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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