Hello Matt.

04 Jul 04 17:59, you wrote to Mike Miller:

 MM>> Adding IPs to flags, using the new version of makenl that they're
 MM>> playing with won't be too much of an issue, as Robert has already
 MM>> 'fixed' the program so there's no limit on characters. Should
 MM>> this program be adopted by some RCs and all ZCs, I think we're in
 MM>> business.

 MB> Currently no mailer software supports looking in flags for this info.

That is not to say no mailer uses that information.

Many popular mailers don't even read the nodelist!

 MB> However, some software will look in the system name for this
 MB> information.  It is easier to modify one routine than it is to modify
 MB> half a dozen, or more.

 MB> FTP is not a Fidonet protocol.  You probaly were not here for this
 MB> discussion I had but my contention was that the IFT flag serves no
 MB> purpose.  The only thing it tells me is that you run a FTP server that
 MB> I might be able to browse.  :-) I cannot anonymously connect to that
 MB> FTP server to drop of mail.  You cannot place mail on hold for me on a
 MB> one-time basis.  I do not know if the e-mail protocols work like this
 MB> but if they do then they have no business having a flag.

Some nodes support anonymous FTP uploads. others should oprobably not put
FTP on their nodeline.

The email protocols are inbound only, they don't support hold, but I've yet
to hearr wht anyopne would want to use hold with them.

Jasen

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