Subj : Re: binkd cfg question.
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Nov 17 2024 05:34 pm




Hi Nicholas,

On 2024-11-16 16:00:20, you wrote to me:

 >> I'm not trying to stir the pot. I'm just trying to point out that
 >> sometimes someone with a mailer publicly online 24/7, doesn't need, or
 >> want, or can't have a full blown node number, a point number will
 >> suffice, and is much easier to obtain...

 NB> Point taken. However, what I originally said briefly covered this, but I
 NB> didn't want to go too far into it, especially if it had nothing to do with
 NB> what he was trying to do.

Ok...

 >> That's it. And of course these are exceptions to the normal, although
 >> still valid use cases.  And if a sender doesn't have the connection
 >> info for such a point, although publicly available, he has no choice
 >> and has to route as you say...

 NB> Yeah. I wasn't talking about exceptions, though. I was trying to help someone
 NB> fix their issue with normal operations. No need to go into extravagant, very
 NB> minor use-case, abnormal circumstances (unless the original poster would have
 NB> brought something like that up) that could possibly confuse the original
 NB> poster even more. Do you agree?

Sure, you don't want to confuse your audience. But you were saying you can only contact points through their boss as a fact without exceptions. And that simply isn't always true. That's why I felt I had to write something.


Bye, Wilfred.

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