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От : Wilfred van Velzen 2:280/464 16 сен 26 18:18:28
К : Markus Wagner 16 сен 26 19:26:02
Тема : Re: Did the FidoNet geography rules change?
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Hi Markus,
On 2026-09-16 02:33:39, you wrote to All:
MW> I have a question about the old FidoNet structure, because I am
MW> starting to
MW> wonder whether I am simply applying rules that are no longer
used today. As I
MW> remember it, Policy 4.07 says essentially this: - A network
is a collection of
MW> nodes in a local geographic area. (1.2.3) MeatballWiki - A region is also a
MW> well-defined geographic area containing networks and independent nodes.
MW> (1.2.4) MeatballWiki - Each geographic location belongs to one zone, one
MW> region, and either one network or no network at all. (1.3.2) MeatballWiki -
MW> Two networks are not supposed to cover the same geographic area. (1.3.2)
MW> MeatballWiki - If a node is located in the area covered by a network, it
MW> should normally be listed in that network rather than somewhere else as an
MW> independent node. (1.3.2) MeatballWiki - Network membership is
supposed to be
MW> based on geographic or technical reasons, not personal or social factors.
MW> (1.3.2) MeatballWiki - Exceptions to the geographic structure are possible,
MW> but Policy 4 describes those as exceptions requiring
coordination between the
MW> relevant coordinators. MeatballWiki
MW> So... these are still the rules, aren`t they?
More or less they are still true for nodes.
I think the ZC`s have some kind of understanding not to "allow"
nodes from different geographic locations into their zones.
MW> Or did this change sometime during the 30 years in which the Internet
MW> distracted me from Fido? ;-) I am genuinely asking, because my
MW> understanding of Fido has always been that the address structure
MW> represents the geographic structure of the network, rather than simply
MW> attaching a node or point wherever somebody happens to offer one.
It would be easy to join a different geographic Zone/Region/Net with
internet connections. But this isn`t done for nodes, unless there is a
pressing reason. But for points nobody cares anymore. ;-)
Bye, Wilfred.
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