*** Quoting Philip Lozier from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> *** Quoting Philip Lozier from a message to Ward Dossche ***

PL>> If not prior to the actual demise of Z6, at least leaving the optionm
PL>> open for it to be later revived by them should be left on the table.

 CS> That is a definate good view to take on it.

PL> At least in that form, if the zone is demised, the R50 folks can take
PL> their time to sort out if they want to utilize that option and it woul
PL> interfere with fidonet by any of the concerns Ward may have (dual list
PL> ongoing, bounced netmails, etc...)

Actually, same issues with bounced netmail and dual listings, but I think
it ¨would go smoother with me there to manage it.  maybe i'm a little
egotistical ¨on that, but I have a moderate view on how to make things work
well over large ¨things and this is one I have thought about.

 CS> would go to previous R50 area (even if Moscow and west of that
 CS> stayed Z2).

 CS> In hypotheical terms it's doable but the ZC would have to
 CS> understand nodelist issues and be able to 'say no' when politics
 CS> got out of hand trying to creat 25 RC's or something silly like
 CS> that.

PL> I think the concerns are unfounded... I could be wrong, but if they we
PL> looking to not play by the rules they could have already done so. In a
PL> reality a breaking away of the Russian speaking segment of FidoNet cou
PL> be done without anybody able to prevent it... it wouldn;t harm them in
PL> the least as they are self sufficient.  Some things I have seen posted
PL> from time to time would indicate to me that they actually are better o
PL> than the rest of Fido combined.

Yes, they could have.  They do not want that either though.


PL> Of course, by the book, the ZC would have to honor the 10 slots availa

Yes.  As otherplaces noted, it's not 'written in stone' but each zone knows
¨what set they are alloted.  Z6 has 10 just like Z1 has.  Since we've not
used ¨them all in any time i have been here, I have to make 'reasonable man
guess' we ¨are 60-69.  I'd have to check though to see for sure.
                                       xxcarol

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