Subj : Win Version                         was: Bug report
To   : Roy Witt
From : mark lewis
Date : Tue Mar 20 2012 09:53 pm


 RW> I'd rather not use binkp.net at all since each IP node has either a
 RW> DNS look up alias or if a static IP, that IP can be found in the
 RW> nodelist. 

 RW> AFAIK, that binkp.net is for you guys that use Linux.

actually, binkp.net replaces the old fidonet.net in that it provides the 
standard conversion between fidonet addresses and their internet equivelent... 
the only "rough" part being that the second level domain name has changed from 
"fidonet" to "binkp"... other than that, everything else is exactly the same...

but it should also be noted, as you demonstrated IIRC, that fidonet.net address 
conversion is still working because it appears that the DNS domain server 
operators for that domain still have control over them even though the domain 
appears to have changed hands... BUT when that stops working, then some folk 
will /HAVE/ to change their software...

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