Subj : Re: Blam BBS List question
To   : The Godfather
From : stizzed
Date : Wed May 27 2020 08:33:24

Hey TG!

 TG> Lastly, this is not an FSXnet only issue, mystic issue, script issue. 
 TG> Even the National BBS list doesn't seem to like ports that exceed 4
 TG> digits.  I'm stuck in a waiting room for the owner of the site to
 TG> approve a white list to allow traffic to telnet to me via that site.  So
 TG> lesson learned, keep the port at 4 digits or less, not 5.  However that
 TG> is not the problem here, as there are a few BBS's with 5 digit ports,
 TG> that work via BBS script Telnet features.  However, I can only attest to
 TG> my BBS as I'm making my rounds editing the port on other BBS listings,
 TG> that indeed it's possible for a BBS to telnet into mine using the same
 TG> script as others; however most that are not using port 23, appear to
 TG> fail to connect, on most BBS's.

We must be very careful when deciding upon a port and understand the difference
between well-known, registered, dynamic, private and ephemeral ports.  The
reasons we use non-standard ports with 5 digits is to stay well away from ports
that are used by other applications.  It would not be best practice to use
4-digit ports.  What problem is addressed by doing so?

If the waiting room you are referring to is fTelnet proxy then everyone has
to wait to be added.  Nothing to do with which port you run on.

At the end of the day the decision to run a bbs on a non-standard telnet port
is to minimize garbage traffic.  Those of us who do this understand that the
key to getting traffic on our boards is advertising (something Im not
particularly good at).  The ideas discussed here regarding the inclusion of
telnet ports in nodelists will do no good unless the software used to connect
to the bbs knows about them and uses them. Otherwise, its just another way to
advertise.  Something that I personally welcome but do not see happening
anytime soon.

..\\ichael Batts
a.k.a. stizzed (because, why not?)
SysOp, The ROCK BBS III

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