Subj : Clearing Houz Update BBS details
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Al
Date : Thu Aug 07 2025 02:31 pm

>> The ITN information in the nodelist is for mailers, not BBSs. If you don't
>> have an ITN mailer then it shouldn't be listed.

>> I don't think it's a bug. If you do have an ITN mailer (like FD or
>> BinkleyTerm running EMSI over telnet) let Deon know so he can update the
>> nodelist.

> Ah, ok. By looking into the nodelist i was asuming the ITN entry was BBS
> Telnet Port related.

I thought so too until someone explained to me that nodelists contain connection information for mailers.

> so, if a Nodelist entry ends in IBN,ITN:2323 for example,
> you would have an (IBN flag) Binkp mailer answering on standard port 24554,
> plus another (ITN:2323 flag) mailer or the same mailer answering also to
> Telnet Port 2323?

Yes, that right. You may see IFT for ftp capable mailers and there are others as well.

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