diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index db4b5c84..99916db7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4281,6 +4281,7 @@ v0.33.19        26-Oct-2001
 		On new systems it will now also create one filearea, three
 		default mail areas, a newfilereport and the groups belonging
 		to these areas. Also 10 oneliners are installed.
+		Changed help for nodes billing flag.
 
 	mbsebbs:
 		Added menu 317, change FS editor shortcut keys to (Emacs/
@@ -4413,6 +4414,8 @@ v0.33.19        26-Oct-2001
 		Implemented long filenames with hatch. Now uses ticfile key-
 		word Fullname for the long filename.
 		Fixes for Sparc systems.
+		File forwarding now really depends on the downlink billing
+		flag.
 
 	mbfile:
 		During check the file databases are reset to filemode 0660.
diff --git a/mbfido/forward.c b/mbfido/forward.c
index 6d23d18d..ff868bd6 100644
--- a/mbfido/forward.c
+++ b/mbfido/forward.c
@@ -66,21 +66,25 @@ void ForwardFile(fidoaddr Node, fa_list *sbl)
 	 */
 
 	/*
-	 * Check if this node has enough credits for this file.
+	 * If Costsharing active for this node
 	 */
-	T_File.Cost = TIC.FileCost + (TIC.FileCost * nodes.AddPerc / 1000);
-	if ((nodes.Credit < (nodes.StopLevel + T_File.Cost))  && (!TIC.Charge)) {
+	if (nodes.Billing) {
+	    /*
+	     * Check if this node has enough credits for this file.
+	     */
+	    T_File.Cost = TIC.FileCost + (TIC.FileCost * nodes.AddPerc / 1000);
+	    if ((nodes.Credit < (nodes.StopLevel + T_File.Cost))  && (!TIC.Charge)) {
 		Syslog('!', "No forward to %s, not enough credit left", aka2str(Node));
 		exit;
-	}
+	    }
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if we are passing the warning level
-	 */
-	if ((nodes.Credit > nodes.WarnLevel) && 
-	    ((nodes.Credit - T_File.Cost) <= nodes.WarnLevel)) {
+	    /*
+	     * Check if we are passing the warning level
+	     */
+	    if ((nodes.Credit > nodes.WarnLevel) && ((nodes.Credit - T_File.Cost) <= nodes.WarnLevel)) {
 		Syslog('+', "Low credit warning to %s", aka2str(Node));
 		/* CREATE NETMAIL */
+	    }
 	}
 
 	fwdfile = calloc(PATH_MAX, sizeof(char));
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ void ForwardFile(fidoaddr Node, fa_list *sbl)
 				 * According to Harald Harms this field must
 				 * be multiplied with 100.
 				 */
-				if (TIC.FileCost) 
+				if (TIC.FileCost && nodes.Billing) 
 					fprintf(fp, "Cost %ld.00\r\n", T_File.Cost);
 				if (TIC.TicIn.TotLDesc)
 					for (i = 0; i < TIC.TicIn.TotLDesc; i++)
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ void ForwardFile(fidoaddr Node, fa_list *sbl)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (TIC.Charge) {
+	if (TIC.Charge && nodes.Billing) {
 		nodes.Credit -= TIC.FileCost;
 		Syslog('-', "Cost: %d  Left: %d", TIC.FileCost, nodes.Credit);
 
diff --git a/mbfido/ptic.c b/mbfido/ptic.c
index 8e447267..366a481b 100644
--- a/mbfido/ptic.c
+++ b/mbfido/ptic.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int ProcessTic(fa_list *sbl)
 	 */
 	Kb = TIC.FileSize / 1024;
 	if (SearchNode(TIC.Aka)) {
-		if (TIC.TicIn.Cost) {
+		if (TIC.TicIn.Cost && nodes.Billing) {
 			nodes.Debet -= TIC.TicIn.Cost;
 			Syslog('f', "Uplink cost %ld, debet %ld", TIC.TicIn.Cost, nodes.Debet);
 		}
diff --git a/mbsetup/m_node.c b/mbsetup/m_node.c
index 571227c8..17a9dfe4 100644
--- a/mbsetup/m_node.c
+++ b/mbsetup/m_node.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void E_Files(void)
 	mvprintw(13, 6, "7.  Send TIC file");
 	mvprintw(14, 6, "8.  Advanced TIC");
 	mvprintw(15, 6, "9.  File forward");
-	mvprintw(16, 6, "10. Billing");
+	mvprintw(16, 6, "10. Billing (CSO)");
 	mvprintw( 7,46, "11. Bill direct");
 	mvprintw( 8,46, "12. Credit");
 	mvprintw( 9,46, "13. Debet");
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void E_Files(void)
 		case 7:	E_BOOL(13,25,   nodes.Tic,        "Send ^TIC^ files to this node")
 		case 8:	E_BOOL(14,25,   nodes.AdvTic,     "Send ^advanced^ TIC files to this node")
 		case 9:	E_BOOL(15,25,   nodes.FileFwd,    "^Forward TIC^ files for this node")
-		case 10:E_BOOL(16,25,   nodes.Billing,    "Send ^bills^ to this node")
+		case 10:E_BOOL(16,25,   nodes.Billing,    "Send ^bills^ to this node, Costsharing is active")
 		case 11:E_BOOL( 7,65,   nodes.BillDirect, "Send bills ^direct^ after file processing")
 		case 12:E_INT(  8,65,   nodes.Credit,     "The ^credit^ this node has for costsharing")
 		case 13:E_INT(  9,65,   nodes.Debet,      "The ^debet^ in cents we have credit from this node")