Hi Bjorn,

 PK> As it happens, the entire 000-* string is NOT a phone number at all.

 BF>    Of course it is! 

Rubbish. The rest of the 000-* string is an IP address that does NOT equate
to a Phone no. that can be dialed by a true PSTN node, which is what the
Nodelist entry implies. It all comes down to "what is the lowest
common denominator, for the operation as stated in the Nodelist"...

 BF> Some of us even use the same pair 
 BF> of copper to dial the number. The only difference is 
 BF> that we have the technology to differentiate between 
 BF> the borderless country code of 000, that goes to the 
 BF> ISP exchange, and all the other country codes that go 
 BF> to the POTS exchange.

Exactly, and as there is no guaranteee that ALL PSTN nodes will have the
same capability the danger of using it exists.

 BF>    I'm still waiting for an answer to the question why 
 BF> the entire zone 2 segment has to be filtered if Malcolm 
 BF> filters it anyway. But I guess I'll never get an answer 
 BF> to that one... :(

I suspect thats simply because not all nodes source their nodelist from
within their own Zone distribution system........;-(

Cheers..............pk.


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