Subj : FidoNews 41:14 [01/06]: List Of Fidonet Ipv6 Nodes To : Michiel van der Vlist From : Rob Swindell Date : Mon Apr 08 2024 08:54 pm Re: FidoNews 41:14 [01/06]: List Of Fidonet Ipv6 Nodes By: Michiel van der Vlist to Rob Swindell on Mon Apr 08 2024 02:12 pm > Hello Rob, > > On Friday April 05 2024 10:05, you wrote to me: > > >> f Has a ::f1d0::: style host address. > >> (zone, net, node in decimal notation) > > RS> I think this could be clarified better: The zone, net, and node values > RS> of the FidoNet address are actually in *hexadecimal* notation, but > RS> only using the hexadecimal digits 0-9, so that when viewing the IPv6 > RS> address in hexadecimal (as is the norm), it can be more easily > RS> visually compared with the decimal representation of that equivalent > RS> FidoNet address. > > Here we probably run into a case where more explanation will actually lead > to more confusion. In the beginning it was considered self explanatory. > Until some wise guy created an address with zone, net and node in actual > hexadecimal and claimed the "f" for it. That conflicts with the idea of the > zone, net and node number being easely identafiable by humans. So I declined > and added the explanatory line. And now that leads to confusion. Perhaps > just giving an example will be better. How about this: > > >> f Has a ::f1d0::: style host address. > >> Example: ::f1d0:2:280:5555 Yes, I think an example is a good idea, but clarify that the example IPv6 address represnts the FTN 3D address of 2:280/5555. I think the actual term for this representation is "packed BCD": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-coded_decimal -- digital man (rob) Rush quote #84: Looming low & ominous, twilight premature t-heads rumbling a distance overture Norco, CA WX: 62.1øF, 38.0% humidity, 5 mph W wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705) .