Hi Alex,

 AS> Let you find at least one particular software (except
 AS> makenl) that will not work.

That's putting the cart befopre the horse. You are the one proposing a
change. The onus of proof that it will not harm anyone is upon you. You
prove to me that there is no software (oter than makenl) that has a problem
with it.

 AS> if you do, I promise to manage a little nodelist patcher for
 AS> this particular software that will insert 'pvt' keyword
 AS> into the entries with -Unpublished- phone.

1) Will it run on a Mac?

2) How are you going to handle the case where there is already something in
the first field, like Hub or Host?

 MV>> If the nodelist format is changed so that it is no longer compatible
 MV>> with my software, I will have to change my software or leave. Changes
 MV>> that you may consider harmless will readily do that. Such as listing
 MV>> nodes as -Unpublished- without a Pvt keyword.

 AS> Let us be specific. I need examples of software (except
 AS> makenl). As a programmer you know pretty well that patcher
 AS> I'm talking about is a matter of 10-40 minutes in plain ansi C

You obviously haven't thought this through very well. Indeed making a
programme that inserts Pvt when -Unpublished- is present, is a piece of
cake. But only if the first field is empty. And if it is, why not put the
Pvt there in the first place? It is a useless exercise as it is purely
cosmetic.

 AS> C and can be compiled and linked under and for any platform.

Only for those platforms that a C compiler is available for. Can you
compile it fo rthe Mac?

Regards, Michiel

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