The most advanced piece of FTN software, Radius, used to use it.

I've been working a lot with the Radius source code, and I can assure you that it does NOT use the INA flag for any useful information.

It tries to resort to that flag if every other internet flag is failing (usually failing that too), but then I don't think you can call it actually using it?

Maybe I should ask how many nodes have just the INA flag and no other IP related flag?



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Hi! Björn,

On 09 Dec 19 13:45, you wrote to me:

The most advanced piece of FTN software, Radius, used to use it.

I've been working a lot with the Radius source code, and I can
assure you that it does NOT use the INA flag for any useful
information.

Keep looking. I sent _many_ off-the-cuff 'direct' netmails to people I'd never
done so in the past, which succeeded when the only address flag was an INA entry. Imagine my (genuine!) surprise. I tell you this from first-hand experience; not hearsay.

It tries to resort to that flag if every other internet flag is
failing (usually failing that too), but then I don't think you can
call it actually using it?

A fall-through? And, this is a bad thing? Really? 8-)

Maybe I should ask how many nodes have just the INA flag and no
other IP related flag?

I am not that sort of Linux whiz. Wrong guy.

Cheers,
Paul.

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A fall-through? And, this is a bad thing? Really? 8-)

If you have an FTN compliant server connected via internet, and you don't know what protocol(s) your server is using? Yes, I think that is a bad thing.



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Hi! Björn,

On 12/10/2019 01:07 AM, you wrote:

A fall-through? And, this is a bad thing? Really? 8-)

If you have an FTN compliant server connected via internet, and you don't know what protocol(s) your server is using? Yes, I think that is a bad thing.

Protocols. Mmm... well, if POTS is out of the question or FTP is not your thing and you have a hate on binkP, and TELnet gives you the shits, then, I guess IFCico is your goto protocol. Radius can do it (with an override).

Cheers,
Paul.

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