Subj : Nodelist Phone Field (consistency?)
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : mark lewis
Date : Wed Jun 20 2018 15:26:14

 On 2018 Jun 20 19:18:32, you wrote to me:

 BF>>> And what will happen if you try to connect to IP number 0.0.0.0?

 ml>> you don't... if your mailer even tries, then you have it
 ml>> misconfigured...

 BF>    So why bother with the entry?

because you might be placing the "contact number" in another field where it may 
be safer to place letters as used in a domain name... FD can take 
000-my.bbs.invalid as a phone number from the nodelist and properly dial it to 
connect using whatever protocol the FOSSIL provides... but you know this 
:cheshire_grin:

 ml>> the 000- psuedo "area code" would prevent that in POTS mailers... IP
 ml>> capable mailers will see the string and know not to call it... valid
 ml>> IPs listed this way will have the 000- stripped and the IP used in
 ml>> the same fashion as a POTS number... frontdoor has been doing this
 ml>> for two decades now...

 BF> You know that I know how this works, no?

of course i do... there are other readers that may not know it, though ;)

 BF>  From my FDNODE.CTL I still have

 BF> DIAL / 00-      ; before int'l
 BF>   46-  0        ; before area code
 BF>   46-31-        ; local call
 BF>   000- internet ; IP-number
 BF> END

the rest looked good! :)  i just wanted to show what i have in mine O:)

;DIAL  /  1010288-011-
DIAL  /  011-

;internet stuff
  #           internet
  0000-       internet/:155
  000-        internet
  V           internet#

;surrounding area numbers
  1-919-258-  258-      ; Broadway
  1-919-498-  498-      ; Olivia
  1-919-499-  499-      ; Olivia
  1-919-708-  708-      ; Sanford
  1-919-718-  718-      ; Sanford
  1-919-770-  770-      ; Sanford
  1-919-774-  774-      ; Sanford
  1-919-775-  775-      ; Sanford
  1-919-776-  776-      ; Sanford
  1-919-777-  777-      ; Sanford

;raleigh extended range numbers
  1-919-489-  489-      ; Durham
  1-919-772-  772-      ; Raleigh
  1-919-779-  779-      ; Raleigh
  1-919-833-  833-      ; Raleigh
  1-919-319-  319-      ; Cary
END


the first (commented out) DIAL statement up there is from when i was forcing 
the use of AT&T long distance on international calls... other long distance 
calls used the long distance i chose through my telco... probably sprint...

)\/(ark

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