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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: nodediff fails :(   
   08 Feb 20 09:22:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e1393ca1   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e1383ea7   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 08.02.20 - 13:32, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    MF>Finally, finally, finally, I've figured this out .....   
      
    MF>Are you aware that three different versions of the Fido nodelist are   
    MF>released each week, along with their corresponding nodediffs. One for use   
    MF>in Z1, one for use in Z2 and one for use in Z3.   
      
   No, I was not aware of that.  I fetched my main nodelist from my boss node     
   (Tommi, Zone2) and the diffs automatically arrive from there too.   
      
   When this first started, I may have grabbed the list from Z1 Filegate     
   site.  Then, I may have grabbed a subsequent nodelist from Terry Roati's     
   system in Zone 3 (but I don't remember).   
      
   My .017 copy (in WinPoint) looks like a Z1 version   
   My .024 copy looks like a Z1 version.   
   My .031 copy is a Z1 version.   
   My .038 copy is a Z2 version, but it says..   
      
   A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, February 7, 2020 -- Day number 038 : 00105   
   A The FidoNet DAILYLST, a listing of the systems within FidoNet.   
   A   
   A  This is the DAILYLST produced at 2:2/0   
      
   Is the latter compatible with the diff process?   
      
   And, am I to understand that Diffs from my Boss/uplink cannot be used with     
   full-nodelists offered from Z1 sources?   
      
   Thanks for quoting the header info in each.  The Z2 version has a very     
   clear warning about its usage, but I must confess to say that I never read     
   the darn thing for leisure!   I never noticed anything similar to the Z2     
   info in the header of the Z1 version.   
      
   Let me know if I must replace the current Z2 DAILY .038 that I have     
   inorder for the diffs to work.   
      
   Good sleuthing!   
   Thanks.   
      
     ../|ug   
      
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