hey Cycco, sort of off topic, but on my Troll I have a set of those same XC 717 rims, narrow internal diameter, probably exactly the same as yours. They have been on the bike now for all kinds of trips, and I've been pleasantly surprised by how well they have held up. The rear rim even got a slight ding in it six years ago and has been fine since, didn't even break a spoke.
I found it interesting that a rim designed for XC mountain biking has performed so well touring, but I do realize that me and even the heaviest of my touring loads is probably less than a lot of much heavier riders with no luggage at all, so being a lightweight has its advantages with regarding rim choice and what will work.
I just got some DT swiss touring or e bike rims to one day replace the 717s.
XC mountain biking is probably more demanding than touring when it comes to wheels. I’ve been using the 717s for a long time on mountain bikes. Never had much of a problem with them. I’ve more recently used Velocity because they come in 26” 36 hole rim brake sizes.