Hello Michael,

 MG> I will go back to 000-000-0000,

Which is also wrong by /any/ standard. Even by the - in my eyes erroneous -
FTS-5000 it may only be used if you have a valid static IP number.
000.000.000.000 is not a valid IP number.

 MG> but I will /NOT/ use a Pvt flag with my IP listing,

I gave you suggestion on how to even avoid that in your case. You do NOT
need two node numbers even if your IP anmd POTS systems are two separate
machines. When they are properly connected via a
network - an it is my understanding that they are - you can use one and the
same node number for both and have the POTS number in the  phone field,
thereby eliminating the need for Pvt.

Your were too stubborn to follow up on that however.

And no, having two numbers is /not/ an advantage for the rest of the world.
For them it is much easier if they don;t have to figure out manually which
node number to use.

Regards, Michiel

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