-=> Quoting Khaboh Ohmsford to Scott Adams <=-

 KO> Re: Re: Fidonet and Usenet
 KO> By: Scott Adams to Khaboh Ohmsford on Sat Aug 02 2003 03:33 am
 
 >  KO> for the info.  Now, I had thought that "Zones" were
regional, as in,
 >  KO> since I'm in the US I'd be limited to Zone 1.  This is not how it
 >  KO> works? 
 > 
 >         I thought you were looking for how to set it up?  Now you
 >         mention zones?  Confused here.  Zones really have nothing
 >         to do with NGs.  Zones are for networks like My network
 >         is Zone 33.  Fido is 1-6.  But doesn't affect NGS in any

 KO> No, but I'd be receiving messages from FamilyNet as if they were Fido,
 KO> and until someone else responded I thought Fidonet zones went a bit
 KO> higher than 8, so saying "Familynet, Zone 8" made me
thing of Fidonet
 KO> messages coming out of Asia or Australia somewhere.  I know better now.

     Well its just a name.  Like my fidonet network i run (as NC/NEC)
     is Net112 or commonly called North East Florida Network or
     a few other names.  Family net is just a name of their entire
     network.  Network in terms of being the same type of technology
     that fido works on.  Using the same format for mail, files and
     nodelists.  Commonly called a FTN style network.  Fidonet
     technology network.  Like my network AdventureNet or STN or
     MirageNet are FTN networks using zones 33, 111 and 90 respectively.

     Most folks who form their own nets form their own zones.  Usually
     not 1-7 though for obvious reaons not to conflict with fido.
     So anything from 8-9999 I guess is valid.  I think I've only
     seen a zone go up to 7000 though.  



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