Subj : Re: Net 134
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Fri Mar 10 2023 09:10:14

Hi Stas,

On 2023-03-10 09:51:38, you wrote to me:

 SM>>> The Hold and Down prefixes are ignored with the -i option. The Pvt
 SM>>> prefix is ignored in any case (with or without -i option) if there
 SM>>> is information to connect.

 WvV>> I know. But my suggestion was to treat the Pvt flag the same as Hold
 WvV>> and Down in this regard.

 SM> Ok. I got it. The next wersion will be.

Ok thanks.

 WvV>> Calling 1:134/302 (172.105.106.228:24554)
 WvV>> Error Socket read error.

 SM> [fido@brorabbit logs]$ grep 421900 ./binkd.log
 SM> + 10 Mar 09:47:22 [421900] call to 1:134/302@fidonet

 SM> It's really a connection problem. The error was different. When there
 SM> was no problem, but the host did not give the whole block at one time
 SM> and the script thought it could not read it.

Ok...

 WvV>> There are probably very few nodes where this is the case, so I
 WvV>> wouldn't put it on the top of your priority list! ;)

 SM> Some sysops think that the IBN flag implies a default address like
 SM> "f1.n2.z3.binkp.net". This is a mistake. If we check the correctness of the
 SM> information in the nodelist, then it does not matter to us whether the node
 SM> responds to this address.

Indeed. Binkp.net is a separate service. Nodelist users can't count on it's existence or correct reponses.

 SM> On the other hand, if we are checking the connectivity of the network,
 SM> then such addresses should also be checked. Am I right?

I think you are right, and I agree with Michiel this should be an option, and not the default.

Bye, Wilfred.

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