Answering msg from Alexander Watson Law to rowan crowe,
on Friday May 19 1995 at 19:40

 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 It's still possible to dial an -Unpublished- number if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

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

    Means more complexity for the mailer software, an additional file or two, etc.

    Actually I see no need for Pvt nodes in the nodelist at all, other than
to signify that they _exist_, for software which is fussy about sending to
nodes it doesn't know about.

    Otherwise, you can just create a separate nodelist with the relevant
zone and net entry, plus the "Pvt" entry (with real phone
number).

 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 Is it the PVT flag, or the string "-Unpublished-" in the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.

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 So it's the "-Unpublished-" that blocks dialing.

    I presume so, as it _is_ possible to dial a Pvt node.

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 to dial the number "-Unpublished-" ;-)

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

 AWL> UNPUBLISHED
 AWL> 86782547433

    I don't understand how or why "U" could ever become "8".

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