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|    Vince Coen to Kees van Eeten    |
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|    07 May 14 23:49:33    |
      Hello Kees!              Wednesday May 07 2014 21:32, you wrote to me:               >>> When MBSE reads the nodelist, it expects the dnsname to me in the        >>> nodename field, or the ip number in the phone filed, or as eb        >>> extent to the IBN flag.               >>> MBSE does not know about the INA flag. With the change to        >>> -Unpublished- many systems and especially functional numbers        >>> returned to using function names in the bbs-name field and moved        >>> the dns name to the INA flag.               >>> So a change is needed to include the INA flag as a possible source        >>> of the node name, or you have to use a preprocessor, that modifies        >>> the nodelist in such a way that the hostname is put in the        >>> bbs-namefield.               >>> So the problem is nodelist related and not specific for Linux        >>> distribution.               >>> My needs are so low, that it is not likely that I will take the        >>> challenge, but maybe Andrew will, if you are not up to it        >>> yourself.               VC>> The flag INA is the primary source for an IP address. In fact        VC>> according to my reading of the nodelist summary near the bottom        VC>> of it INA is the only flag that relates to such.               VC>> If you know of another method please let me know.              I meant other method of storing the IP address within the NODELIST other than       after INA:                            Vince              --- Linux/Mbse v1.1.02/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20120229        * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK (2:250/1)    |
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