AWL> Actually, why do they put modem flags in a PVT flagged 
 AWL> entry?

 rc> It's still possible to dial an -Unpublished- number if 
 rc> you have it compiled into your nodelist, so modem flags are 
 rc> still needed. With FrontDoor you do this in FDNODE.CTL:

 rc> PHONE 3:456/789 +61-3-9333-0000

Surely you could compile in the flags as well, saving the nodelist the space...

 AWL> 
 AWL> Is it the PVT flag, or the string "-Unpublished-" in the 
 AWL> phone number position that prevents dialing a system?

 rc> Pvt only appears to be for human consumption, although 
 rc> when you enter a netmail message to a Pvt node, FrontDoor 
 rc> flashes "Pvt" next to the address.

So it's the "-Unpublished-" that blocks dialing.

 rc> BTW, I'd like to see you explain how a mailer is going 
 rc> to dial the number "-Unpublished-" ;-)

Some modems would ignore the '-' and try mapping it...

UNPUBLISHED
86782547433

Argh!

...Alex.
(Pagan & Proud)

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