Subj : FSP-10xx-1: BBSID Kludge Specification
To   : August Abolins
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun Dec 31 2023 21:16:34

Hello August,

On Sunday December 31 2023 14:55, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> ..File request would not work for point systems anyway
 MvdV>> and pointing was very popular at the time in The
 MvdV>> Netherlands.

 AA> Why not?  OpenXP doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

A point can request files from a node, not the other way around.

 MvdV>> Possibly. But in Fidonet we already have a way to
 MvdV>> identify a system: the node number. And that is
 MvdV>> guaranteed to be globally unique within Fidonet.

 AA> A few years ago, there were some duplicate net/nodes across
 AA> zones.  Not sure of the situation now.

The combination of zone:net/node.point is unique.


Cheers, Michiel

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