nathanael culver : August Abolins wrote:

> The technology, of course, requires them. But there's no technological
> reason why all of Fidonet today couldn't be tossed into a single zone and
> zones, as  you mentioned, be repurposed to distinguish othernets.
>
> In some sense, in fact, even within Fidonet zones aren't precisely tied to
> geography any more. I'm in Taiwan, but being fed from Australia. The
> technology doesn't care.

Precisely.  I am totally onboard in that understanding.

Just one zone number for Fidonet (modeled after the othernet style, and to
recognize Tom Jennings' regrets) could help unify this apparently fractured
network.   Instead of separate 1,2,4,5,6,7 zones, why not just make it 1234 (to
kinda represent the last existing zones) or add up the  digits 1 thru 7 (in
recognition of the original 7) and make it 28. OR.. just place everyone in 1,
to represent the 1st in Fidonet existence.

There is no reason that a bbs couldn't one day operate from an orbiting
satellite.  What zone does that non-geographically based bbs belong to?   Would
there be some sort of bidding war to divide the fidonet community even further?

Fidonet needs to visibly look unified.  One zone number to identify that.



You are not "dumped".  I see you as the humongous rogue amongous.  ;) You could
be the first sign of positive change.  Making history!

Cheers,
../|ug

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