03 Jun 06 07:26, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Roy Witt:

 MvdV> Hello Roy.

 MvdV> 02 Jun 06 14:38, you wrote to Ya'll:

 RW>> FYI, Nodelist.007, 2000, shows George Peace still listed, whereas,
 RW>> nodelist.364 of the same year doesn't...

 RW>> One of three listings in net270;

 RW>> ,101,Pennsylvania_Online!,Harrisburg_PA,George_Peace,1-717-657-8699,
 RW>> 96 00,C M,XA,V32b

 RW>> So much for George bailing out of Fidonet in 1995.

 MvdV> The nodelist is full of dead wood. That someone is still listed
 MvdV> does not mean he/she is still active, on-line or even alive. Look
 MvdV> for someone by the name of Bin li....

That may be true, but in George Peace's case, he was active in his own
way. I used to touch bases with him and also used his system as another
source for echomail. Right up to his leaving in 2000.

 MvdV> And BTW, you may want to check on who is the registred owner of
 MvdV> fidonet.org....

Sure! I'm very happy to oblige you on that one...:o)

http://www.fidonet.ro/whatswrong.html

FidoNet - An Unofficial Page where truth is stranger than fiction,
and humor abounds when the Emperor Has No Clothes.

Fidor, FidoNetr, and the dog with diskette are registered marks of Tom
Jennings and Fido Software.

So, What's Up with the "Official" FidoNet Web Site?

    For years www.fidonet.org has been FidoNet's Official Web Page. Rather
than present an attractive and positive face for visitors, the page offers
little information about the network.

    Despite offers from several Zone 1 Sysops with web authoring skills,
the former IC, who owns the domain name, allows it to stay in the present
state.

    Despite numerous comments and queries in the various venues, the owner
of the domain has made no anouncement of any proposed changes to the web
page.

    Of interest is the fact that the fidonet.org domain name is controlled
by the current ZC2, who was voted out of the IC(International Coordinator)
position by his peers.

               Domain ID:D2802805-LROR
               Domain Name:FIDONET.ORG
               Created On:25-Feb-1988 05:00:00 UTC
               Last Updated On:15-Feb-2005 13:53:47 UTC
               Expiration Date:26-Feb-2007 05:00:00 UTC
               Sponsoring Registrar:eNom Inc. (R39-LROR)
               Status:OK
               Registrant ID:C545B3E13290F273
               Registrant Name:Ward Dossche
               Registrant Organization:
               Registrant Street1:Drabstraat 142
               Registrant Street2:
               Registrant Street3:
               Registrant City:Mortsel
               Registrant State/Province:
               Registrant Postal Code:2640
               Registrant Country:BE
               Registrant Phone:+32.34497945
               Registrant Phone Ext.:
               Registrant FAX:
               Registrant FAX Ext.:
               Registrant Email:ic{at}fidonet.org

    As of May 20, 2001 the following items apply to the "Official" FidoNet
web site:

    * The link to the FidoNet Policy Document brings up a page that does
      not include the entire document.

    * The section entitled How to Join Fidonet references Policy 4, which
      is not complete on the site, and instructs the prospective member to
      contact the closest Network Coordinator...while there is no link to
      any list of coordinators.

    * Links to FidoNet Regions
          o There are links to only three of the six Fidonet zones.
          o The link to Zone 6 points to a web page that does not exist.

PS - Talk about controversy - The lead-in to "How to join Fidonet" starts
out with a contradiction.

"Fidonet membership is not to be taken lightly. Every member has certain
responsibilities, set forth in Fidonet Policy 4. There is really only one
rule -- that you run an FTS-0001 compliant mailer during ZoneMailHour
(ZMH) daily."

Which is it going to be, Policy 4 or just that one rule?



Roy
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