>  JD> Since nobody but Z1 will ever see it that way, because Malcolm
 >  JD> converts it anyway, there is no problem.
 >
 > Malcolm only "converts" for the the Zone 3 segment, he does
not convert for
 > other Zones (as those segments are not his to convert)...

I was under the impression that he also converted the IC nodelist.

 >  > The reality of this situation is that a different
 >  > "convention" implemented b
 >  > ONE zone does not stop other Zones attempting to
 >  > interpret it as a (invalid)
 >  > Telephone No.
 >
 >  JD> Setting your translation table to NOT dial any number with 000 will
 >  JD> solve the problem.
 >
 > But that does NOT stop anyone attemting to reach IP 0.0.0.0 (000-0-0-0-0).
 >

And they will reach nothing.  However, most have DNS or IP in other
places, using flags, or in in the system name field.

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