-=> On 05-30-04  12:19,  Robert Couture <=-
 -=> spoke to Matt Bedynek about International Coodinator <=-

 RC> No, that is not what I was saying.  Policy states that 
 RC> /all/ nodes must be able to connect to /all/ other nodes 
 RC> during ZMH.  Policy does not state anything about technical 
 RC> exceptions.

  Out of curiousity, I just went and read P4 again with respect to ZMH.
  In section 1.3.3, it is defined as:
  ==quote==
  Zone Mail Hour (ZMH) is a defined time during which all nodes in a
  zone are required to be able to accept netmail.
  ==endquote==

   I do not see that all nodes are required to accept netmail from all
   nodes, just that all nodes are required to accept netmail.

   And then later on in section 2.1.8, it is said:
   ==quote==
  Any system which wishes to be a part of FidoNet must be able to
  receive mail during this time using the protocol defined in the
  current FidoNet Technical Standards Committee publication (FTS-0001 at
  this writing).
  ==endquote==

  I read that to say "must be able to receive", and not "must receive
  any mail sent".

  I'd never really thought much about these things before, but this
  reading makes me wonder why some are saying that "all nodes must
  accept mail from all other nodes".  What say the rest of you?

                        dale (at) min (dot) net
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