Hello mark,

On Monday June 11 2018 13:24, you wrote to me:

;E ,1,UUCP_Gateway,Louisville_KY,Allen_Prunty,-Unpublished-,9600,XA,V34,V32T
;E  -- non Pvt node has no connect info --

 MV>> Other than that, the reason NlCheck flagged it as "error" is not
 MV>> the presence of the 9999 number as such, but the fact that Pvt is
 MV>> missing.

 ml> i understand that... it doesn't bitch about "Hold" on those entries,
 ml> either...

Indeed. In addition to Pvt, entries with Hold and Down are not flagged as error
when the contact info is missing. Well behaving software will not look for
contact info when there is a Pvt, Hold or Down keyword. Mailers will not
attempt to make a connection and routers may route mail via the hub or Host in
case of Pvt or Hold.

NlCheck was designed as an addendum to ErrFlags. Originally it inserted Pvt
when the contact info was missing and field 1 (keyword) was empty. Later the
option of flagging the entry as error was added.

Maybe the explanation for the error could be a bit more verbose...


Cheers, Michiel

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