Hello Kurt,

On Sunday June 17 2018 08:55, you wrote to me:

 KW> A *c should allow unlisted connections, enforce secure/insecure
 KW> inbounds, and require /9999 netmail applications, in my opinion.

I am 2/3 with you. Yes, *Cs should allow unlisted connections. Once, many years
ago when I was still a point, we had an NC flying the LO flag. When I pointed
it out to the Fidonet community, it was removed..

As for /required/ /9999 application, that would not have worked well here in
the haydays of Fidonet. In the haydays of Z2 Fidonet, the pointlist was the
breeding pond for new sysops. Pointing was very popular and 99.9% of the new
sysop started out as points. So by the time they were ready for full Fidonet
membership, they were alreadty familiar with the software to run a node. And
naturally they used their point number to apply for a node number. Using
net/9999 to apply for a node number was plan D.

 KW> I've seen too many email applications where I send out a temp nodelist
 KW> and a node number, set them up in areafix/filefix, and the response is
 KW> that they'll be ready "real soon now". Many change their minds.

"real soon now" has never flown for me. I will accept a request for a node
number by any means convenient, but I will not proceed until the applicant has
demonstrated that he/she has a mailer on-line.


Cheers, Michiel

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