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to: Vladimir Donskoy
from: Michael Grant
date: 2004-10-18 21:27:02
subject: Nodes or member of the FIDONET

Hello Vladimir.

15 Oct 04 12:06, you wrote to Robert Couture:

 VD> "Hub" or "host" are agree transfer mail to
another FIDO nodes, but (at
 VD> common) not agree transfer mail to non-FIDO systems! So letters to points
 VD> or Internet or BBS users transfer only his system (gate or BBS), and FIDO
 VD> hubs realize only FIDO-part transport to this users.

 VD> I wrote about "must node transfer mail or no", assume
that "node" is
 VD> "cross of links". Is this translate incorrect? If yes -
explain term
 VD> "node" to me, please!

Definition number 7 is the one that applies...

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

  node
       n 1: a connecting point at which several lines come together
       2: any thickened enlargement [syn: knob, thickening]
       3: (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic
          system [ant: antinode]
       4: (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
       5: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: lymph node, lymph
          gland]
       6: any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
       7: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a
          computer network [syn: client, guest]


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