Hi Steven,

> 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.

>> Or he could always dial up his isp, get connected to the internet
>> and contact you _directly_ via binkp.. and disconnect from his isp
>> when he's done.  I used the internet in that manner for quite a
>> 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.

Yes, I know others who did the same.  The point is, if a node is online
24/7, and you want to contact him or her, you can.  It's a matter of a
willingness and ability  to match protocols, _just_ like you do with modems
and landline communications.

>> I think there's just no excuse for making an internet node Pvt when
>> 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"-Unpublished-" in the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?

For a node like yours that has no pots cabability, I would get rid of the
1- in the telephone field, and you really don't need your domain name
following the IBN flag since you've got it in the bbs name field.

,67,northof60.tzo.com,Whitehorse_YK,Steven_Horn,000-000-000,300,CM,MO,IBN

With the new INA flag we're testing, you could make your entry:

,67,bbsname,Whitehorse_YK,Steven_Horn,000-000-000,300,CM,MO,INA:north
of60tzo.com,IBN

As above, you get to put your bbs name back in the nodelist 

Take care,
Janis

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