Frank Vest (1:124/6308.1) wrote to Steven Horn at 09:04 on 03 Nov 2002:

 FV> No issue involved in my opinion. Nodes are contained in Nets. Nets
 FV> are contained in Regions. Regions are contained in Zones. Ergo, A
 FV> Net can encompass an entire Region. A Region can encompass an
 FV> entire Zone. A Net CAN NOT encompass a Zone. A Region CAN NOT
 FV> encompass more than one Zone.

Nets are geographic creations within a region.  I'm 1000 miles from the
closest Net to me in Region 17 and he's a Region Independent too.

 FV> If one substitutes "convenient telephone calling" with
"convenient
 FV> connection", there is no problem.

I do have to pick up the telephone and call my host or RC once every so
often and that does tell me I'm alone in the boonies.

 FV> Perhaps this is what is needed in P4 to help with ION problems? 

It is not a complete answer.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 

--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+