Hi Ian,   
      
   >> One should be able to contact some nodes without any node_remap entries now.   
   >> Kim mentioned you should make sure your bcfg4://local/general/OK_poll_flags   
   >> contains "(,ITN|,IBN)"   
   >> (or similar)   
      
   The above is important.. check your settings in bcfg4   
   ->local->general->OK_poll_flags. Maybe show us what you have there...   
      
      
    >> and bcfg4://local/modem/dial is something like:   
   >> 1:   ATR   |   ,IBN   
   >> 2:   ATD   |   .   
      
   > Janis,   
   > I tried what you're suggesting here, but it didn't work for me.  I currently   
   > have the following (which seems to work, but uses a node_remap):   
   > local->general->OK_poll_flags: (BND|IBN|ITX|IP) local->modem->dial:   
   > ~ATR | ,IBN   
   > ~ATD | ,IP   
   > ~ATD | ,ITN   
      
   I don't have the tildes in the first fields, that shouldn't matter though   
   (like ~ATR, I just have ATR).   
      
   > node_remap:   
   >,1:153/7715.0,BandMaster.tzo.com,Vancouver_BC,Irex_Hinton,bandmaster.tzo.com,3   
   > 0,CM,MO,IBN:bandmaster.tzo.com   
      
   > If I change these to your suggestion and remove my node_remap for 1:153/7715,   
   > then try polling 1:153/7715, I get a "can't find phone number" error.   
      
   As Kim mentioned to me with this beta that you can dial "most" nodes directly   
   without including them in the [node_remap] section... some don't work for me   
   either.. generally those systems who put their domain in the bbs name field   
   instead of using INA: did not work for me IIRC.  I see that 1:153/7715 does   
   have an IBN flag though so I would have expected it to work.   
      
   > This was probably the most frustrating part trying to get BBBS set up because   
   > of a lack of documentation in this area. My existing setup is a mishmash of   
   > what I've found in the forums plus trial and error.   
      
   Well, we all try to do what we can here in the echo... Don't ever be afraid to   
   ask questions :)  Sometimes folks neglect to check out sysop.gui or it's text   
   equivalent sysop.txt, but I know somethings can be confusing in those   
   documents.   
      
   > I'd appreciate any suggestions from you as to what I might be doing wrong and   
   > what I can improve.   
      
   > Thanks :)   
      
   Try calling my system at 1:261/100 without putting me in the remap section..   
   either of my 1:261 (38 or 100) should work..   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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