On Fri, 22 Nov 2013, Sergey Poziturin wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    SP>>> Could you please give me a citation of the    
    RT>> Look here : www.fidonet.org/policy4.txt   
    SP>> So? Where is it said about incoming connections?    
    ML> since you asked... 2.1.8  Exclusivity of Zone Mail Hour   
      
    SP> Guys, do you read what you post?   
      
   yes... with an open mind, too ;)   
      
    SP> There is no mention of incoming connection via binkp.   
      
   there is no distinction made on the protocol or connection method... it says   
   "any system which wishes to be part of fidonet"... the key part is that   
   systems should be contactable for at least one hour a day so as to ensure that   
   other systems can deliver mail to them... that's the whole point of ZMH...   
   that a system is CM (Continuous Mail) is ok... it is a greater capacity than   
   the requirement of ZMH but systems that only operate during ZMH must also be   
   able to deliver mail to other systems... it isn't rocket science... not all   
   systems run all the time... ZMH simply guarantees that there is a time when   
   systems can deliver or pick up mail and all fidonet systems must support   
   ZMH... protocols and connection methods don't matter in this case...   
      
   consider systems connecting via shortwave radio links...   
   consider systems connecting via postal mail (eg: tapes of mail)...   
   consider systems connecting from extremely remote locations where there is no   
   internet, wifi, or POTS...   
      
    SP> The only mentioned document is fts-0001    
      
   correct...   
      
    SP> which only mention communication via the telephone network using    
    SP> modems.   
      
   that's all it discusses because that's all there was at that point in time...   
   "tunneling" via ftp thru what would later become the internet was also used   
   but it required specific agreements on both ends for use (eg: time use, data   
   bytes) so only a few systems used it... the main use of ftp for fidonet was to   
   connect the zones together... then there is section H. ;)   
      
   i won't mention FTN over telnet or vmodem but they do allow for FTS-0001   
   comms... but these are still available over other physical layers than the   
   various telco plant spread all over the world... did you know that telco's   
   lease time on the electric companies' fiber networks that physically resides   
   inside high voltage distribution cables?   
      
   what would be the physical layer for a light wave connection?   
      
    SP> That's what I find in version 016 of this document.     
      
   that is the latest version, yes...   
       
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