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echo: fidopols
to: Craig Hutchison
from: Jerry Schwartz
date: 2002-10-30 10:10:40
subject: NodelistGuide or FAQ

Hello, Craig...

Oct 29, 2002 at 15:54, Craig Hutchison wrote to Steven Horn:

 CH>  In a message dated 27 Oct 02 you wrote to Carol Shenkenberger:

 SH>> I'll buy the "000" argument but fail to see why an
ION needs to fly a
 SH>> PVT flag. Using "000 ..." as a telephone number means
that a POTS 
 SH>> node trying to dial the ION will never connect to anything.

 CH> Except in Australia, where 000 is the equivalent of a 911 call there 
 CH> in the US of A.

 CH> I'm sure you can imagine the problems if IP nodes over there listed 
 CH> their numbers with a 911 prefix.

There would be no problem, because the country code shouldn't match.

Regards,

Jerry Schwartz

mailto:jerryschwartz{at}comfortable.com
http://www.writebynight.com

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