24 Apr 06 19:02, Vladimir Donskoy wrote to Bj”rn Felten:

 VD> Hi Bj”rn!

 VD> Monday April 24 2006, Bj”rn Felten wrote to Carol Shenkenberger:

 BF>>    What I would suggest that the Russians, that's not happy with
 BF>> belonging to zone 2, should do is simply individually apply for a
 BF>> zone 6 nodenumber. At least those few nodes that are located east of
 BF>> the Ural (aka Asian nodes) should easily qualify for a zone 6 node
 BF>> number IMHO.

 VD> I wrote about one of technical purposes of own zone - ZMH problem.

There has never been a ZMH problem in Fidonet. ZMH is rarely enforced. If
the sysops in R50 need to have a ZMH, set a time that suites your needs
and don't let anyone bully you into what they think it should be.

 VD> Time Z2MH is not usable not only for east but for west of Russia -
 VD> Moscow time 6:30-7:30 isn't correct for home and particulary office
 VD> nodes!

Well, that's not a very good arguement against your present ZMH. Unless
you're saying that people don't get up early enough to turn on their
computer and have it ready for ZMH when the hour comes. The BBSs and those
whose systems are online all the time have no room to argue that point.
Their systems are, or should be, automatic.

 VD> So "limit" nodes for relocate - all Russia (not Whiterussia or
 VD> Ukraina, which have time zone UTC+2).

Here's what you can do. The RC is the only one who's going to be
contacted by the ZC during ZMH. The rest of R50 doesn't have to comply
with the ZCs ZMH, as it's none of his business. All of your NCs can comply
with the Z2Cs ZMH, or not. But all others don't have to worry about that.
They can use an hour that's convenient for them and their *C. Say
0100-0200 local time. Then, only the RC is responsible to the ZC and the
NCs are only responsible to the RC. That leaves the whole issue as moot,
as far as the ZC is concerned. Then you set up a routing system that only
certain systems use to pass netmail to the other sysops.

 VD> I think that many our problem will decide in Z2 if Ward change his
 VD> position

Never.

 VD>  (or if Russian will elect to Z2C),

Call for an election, but get your region to agree on one person before
you call for it. R50 outnumbers the rest of Z2, so whoever you choose is a
shoe-in.


Roy
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