Russell Tiedt (5:7105/1) wrote to Steven Horn at 20:23 on 28 Oct 2002:

 RT> No, not at all, if you don't particularly want to, just that the
 RT> subject is  also being debated there as well.

But how much other stuff is populating the echo?

 RT> Well, aside from being non-compliant, and breaking a program or two
 RT> here and  there, no reason at all, especially as you say it works,
 RT> and it is not one of  the worst offenders listed by far.

Non-compliant?  It compiles in my XlaxNode and I've never had any
complaints from POTS or IP nodes.

 RT> Well, people trying to write nodelist compilers to make use of the
 RT> nice  little IP bits that have crept into Fido over the last couple
 RT> of years, for  starters, and I believe some older programs also
 RT> have issues, not that it behooves me to tell those folk to upgrade
 RT> their software, or what ever.  

I can appreciate the need for standards but these often conflict.  For
example, a RIN can't be PVT (Policy 4.07, 2.1.9> but Carol
Schenkenberger suggests I have to be.  And since I'm a RIN and can't be
PVT, I have to have a dummy telephone number and if my 1-000-000-000 does
not always work well in North America, Australians don't like 000-000-000.

And I can't change my status as an RIN because I've been one for 7 out of
the last 11 years.  The only time my node became part of a network was when
I was NC of Net3409 and that net disappeared 4 years ago.

Take care,

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

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