Subj : Re: Fidonet - sbbsecho looks good... binkit timed events don't do any
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Jul 10 2024 10:09 am

 Re: Re: Fidonet - sbbsecho looks good... binkit timed events don't do anyth
 By: Wilfred van Velzen to Digital Man on Wed Jul 10 2024 12:23 pm

>  DM> FTN domains are by definition a maximum of 8 characters in length, so
>  DM> "fidonet.org" clearly is an invalid FTN domain. And it's just wrong
>  DM> anyway.
>  DM> The hub should fix that.
>
> You're probably right. ;-)
>
> But in the default configuration for binkd there is this section:
>
> #  Aliases to support known DNS domain zones
> #  (some people mix up the terms "FTN domain" and "DNS internet domain")
> domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet
> domain fidonet.net alias-for fidonet
>
> So if binkit can do something similar, you can still make connections work
> when others make mistakes.

Sure, it would be possible for BinkIT to have some hacky work-around for misconfigured nodes, but if possible, it would preferable to just fix the configuration of the node in question.
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