= Сообщение: 3646 из 7125 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Björn Felten 2:203/2 20 Jun 18 18:40:42 Кому : Ozz Nixon 20 Jun 18 18:40:42 Тема : Nodelist Phone Field (consistency?) FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:203/2+5b2a8388 На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:275/362+0c27320a = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP437 ================================== Ответ: area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:203/2+5b2a8748 Ответ: area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:3634/12.73+5b2aaa44 ============================================================================== ON> Pinched myself, yep... real. I am just working on my new nodelist ON> compiler, and this was the first inconsistency I have shared, that would ON> actually benefit those still on dial-up. I have two MODEM nodes still ON> running (not in nodelist, as I have not finished QuickBBS rewrite to TCP ON> - then they will be published nodes too).
Many moons ago, before binkp was invented, someone came up with the brilliant idea to put internet connection via TCP/IP into the nodelist, in a way that didn't break any existing software.
The idea was to give the IP numbers the country code of 000. So, e.g. my "phone number" today would be 000-90-227-100-38. FrontDoor was one of the first mailers that could handle this.
Unfortunately some ignorant kid in Australia claimed that this could lead to mailers calling their emergency number (000). Happily ignoring the fact that *all* POTS mailers back then had to translate the "raw" node number in the node list to a number that the modem could dial. And if the node could dial the NC (a requirement) there's no way that the node could start dialling 000.
Almost all of us knew that. Back then nodes (half a dozen I seem to recall) in New Delhi, India had the country and regional number starting with 91-1, but we never had any reports about mailers calling the US emergency number.
But all five ZCs back then except Z1C fell for the hoax and banned this brilliant idea. The rest is, as the saying goes, history.
Nowadays we obviously don't need this bright idea any more, now we have binkp and several mailers supporting that protocol, thanks to our Russian friends. <3
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