Hello Michiel!

05 Jun 18 17:11, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>>> How do we know that the newly elected ZC1 has a proper mandate?

 KE>>  Why should we know?

 MvdV> So that our ZC and the other ZCs can make an informed decision about the
 MvdV> legitimacy of the nodelist segments they receive?

 I suppose the outgoing ZC will inform the other ZC's who the new ZC will be.
 They will then make arrangements for the secure exchange of their respective
 zone segemts. I am quite sure that no segments will be accepted without
 such arrangements.

 The other ZC's will have to make do, with whoever is declared ZC.
 There is no governing law, so legitimacy cannot be tested or enforced.

 For some functions within Fidonet a popularity contest may be fine, but
 in some cases just appointing some one who is technically competent would
 be a better choise. Democrazy is not always a blessing.

Kees

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