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Hi all,
I have a question about the old FidoNet structure, because I am
starting to wonder whether I am simply applying rules that are no longer
used today.
As I remember it, Policy 4.07 says essentially this:
- A network is a collection of nodes in a local geographic area.
(1.2.3) MeatballWiki
- A region is also a well-defined geographic area containing
networks and independent nodes. (1.2.4) MeatballWiki
- Each geographic location belongs to one zone, one region, and
either one network or no network at all. (1.3.2) MeatballWiki
- Two networks are not supposed to cover the same geographic area.
(1.3.2) MeatballWiki
- If a node is located in the area covered by a network, it
should normally be listed in that network rather than somewhere else as an
independent node. (1.3.2) MeatballWiki
- Network membership is supposed to be based on geographic or
technical reasons, not personal or social factors. (1.3.2) MeatballWiki
- Exceptions to the geographic structure are possible, but Policy 4
describes those as exceptions requiring coordination between the relevant
coordinators. MeatballWiki
So... these are still the rules, aren`t they?
Or did this change sometime during the 30 years in which the
Internet distracted me from Fido? ;-)
I am genuinely asking, because my understanding of Fido has always
been that the address structure represents the geographic structure of the
network, rather than simply attaching a node or point wherever somebody
happens to offer one.
Greetings from Austria,
DATENZWERG
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