Subj : Easier solution?
To   : Charles Cruden
From : Frank Vest
Date : Tue Dec 31 2002 05:34 am

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On (30 Dec 02) Charles Cruden wrote to All...

Hello Charles,


CC> Comments / criticisms welcome....

CC> Why not simply replace the phone number of an IP node with its IP
CC> address or FQDN?  After all, a phone number is the "contact address"
CC> for a node in Fidonet, same as the IP / FQDN is for an IP node.  For

I'd really rather not be known as 1:124/6308 /and/ 1:124/8308 :)
However, that may be the best way to do this.

FWIW: Many, if not all, of the ideas agrued and passed around here
have merit. The problem is going to be getting one of them into
operation /without/ making a dozen new "standards" to follow. To do
this, IMHO, will require the joint efforts of the *C structure and the
FTSC.

There's my $.02 .... Enjoy. :)

Regards,

Frank

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