Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1) wrote to Steven Horn at 18:55 on 29 Oct 2002:


 CS> Not everyone knows everything.  I for sure do not.  The problems
 CS> your nodelist entry has doesnt affect you directly, but can affect
 CS> others outside your zone or within it.

 CS> People generally trap out 000- numbers but they may not catch 1-000
 CS> numbers. The country code needs to GO.  Generally when some of the
 CS> argumentative Z2 sysops (or Z3) complain about 000- entries they
 CS> really do not have proper blocking or are afraid somehow.  Most
 CS> such entries are not actually dangerous.  Yours actually is
 CS> possibly dangerous in that it can lead to someone outside the USA
 CS> (or within it) trying to dial you.  1-000- isnt blocked by many. 
 CS> They wouldnt think to add it to their block set.

 CS> Look, anyone who knows me knows I'm not a nodelist 'copper' but
 CS> this one catches even me.

I've asked my RC to remove the country code but now I have the Aussies on
my case.:-(  And why should an IP node have to block a POTS node?  Perhaps
POTS nodes should simply install "IP blocks".

Take care,

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

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