Subj : Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (148)
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Nodelist Police Commissioner
Date : Sun May 30 2021 14:46:43

Hello Michiel,

On 2021-05-30 13:36:16, you wrote to me:

 NC>>>> More BEER flags :-(
 NC>>>> Host,5003,Komi_Net,Vorkuta,Den_Gusev,-Unpublished-,300,CM,BEER:o
 NC>>>> r_not_ 2_beer,IBN,INA:fido.vorkuta.net
 NC>>>> ,17,Virtual_Node,Vorkuta,Den_Gusev,-Un
 NC>>>> published-,300,CM,BEER:Kozel_Dark,IBN,INA:fido.vorkuta.net

 MvdV>>> To be expected. Is here an exit strategy for this nonsense?

 NC>> I'm afraid we'll see more, and they will remain for years, unless the
 NC>> ZC doesn't allow them anymore...

 MvdV> The longer he waits, the more protests it will generate.

I don't think people will care so much about this flag. ;-)

 NC>>>> The typo in the hostname for node 4:920/69 has been fixed. The
 NC>>>> node is still on Hold waiting for a static IP number which has
 NC>>>> been requested at the ISP.

 MvdV>>> A static IP is not needed for Fidonet, so I wonder why.

 NC>> I don't know what his current problem is (maybe CGNAT).

 MvdV> I wonder. Having only a CGNAT address on a fixed line is rare.

It's just speculation. Maybe it's just a dynamic public IP address, and he hasn't discovered a dyndns service yet.

 NC>> But the static IP would fix it...

 MvdV> Incorrect use of terms leads to confusion. A static IP and a public IP are
 MvdV> two different things. A public IP need not be static and a static IP need
 MvdV> not be public.

Of course but that is what he said...

Regards, NPC.

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