> Thank you Janis, very kindly.

You are welcome, Tony. We'll get you going 

In your external.bbb file, you can add this:

===cut here===
[ftndomains]

^24: sportnet

====

Also in external.bbb, under [node_remap] you can shorten the flags section.
Right now you said you have this:

[node_remap]

; Syntax: ,zone:net/node.point,bbsname,location,sysop,phone{:phone},speed,flags
,24:300/1.0,Hatfield_Hertfordshire,Vince_Coen,applewoodbbs.dtdns.net,300,XA,CM,
IUC,IFC,IFT,ITN,IBN,INA,U,SDS,REC,ENC

Really all you need is this:
[node_remap]

; Syntax: ,zone:net/node.point,bbsname,location,sysop,phone{:phone},speed,flags
,24:300/1.0,Hatfield_Hertfordshire,Vince_Coen,applewoodbbs.dtdns.net,300,XA,CM,
,IBN

and in bcfg4 [node], make sure you have: Local: General
(BND|IP|ITX|IBN)

Local: Toggles
[X]  Send crashmail
[X]  Slow protocols

I think I mentioned this before also, but just in case I didn't, in bcfg4
[node] -> Local:Modem:Dial:

.------------------------+ Local: Modem: Dial +-------------------------.#### |
    Predial              Postdial   Nodelist regexp match
|  1: ATR                  |          ,IBN
|  2: ATD                  |          ,IP
|  3: ATD                  |          ,ITN
==================


Take care,
Janis

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