Subj : Re: Fidonet - sbbsecho looks good... binkit timed events don't do any
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Jul 10 2024 10:09:57

  Re: Re: Fidonet - sbbsecho looks good... binkit timed events don't do anyth
  By: Wilfred van Velzen to Digital Man on Wed Jul 10 2024 12:23 pm

 >  DM> FTN domains are by definition a maximum of 8 characters in length, so
 >  DM> "fidonet.org" clearly is an invalid FTN domain. And it's just wrong
 >  DM> anyway.
 >  DM> The hub should fix that.
 >
 > You're probably right. ;-)
 >
 > But in the default configuration for binkd there is this section:
 >
 > #  Aliases to support known DNS domain zones
 > #  (some people mix up the terms "FTN domain" and "DNS internet domain")
 > domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet
 > domain fidonet.net alias-for fidonet
 >
 > So if binkit can do something similar, you can still make connections work
 > when others make mistakes.

Sure, it would be possible for BinkIT to have some hacky work-around for misconfigured nodes, but if possible, it would preferable to just fix the configuration of the node in question.
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