Hello, mark lewis.   
   On 22.11.13 9:08 you wrote:   
      
    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?   
    ML> yes... with an open mind, too ;)   
      
   So do I :)   
       
    SP>> There is no mention of incoming connection via binkp.   
    ML> there is no distinction made on the protocol or connection    
    ML> method... it says "any system which wishes to be part of    
    ML> fidonet"... the key part is that systems should be contactable for    
    ML> at least one hour a day so as to ensure that other systems can    
    ML> deliver mail to them... that's the whole point of ZMH... that a    
    ML> system is CM (Continuous Mail) is ok... it is a greater capacity    
    ML> than the requirement of ZMH but systems that only operate during    
    ML> ZMH must also be able to deliver mail to other systems... it isn't    
    ML> rocket science... not all systems run all the time... ZMH simply    
    ML> guarantees that there is a time when systems can deliver or pick    
    ML> up mail and all fidonet systems must support ZMH... protocols and    
    ML> connection methods don't matter in this case... consider systems    
    ML> connecting via shortwave radio links... consider systems    
    ML> connecting via postal mail (eg: tapes of mail)... consider systems    
    ML> connecting from extremely remote locations where there is no    
    ML> internet, wifi, or POTS...   
      
   Agree. And now consider email only node (EON). No need to have an smtp server   
   on the phone, it can be anywhere receiving incoming connections.    
   And on the phone you can then use whatever protocol you want. Just check your   
   mailbox via pop3/web/whatever to see if there are some packets. In practice I   
   only received a pkt one a year - my NC checked if the node is alive :)   
      
   BTW this would be cool to use pop3 in hotdoged to receive pkts from mail   
   server. This could really let you have a fidonet node on the phone without   
   battery draining binkp server always waiting for incoming connections. Or not   
   always, but during mailing hours.    
      
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   Best regards!   
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