,
+};
+Object.freeze(Packet.Attribute);
+
+Packet.prototype.read = function(pathOrBuffer, iterator, cb) {
 	var self = this;
 
 	async.series(
@@ -591,32 +724,67 @@ FTNPacket.prototype.read = function(pathOrBuffer, iterator, cb) {
 	);
 };
 
-FTNPacket.prototype.write = function(path, packetHeader, messages, cb) {
-	packetHeader.packetType = packetHeader.packetType || '2+';
-	packetHeader.created 	= packetHeader.created || moment();
-	packetHeader.baud		= packetHeader.baud || 0;
-	//	:TODO: Other defaults?
-
-	if(!_.isArray(messages)) {
-		messages = [ messages ] ;
+Packet.prototype.writeStream = function(ws, messages, options) {
+	if(!_.isBoolean(options.terminatePacket)) {
+		options.terminatePacket = true;
+	}
+	
+	if(_.isObject(options.packetHeader)) {
+		/*
+		let packetHeader = options.packetHeader;
+		
+		//	default header
+		packetHeader.packetVersion	= packetHeader.packetVersion || '2+';
+		packetHeader.created 		= packetHeader.created || moment();
+		packetHeader.baud			= packetHeader.baud || 0;
+		*/
+		this.writePacketHeader(options.packetHeader, ws);
 	}
-
-	let ws = fs.createWriteStream(path);
-	this.writePacketHeader(packetHeader, ws);
 
 	messages.forEach(msg => {
 		this.writeMessage(msg, ws);
 	});
-	
-	ws.write(new Buffer( [ 0 ] ));	//	final extra null term
+
+	if(true === options.terminatePacket) {
+		ws.write(new Buffer( [ 0 ] ));	//	final extra null term
+	}
+}
+
+Packet.prototype.write = function(path, packetHeader, messages) {
+	if(!_.isArray(messages)) {
+		messages = [ messages ];
+	}
+
+	this.writeStream(
+		fs.createWriteStream(path),	//	:TODO: specify mode/etc.
+		messages,
+		{ packetHeader : packetHeader, terminatePacket : true }
+		);
 };
 
 
-var ftnPacket = new FTNPacket();
+const LOCAL_ADDRESS = {
+	zone	: 46,
+	net		: 1,
+	node	: 232,
+	domain	: 'l33t.codes',
+};
+
+const REMOTE_ADDRESS = {
+	zone : 1,
+	net : 2,
+	node : 218,
+};
+
+var packetHeader1 = new PacketHeader();
+packetHeader1.init(LOCAL_ADDRESS, REMOTE_ADDRESS);
+console.log(packetHeader1);
+
+var packet = new Packet();
 var theHeader;
 var written = false;
 let messagesToWrite = [];
-ftnPacket.read(
+packet.read(
 	process.argv[2],
 	function iterator(dataType, data) {
 		if('header' === dataType) {
@@ -633,7 +801,7 @@ ftnPacket.read(
 				written = true;
 
 				let messages = [ msg ];
-				ftnPacket.write('/home/nuskooler/Downloads/ftnout/test1.pkt', theHeader, messages, err => {
+				Packet.write('/home/nuskooler/Downloads/ftnout/test1.pkt', theHeader, messages, err => {
 
 				});
 
@@ -650,8 +818,13 @@ ftnPacket.read(
 			console.log(ftn.getMessageIdentifier(msg, address));
 			console.log(ftn.getProductIdentifier())
 			//console.log(ftn.getOrigin(address))
-			console.log(ftn.parseAddress('46:1/232.4@l33t.codes'))
+			//console.log(ftn.parseAddress('46:1/232.4@l33t.codes'))
+			console.log(Address.fromString('46:1/232.4@l33t.codes'));
 			console.log(ftn.getUTCTimeZoneOffset())
+			console.log(ftn.getUpdatedSeenByEntries(
+				msg.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_seen_by, '1/107 4/22 4/25 4/10'));
+			console.log(ftn.getUpdatedPathEntries(
+				msg.meta.FtnKludge['PATH'], '1:365/50'))
 		}
 	},
 	function completion(err) {
@@ -660,7 +833,7 @@ ftnPacket.read(
 
 
 		console.log(messagesToWrite.length)
-		ftnPacket.write('/home/nuskooler/Downloads/ftnout/test1.pkt', theHeader, messagesToWrite, err => {
+		packet.write('/home/nuskooler/Downloads/ftnout/test1.pkt', theHeader, messagesToWrite, err => {
 		});
 	}
 );
diff --git a/core/ftn_util.js b/core/ftn_util.js
index 94f716f2..a5cec2a2 100644
--- a/core/ftn_util.js
+++ b/core/ftn_util.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var Config			= require('./config.js').config;
-
+var Address			= require('./ftn_address.js');
 
 var _				= require('lodash');
 var assert			= require('assert');
@@ -18,20 +18,22 @@ var os				= require('os');
 var packageJson 	= require('../package.json');
 
 //	:TODO: Remove "Ftn" from most of these -- it's implied in the module
-exports.stringFromFTN			= stringFromFTN;
 exports.stringToNullPaddedBuffer	= stringToNullPaddedBuffer;
 exports.createMessageUuid			= createMessageUuid;
-exports.parseAddress			= parseAddress;
-exports.formatAddress			= formatAddress;
-exports.getDateFromFtnDateTime	= getDateFromFtnDateTime;
-exports.getDateTimeString		= getDateTimeString;
+exports.getDateFromFtnDateTime		= getDateFromFtnDateTime;
+exports.getDateTimeString			= getDateTimeString;
 
-exports.getMessageIdentifier	= getMessageIdentifier;
-exports.getProductIdentifier	= getProductIdentifier;
-exports.getUTCTimeZoneOffset	= getUTCTimeZoneOffset;
-exports.getOrigin				= getOrigin;
+exports.getMessageIdentifier		= getMessageIdentifier;
+exports.getProductIdentifier		= getProductIdentifier;
+exports.getUTCTimeZoneOffset		= getUTCTimeZoneOffset;
+exports.getOrigin					= getOrigin;
+exports.getTearLine					= getTearLine;
+exports.getAbbreviatedNetNodeList	= getAbbreviatedNetNodeList;
+exports.parseAbbreviatedNetNodeList	= parseAbbreviatedNetNodeList;
+exports.getUpdatedSeenByEntries		= getUpdatedSeenByEntries;
+exports.getUpdatedPathEntries		= getUpdatedPathEntries;
 
-exports.getQuotePrefix			= getQuotePrefix;
+exports.getQuotePrefix				= getQuotePrefix;
 
 //
 //	Namespace for RFC-4122 name based UUIDs generated from
@@ -40,23 +42,10 @@ exports.getQuotePrefix			= getQuotePrefix;
 const ENIGMA_FTN_MSGID_NAMESPACE 	= uuid.parse('a5c7ae11-420c-4469-a116-0e9a6d8d2654');
 
 //	Up to 5D FTN address RegExp
-const ENIGMA_FTN_ADDRESS_REGEXP		= /^([0-9]+):([0-9]+)(\/[0-9]+)?(\.[0-9]+)?(@[a-z0-9\-\.]+)?$/i;
+const ENIGMA_FTN_ADDRESS_REGEXP		= /^([0-9]+:)?([0-9]+)(\/[0-9]+)?(\.[0-9]+)?(@[a-z0-9\-\.]+)?$/i;
 
 //	See list here: https://github.com/Mithgol/node-fidonet-jam
 
-//	:TODO: proably move this elsewhere as a general method
-function stringFromFTN(buf, encoding) {
-	var nullPos = buf.length;
-	for(var i = 0; i < buf.length; ++i) {
-		if(0x00 === buf[i]) {
-			nullPos = i;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return iconv.decode(buf.slice(0, nullPos), encoding || 'utf-8');
-}
-
 function stringToNullPaddedBuffer(s, bufLen) {	
 	let buffer 	= new Buffer(bufLen).fill(0x00);
 	let enc		= iconv.encode(s, 'CP437').slice(0, bufLen);
@@ -143,57 +132,6 @@ function createMessageUuid(ftnMsgId, ftnArea) {
 	return uuid.unparse(u);	//	to string
 }
 
-function parseAddress(address) {
-	const m = ENIGMA_FTN_ADDRESS_REGEXP.exec(address);
-	
-	if(m) {
-		let addr = {
-			zone	: parseInt(m[1]),
-			net		: parseInt(m[2]),
-		};
-		
-		//
-		//	substr(1) on the following to remove the
-		//	captured prefix
-		//
-		if(m[3]) {
-			addr.node = parseInt(m[3].substr(1));
-		}
-
-		if(m[4]) {
-			addr.point = parseInt(m[4].substr(1));
-		}
-
-		if(m[5]) {
-			addr.domain = m[5].substr(1);
-		}
-
-		return addr;
-	}	
-}
-
-function formatAddress(address, dimensions) {
-	let addr = `${address.zone}:${address.net}`;
-
-	//	allow for e.g. '4D' or 5 
-	const dim = parseInt(dimensions.toString()[0]);
-
-	if(dim >= 3) {
-		addr += `/${address.node}`;
-	}
-
-	//	missing & .0 are equiv for point
-	if(dim >= 4 && address.point) {
-		addr += `.${addresss.point}`;
-	}
-
-	if(5 === dim && address.domain) {
-		addr += `@${address.domain.toLowerCase()}`;
-	}
-
-	return addr;
-}
-
 function getMessageSerialNumber(message) {
     return ('00000000' + ((Math.floor((Date.now() - Date.UTC(2016, 1, 1)) / 1000) + 
     	message.messageId)).toString(16)).substr(-8);
@@ -235,7 +173,8 @@ function getMessageSerialNumber(message) {
 //	ENiGMA½: <messageId>.<areaTag>@<5dFtnAddress> <serial>
 //
 function getMessageIdentifier(message, address) {
-	return `${message.messageId}.${message.areaTag.toLowerCase()}@${formatAddress(address, '5D')} ${getMessageSerialNumber(message)}`;
+	const addrStr = new Address(address).toString('5D');
+	return `${message.messageId}.${message.areaTag.toLowerCase()}@${addrStr} ${getMessageSerialNumber(message)}`;
 }
 
 //
@@ -288,5 +227,113 @@ function getOrigin(address) {
 		Config.messageNetworks.originName : 
 		Config.general.boardName;
 
-	return `  * Origin: ${origin} (${formatAddress(address, '5D')})`;
+	const addrStr = new Address(address).toString('5D');
+	return `  * Origin: ${origin} (${addrStr})`;
+}
+
+function getTearLine() {
+	return `--- ENiGMA 1/2 v{$packageJson.version} (${os.platform()}; ${os.arch()}; ${nodeVer})`;
+}
+
+function getAbbreviatedNetNodeList(netNodes) {
+	let abbrList = '';
+	let currNet;
+	netNodes.forEach(netNode => {
+		if(currNet !== netNode.net) {
+			abbrList += `${netNode.net}/`;
+			currNet = netNode.net;
+		}
+		abbrList += `${netNode.node} `;
+	});
+
+	return abbrList.trim();	//	remove trailing space
+}
+
+function parseAbbreviatedNetNodeList(netNodes) {
+	//
+	//	Make sure we have an array of objects.
+	//	Allow for a single object or string(s)
+	//
+	if(!_.isArray(netNodes)) {
+		if(_.isString(netNodes)) {
+			netNodes = netNodes.split(' ');
+		} else {
+			netNodes = [ netNodes ];
+		}
+	}
+
+	//
+	//	Convert any strings to parsed address objects
+	//
+	return netNodes.map(a => {
+		if(_.isObject(a)) {
+			return a;			
+		} else {
+			return Address.fromString(a);
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+//
+//	Return a FTS-0004.001 SEEN-BY entry(s) that include
+//	all pre-existing SEEN-BY entries with the addition
+//	of |additions|. 
+//
+//	See http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+//	and notes at http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0043.002.
+//
+//	For a great write up, see http://www.skepticfiles.org/aj/basics03.htm
+//
+//	This method returns an sorted array of values, but
+//	not the "SEEN-BY" prefix itself
+//
+function getUpdatedSeenByEntries(existingEntries, additions) {
+	/*
+		From FTS-0004:
+
+		"There can  be many  seen-by lines  at the  end of Conference
+		Mail messages,  and they  are the real "meat" of the control
+		information. They  are used  to  determine  the  systems  to
+		receive the exported messages. The format of the line is:
+
+		           SEEN-BY: 132/101 113 136/601 1014/1
+
+		The net/node  numbers correspond  to the net/node numbers of
+		the systems having already received the message. In this way
+		a message  is never  sent to a system twice. In a conference
+		with many  participants the  number of  seen-by lines can be
+		very large.   This line is added if it is not already a part
+		of the  message, or added to if it already exists, each time
+		a message  is exported  to other systems. This is a REQUIRED
+		field, and  Conference Mail  will not  function correctly if
+		this field  is not put in place by other Echomail compatible
+		programs."
+    */
+	existingEntries = existingEntries || [];
+	if(!_.isArray(existingEntries)) {
+		existingEntries = [ existingEntries ];
+	}
+
+	additions = parseAbbreviatedNetNodeList(additions).sort(Address.getComparator());
+
+	//
+	//	For now, we'll just append a new SEEN-BY entry
+	//
+	//	:TODO: we should at least try and update what is already there in a smart way
+	existingEntries.push(getAbbreviatedNetNodeList(additions));
+	return existingEntries;
+}
+
+function getUpdatedPathEntries(existingEntries, localAddress) {
+	//	:TODO: append to PATH in a smart way! We shoudl try to fit at least the last existing line
+
+	existingEntries = existingEntries || [];
+	if(!_.isArray(existingEntries)) {
+		existingEntries = [ existingEntries ];
+	}
+
+	existingEntries.push(getAbbreviatedNetNodeList(
+		parseAbbreviatedNetNodeList(localAddress)));
+
+	return existingEntries;
 }
diff --git a/core/message.js b/core/message.js
index 4e0bd0a9..f506f91b 100644
--- a/core/message.js
+++ b/core/message.js
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ Message.FtnPropertyNames = {
 	FtnDestNode			: 'ftn_dest_node',
 	FtnOrigNetwork		: 'ftn_orig_network',
 	FtnDestNetwork		: 'ftn_dest_network',
-	FtnAttrFlags1		: 'ftn_attr_flags1',
-	FtnAttrFlags2		: 'ftn_attr_flags2',
+	FtnAttrFlags		: 'ftn_attr_flags',
+	//FtnAttrFlags1		: 'ftn_attr_flags1',
+	//FtnAttrFlags2		: 'ftn_attr_flags2',
 	FtnCost				: 'ftn_cost',
 	FtnOrigZone			: 'ftn_orig_zone',
 	FtnDestZone			: 'ftn_dest_zone',
diff --git a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
index 5b2283e5..57b6f94e 100644
--- a/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
+++ b/core/scanner_tossers/ftn_bso.js
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 //	ENiGMA½
-var MessageScanTossModule		= require('../scan_toss_module.js').MessageScanTossModule;
-var Config						= require('../config.js').config;
+let MessageScanTossModule		= require('../scan_toss_module.js').MessageScanTossModule;
+let Config						= require('../config.js').config;
+let ftnMailpacket				= require('../ftn_mail_packet.js');
+let ftnUtil						= require('../ftn_util.js');
+
+let moment						= require('moment');
 
 exports.moduleInfo = {
 	name	: 'FTN',
@@ -18,7 +22,60 @@ function FTNMessageScanTossModule() {
 
 	this.config = Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso;
 
-	
+	this.createMessagePacket = function(message, config) {
+		this.prepareMessage(message);
+
+		let packet = new ftnMailPacket.Packet();
+
+		let packetHeader = new ftnMailpacket.PacketHeader();
+		packetHeader.init(
+			config.network.localAddress,
+			config.remoteAddress);
+
+		packetHeader.setPassword(config.remoteNode.packetPassword || '');
+	};
+
+	this.prepareMessage = function(message, config) {
+		//
+		//	Set various FTN kludges/etc.
+		//
+		message.meta.FtnProperty = message.meta.FtnProperty || {};
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_orig_node		= config.network.localAddress.node;
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_node		= config.remoteAddress.node;
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_orig_network	= config.network.localAddress.net;
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_dest_network	= config.remoteAddress.net;
+		//	:TODO: attr1 & 2
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_cost			= 0;
+
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_tear_line		= ftnUtil.getTearLine();
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_origin			= ftnUtil.getOrigin(config.network.localAddress);
+
+		if(message.areaTag) {
+			message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_area = message.areaTag;
+		} else {
+			//	:TODO: add "Via" line -- FSP-1010
+		}
+
+		//
+		//	When exporting messages, we should create/update SEEN-BY
+		//	with remote address(s) we are exporting to.
+		//
+		message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_seen_by = 
+			ftnUtil.getUpdatedSeenByEntries(
+				message.meta.FtnProperty.ftn_seen_by,
+				Config.messageNetworks.ftn.areas[message.areaTag].uplinks
+			);
+
+		//
+		//	And create/update PATH for ourself
+		//
+		message.meta.FtnKludge['PATH'] = 
+			ftnUtil.getUpdatedPathEntries(
+				message.meta.FtnKludge['PATH'], 
+				config.network.localAddress.node
+			);
+	};
+
 }
 
 require('util').inherits(FTNMessageScanTossModule, MessageScanTossModule);
diff --git a/core/string_util.js b/core/string_util.js
index f98d0d5a..02c28435 100644
--- a/core/string_util.js
+++ b/core/string_util.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 /* jslint node: true */
 'use strict';
 
-var miscUtil	= require('./misc_util.js');
+let miscUtil	= require('./misc_util.js');
 
+let iconv		= require('iconv-lite');
 
-exports.stylizeString		= stylizeString;
-exports.pad					= pad;
-exports.replaceAt			= replaceAt;
-exports.isPrintable			= isPrintable;
-exports.debugEscapedString	= debugEscapedString;
+exports.stylizeString				= stylizeString;
+exports.pad							= pad;
+exports.replaceAt					= replaceAt;
+exports.isPrintable					= isPrintable;
+exports.debugEscapedString			= debugEscapedString;
+exports.stringFromNullTermBuffer	= stringFromNullTermBuffer;
 
 //	:TODO: create Unicode verison of this
 var VOWELS = [ 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' ];
@@ -176,6 +178,23 @@ function debugEscapedString(s) {
 	return JSON.stringify(s).slice(1, -1);
 }
 
+function stringFromNullTermBuffer(buf, encoding) {
+	/*var nullPos = buf.length;
+	for(var i = 0; i < buf.length; ++i) {
+		if(0x00 === buf[i]) {
+			nullPos = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	*/
+	let nullPos = buf.indexOf(new Buffer( [ 0x00 ] ));
+	if(-1 === nullPos) {
+		nullPos = buf.length;
+	}
+
+	return iconv.decode(buf.slice(0, nullPos), encoding || 'utf-8');
+}
+
 //
 //	Extend String.format's object syntax with some modifiers
 //	e.g.: '{username!styleL33t}'.format( { username : 'Leet User' } ) -> "L33t U53r"