Subj : Feature request: PHN
To   : mark lewis
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Wed Jun 19 2019 12:17 pm

Hello mark,

On Tuesday June 18 2019 17:53, you wrote to me:

 MV>> What you requested was that binkd could be configured tp transmit
 MV>> the information. "nodeinfo" can do that. All that is needed is
 MV>> that the sysops adds the iformation to the "nodeinfo" line in
 MV>> his/her binkd config.

 ml> that does not cause binkd to transmit a PHN line like other systems
 ml> do... how hard is this to understand???? :sigh:

The PHN line obviously is a relic from the POTS age. The "phone" keyword in the 
config crearly indicate that it was meant for the phone number.

Binkd is the leading binkp implementation. Instead of sheepishly following 
others it should lead. Progress is not just adding new stuff, it is also 
getting rid of archaic ballast. Binkd does not use phone numbers. The PHN line 
is archaic ballast. The makers of binkp were wise to ommit it. Using it for IP 
information is improper use. The proper place for IP information is the NDL 
line. That is were the capability flags are and IP info is conveyed as 
parameter in an IP related flag. Like this:

nodeinfo CM,MO,IBN:fido.vlist.eu,RPK,NPK,ENC,NC,PING,IPv6

The PHN line is archaic ballast. IP info belongs in de NDL line.

How hard is that to understand?  <sigh>


Cheers, Michiel

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