KvE> It strikes me that there are a number of Nets in Fidonet that, KvE> according to the data found in the Nodelist, have no IP KvE> connectivity.
#include <FTA-1006>
Then the only thing you can to do is to strike a concrete wall with your head, as there's only one requirement for non-private nodes: they must be able to receive direct netmail using _any_ of standard methods (that mean, described in FTSC documents with a status of "standard").
That means, although it's recommended to list all communication methods supported by a node, it still is up to the NC's decision whether they need to publish the IP capabilities flags of their hosts in a nodelist.
Not your.
KvE> Another question could be, do these nets still exist, and if not, KvE> why are they still listed.
I guess they really do.
KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 45 - Net 4501 - Maxim Maximchuk KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 45 - Net 4521 - Aleksey Borunov KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 45 - Net 453 - Yury Konovalov KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 45 - Net 457 - Alex Chernavin
KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4615 - Sergey Gusev KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4616 - Sergey Sryvkin KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4626 - Roman Onufryk KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4633 - Sergey Kobzuk KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4634 - Xander Plaunoff KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4646 - Vitalik Netesa KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4647 - Igor Zhuchiy KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 46 - Net 4651 - Vladimir Fursov
KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5012 - Mihail Yakovlev KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5027 - Kostya Krivonogov KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5031 - Vlad Dengin KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5035 - Oleg Nuzhdov KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5085 - Alexander An KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5088 - Gennady Kuzmichev KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 5099 - Andrew Frolov KvE> # Zone 2 - Region 50 - Net 6004 - Lenya Pashkoff
Out of these 20 networks, I have direct links with 12. Out of those 12 links, 8 are capable to receive incoming binkp (FTS-1026) connections, but lack IBN flags. Out of those 8 IBN-capable links, 0 do care of satisfying your curiosity.
Try running `grep '^;E' nodelist.ndl` next time.
-- Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin gremlin.ru!gremlin; +vii-cmiii-cmlxxvii-mmxlviii
