Subj : Nodelist Flags
To   : August Abolins
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Mon Jun 01 2020 06:12 pm

Hello August,

On Monday June 01 2020 18:56, you wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

 WvV>> But that doesn't mean you can put whatever you like in
 WvV>> there. It should serve a purpose to the function of the
 WvV>> nodelist. BBS connectivity for users doesn't qualify.

 AA> What purpose does U,MOB serve if not to advertise "hey folks.. i own a
 AA> cell phone.. but you won't find any useful technical info for your
 AA> mailer."

IMNSHO, those ,MOB nodes should never have made it into the nodelist. Since they can not accept incoming connections they have the connectivity of a point. Systems that have the connectivity of a point should BE points.

This may change with the coming of IPv6 for mobile networks...


Cheers, Michiel

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