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to: MARKUS RESCHKE
from: MICHIEL VAN DER VLIST
date: 2014-10-03 12:26:00
subject: FTSC-5001 question

Hello Markus,

On Friday October 03 2014 10:51, you wrote to Paul Hayton:

 PH>> At present my nodelist entry uses IBN:agency.bbs.geek.nz to
 PH>> achieve the same kind of outcome it would seem.

 MR> Yes, but the recommended method is:
 MR> ...,IBN,INA:agency.bbs.geek.nz,...

Not really. If there is only one protocol flag, not using the INA flag is
shorter and therefore recommended.

The INA flag was proposed to avoid having to repeat the host name for each
protocol flag when more than one is present. In the past it caused propblems
with lines that were too long for the old MakeNl.

Other than that, in the orignal proposal, the INA flag had to be listed before
the protocol flags. That is easier on the parsers. Too many nodelist clerk's
ignoed that, so it was not copied into the standard.


Cheers, Michiel

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