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   Hello Greg,   
      
    LL>> What does it matter where one's origin happens to be?   
    LL>> Fidonet began with nothing more than a handful of friends   
    LL>> in a local area. The idea of zones did not come about until   
    LL>> much later, when Tom Jennings decided it was a good idea -   
    LL>> without stating any known reason as to why.   
      
    GD> It's no mystery.   
      
   Please feel free to invite Tom Jennings to this forum so he can   
   answer the question himself.   
      
    GD> Check out Jason Scott's BBS Documentary Chapter 4 covering Fidonet on   
    GD> youtube   
    GD> As you see this you will then be aware that you have no idea of what your   
    GD> abt.   
      
   Jason Scott is a technological historian. While his history of   
   Fidonet is an excellent weblog, it does not address the issue under   
   discussion - the idea of zones in Fidonet.   
      
   No mention of zones was ever made until Tom Jennings brought it   
   up for inclusion in Fidonet Policy 4.01 - with no explanation given   
   as to why.   
      
   So tell me. Why are zones necessary for Fidonet? A few years ago   
   I brought up this very subject. There used to be six zones in Fidonet,   
   and then it was decided by whatever powers that be that only four zones   
   were needed. After that was done, another question was raised. Why not   
   go to three zones? Oh, could not do that. Would have to change all the   
   zone numbers and would be far too much trouble ...   
      
   Bottom Line -   
      
   There is no sound reason for having zones or zone numbers in Fidonet.   
      
   For Life,   
   Lee   
      
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   Your Hole Is Our Goal   
      
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