JD>And the long answer is, He DOES hols the rank of ZC, just no longer
JD>the 'powers' or responsibility.

 PS> how can an ex ZC still hold the rank of ZC ?
 PS> are they still a member of the ZCC for example ?
 PS> what about when they leave fidonet?

in many cases, ex ZCs and even ex ICs have access to echos that only the
ZCs and IC may have access to... why? because of their experience of having
held that (lofty?) office...

)\/(ark