BF>>> And what will happen if you try to connect to IP number 0.0.0.0?
ml>> you don't... if your mailer even tries, then you have it
ml>> misconfigured...
BF> So why bother with the entry?
because you might be placing the "contact number" in another field where it may
be safer to place letters as used in a domain name... FD can take
000-my.bbs.invalid as a phone number from the nodelist and properly dial it to
connect using whatever protocol the FOSSIL provides... but you know this
:cheshire_grin:
ml>> the 000- psuedo "area code" would prevent that in POTS mailers... IP
ml>> capable mailers will see the string and know not to call it... valid
ml>> IPs listed this way will have the 000- stripped and the IP used in
ml>> the same fashion as a POTS number... frontdoor has been doing this
ml>> for two decades now...
BF> You know that I know how this works, no?
of course i do... there are other readers that may not know it, though ;)
BF> From my FDNODE.CTL I still have
BF> DIAL / 00- ; before int'l
BF> 46- 0 ; before area code
BF> 46-31- ; local call
BF> 000- internet ; IP-number
BF> END
the rest looked good! :) i just wanted to show what i have in mine O:)
;DIAL / 1010288-011-
DIAL / 011-
;internet stuff
# internet
0000- internet/:155
000- internet
V internet#
the first (commented out) DIAL statement up there is from when i was forcing
the use of AT&T long distance on international calls... other long distance
calls used the long distance i chose through my telco... probably sprint...
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