Janis Kracht (1:261/38) wrote to Steven Horn at 23:57 on 20 Nov 2002:

> It's ludicrous!  It confirms what we've objected to from the outset, that a
> "Pvt" ION node needs a host which is manifestly not the
case.  Just because
> your POTS node cannot reach me does not mean I'm "Pvt".

 JK> Definitely :)

Michiel, on the other hand, thinks this is a great idea.  In another post,
he pointed me to a whole net in Zone 2 full of ".Pvt,..." nodes.

 JK> Or he could always dial up his isp, get connected to the internet
 JK> and contact you _directly_ via binkp.. and disconnect from his isp
 JK> when he's done.  I used the internet in that manner for quite a
 JK> while before I got a domain set up for 24/7 internet activity.

I did not use BinkP but I used Ka9Q that way for years.

 JK> I think there's just no excuse for making an internet node Pvt when
 JK> he or she is online and reachabe 24/7 just like a pots node.

But what do we do then?  Use the "HOLD" kludge in FTS5000/1 or
use the "000-..." kludge in the telephone field?  Or will
"-Unpublished-" in the telephone field compile if the
"Pvt" flag is not used?

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 

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