> Thank you Janis, very kindly.   
      
   You are welcome, Tony. We'll get you going    
      
   In your external.bbb file, you can add this:   
      
   ===cut here===   
   [ftndomains]   
      
   ^24: sportnet   
      
   ====   
      
   Also in external.bbb, under [node_remap] you can shorten the flags section.   
   Right now you said you have this:   
      
   [node_remap]   
      
    Syntax: ,zone:net/node.point,bbsname,location,sysop,phone{:phone},speed,flags   
   ,24:300/1.0,Hatfield_Hertfordshire,Vince_Coen,applewoodbbs.dtdns.net,300,XA,CM,   
   IUC,IFC,IFT,ITN,IBN,INA,U,SDS,REC,ENC   
      
   Really all you need is this:   
   [node_remap]   
      
    Syntax: ,zone:net/node.point,bbsname,location,sysop,phone{:phone},speed,flags   
   ,24:300/1.0,Hatfield_Hertfordshire,Vince_Coen,applewoodbbs.dtdns.net,300,XA,CM,   
   ,IBN   
      
   and in bcfg4 [node], make sure you have: Local: General   
   (BND|IP|ITX|IBN)   
      
   Local: Toggles   
   [X]  Send crashmail   
   [X]  Slow protocols   
      
   I think I mentioned this before also, but just in case I didn't, in bcfg4   
   [node] -> Local:Modem:Dial:   
      
   .------------------------+ Local: Modem: Dial +-------------------------.####   
   |     Predial              Postdial   Nodelist regexp match   
   |  1: ATR                  |          ,IBN   
   |  2: ATD                  |          ,IP   
   |  3: ATD                  |          ,ITN   
   ==================   
      
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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