-=> Oli wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 Ol>> I'm already a participant in Fidonet, I see no technical reason
 Ol>> (at the moment) to change my address from *.47 to *.0.

 DC> A point address is not in the Nodelist.  You are not a nodelisted
 DC> Sysop.

 Ol> Please spare me the explanations, I do know how a FTN works. I'm
 Ol> in the pointlist, which is technical nearly identical to a
 Ol> nodelist. Why is it so hard to understand that there is no
 Ol> _technical_ reason for _me_ to get a node number?

Well, you certainly seem to /need/ the explanations.  It isn't a 
/technical/ issue - the whole point of this thread is to get you 
to see that if you want to have a say in the operation of Fidonet 
(changes to P4), you need to be a *MEMBER* of Fidonet.  Not sure 
why you have so much trouble understanding such a simple thing.

 Ol>> I already wrote that most other communication networks don't
 Ol>> have anything like the P4 and they still work.

 DC> All other FTN networks ("othernets") that I am aware of have
 DC> published guidelines/rules.  Not as extensive as Fido's, but still
 DC> there.

 Ol> I never talked about other FTN networks in that context. Read my
 Ol> previous mails.

I did read the previous mails.  So, why don't you tell me what you 
meant by "other communication networks" if you were NOT talking 
about FTN networks.  I think we both know that that's exactly what 
you were referring to.

 DC> I suggest you stop trying to fight windmills.

 Ol> I'm not sure if it is wise to take such advise from a global
 Ol> warming denier, who calls people trolls, just because they are
 Ol> not interested in arguing about contemporary US-Republican
 Ol> nonsense.

Heh.  Typical liberal (likely millenial) response.  
Change/divert/deflect the actual point of the conversation.

Keep whining about P4 all you want.  Nobody is listening to you.


... Ignorance can be cured.  Stupid is forever.
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