Hello Rob,
On Friday April 05 2024 10:05, you wrote to me:
>> f Has a ::f1d0:<zone>:<net>:<node> 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:<zone>:<net>:<node> style host address.
>> Example: ::f1d0:2:280:5555
Cheers, Michiel
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