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Skriven 2004-12-09 20:00:20 av SHANNON TALLEY (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MARK LEWIS
Ärende: Re: Z1B <> EP1
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Hi Mark,

<MARK LEWIS> wrote in message news:1102366831.334.0@fidotel.com...
> were extremely small in comparison to Z1 at that time... i don't recall if 
> we
> had progressed as far as Z4 or Z5, though... possibly... possibly not... 
> i'll

I was Z4C for a few years while I was stationed in South America, and a few 
folks (Tom Paradiso, Jim Murphy, Neil Armini & myself) built the 
Pan-American backbone in the early '90's.  The "ONLY" political support we 
received from Z1 (and it was opposed by lots of people in Z1) was from John 
Souvestre.  I didn't really like the guy personally, he always came off as 
brash, but he helped us out a great deal (never figured out why).  Once we 
established "Mexican Link" through George (forget his last name) through 
Sunshine.com in Florida, we were golden.  I turned everything over to the 
newly elected Z4C before I left in '97, and everything was broken in a 
matter of weeks.

In regards to the conversation at hand, I've noticed a great deal of chatter 
regarding what's left of the Z1B & the NAB.

Folks just start hooking up, creating echos at random, and carrying them --  
hubbing them -- haphazardly...  That isn't Fidonet, but rather -- random 
internet message areas (in lieu of any other name).  When Fidonet was huge 
(you guys know the time frame I'm referring to), rules were followed a 
little more closely (we used to have them).  Now we all question the 
existence of them, and as a result, Fidonet is just a hodge podge of 
different echos floating around different systems.

I recently started to examine the backbone.na file a little more closely and 
compare that against the Elist and what mail movers are carrying.  None of 
the lists match the systems I ran them against, including my own.

In order for there to "be" a "Fidonet", there has to be a list of echos that 
are considered "FidoNet" echos.  Perhaps the Elist is the answer, or perhaps 
it's not the answer.  Is there a better list that is maintained somewhere?

If Fidonet is an organization, it needs some level of structure.  Without 
it, then it is truly disintegrated.

Warmest regards,
Shannon


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