Hello Vladimir.

18 Oct 04 12:36, you wrote to Ulrich Schroeter:

 US>> So there are comparable connection options available and in use, but
 US>> not reflected by the policy or fts-0001 document. So sysops using these
 US>> new options aren't no longer fidonet members? i think they are.

 VD> FTS-0001 is real expired, no one of standart are acting for same years!
 VD> Last standarts are acting for 2 years, but fts-0001 (.16) from 1995! So -
 VD> FTS-0001 can not criteria for FIDONET members.

Myself and others have been trying for quite some time to get the FTSC to
do it's job and change FTS-0001 to reflect the reality of the network
today. They refuse to do so, and use some invalid excuse of a copyright
that bears no legal weight as an excuse not to do so.

 US>> This and the layer incompatibility of part of todays fidonet
 US>> connectivity aren't reflected by policy nor fts-0001. So these parts
 US>> needs extensions to the fts-0001. The technical solution to bring
 US>> different layers together is a gateway like a zone gateway. There is a
 US>> leak between common practice and fts-0001 definition and this leaves
 US>> room for any quarreling ...

 VD> Yes. But revision must to be not only FTS, but all Policy.

That's been tried too, and quite recently. Your current zone has the
ability to single-handedly change policy, yet refuses to do so.

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