Hello Frank.

01 Jul 04 13:41, you wrote to me:

 FV> On (01 Jul 04) Mike Miller wrote to Frank Vest...

 FV> Hello Mike,

 FV>> I've never understood the reason to put an IP or domain after a
 FV>> flag. Guess I never will. :/

 MM>>  I need some way to list my IP address for ION nodes to contact
 MM>> me via the nodelist. I can't put it in the BBSName field, as
 MM>> other information goes there relating to my Host status... I
 MM>> can't put it in

 FV> You could. Field three is not used by POTS mailers for contact or
 FV> connection information. Field three is used by some IP software for
 FV> the doamin or IP address.

 Indeed, but I still don't like it. I like being able to look at the
nodelist and see:

Host,139,N.E._WI_&_U.P._MI,Appleton_WI,Peter_Veach........

I can tell the location of the Net listed then.

I suppose it's a small price to pay for standardization though.


 MM>> the IP field, as my POTS number goes there. Location field is a

 FV> IP field?? You mean the Phone field, AKA field six?

 yep, sorry my brain gets ahead of my fingers sometimes :)

 FV> The only way to do this would be seperate Node numbers for each type
 FV> of connection... and that obviously wouldn't work for a HOST entry.

 yeah, we need something that would work for all entries...


 MM>> possibility, but I like being able to search the nodelist and
 MM>> find out what BBSes and/or people in my area are still hooked up
 MM>> to Fido.

 FV> That's nice, but not required. :)

 Indeed, a small price to pay for standardization, eh?

 MM>> For me, the only real solution is to list my IP after my
 MM>> conectivity flag.

 FV> IMHO, it seems there is no solution... real or otherwise. New format,
 FV> redefinition of field, keywords, flags or anything else is instantly
 FV> met with some opposition.

 It will always be met with opposition. People don't like change.


Mike

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