-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Maurice Kinal <=-

 MK> What exactly is the job of the FTSC?

From http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.002:

===
  The Fidonet Technical Standards Committee (FTSC) is responsible for
  providing a thorough technical definition of FidoNet and its
  protocols sufficient to maintain it as a compatible electronic mail
  system, specifically by:

  1. Documenting current practice in technical standards.
  2. Encouraging new technologies in Fidonet software development.
  3. Reassessing and revising FTS documents regularly.
  4. Being publicly accessible to Fidonet sysops.
  5. Distributing Technical Standards and Proposals.
  6. Providing FTS document interpretations on software compatibility.

  The FTSC shall maintain a publication which documents only the
  minimum acceptable protocol for a Fidonet node to receive mail as
  referred to in the current FidoNet Policy Document (Policy 4.07 at
  this writing) The FTSC shall not take upon itself any right to
  increase or decrease this requirement without express direction to
  do so from the International Coordinator (IC).
===

TLDR: we document standards, we don't create them.

Hope this helps.

Later,
Sean



 
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