Subj : proposed new nodelist                                    [2]
To   : Malcolm Miles
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Fri Jul 19 2002 12:19 pm

Hi Malcolm.

18-Jul-02 13:47:46, Malcolm Miles wrote to Jasen Betts


 MM> On Jul 16, 2002 Jasen Betts wrote to Peter Knapper:

 PK>> Malcolm Miles has found a solution that looks like it fits the
 PK>> bill nicely.

 JB>> Yeah it does indeed.

 MM> Now all we have to do is find some developers that will include
 MM> the proposal in their product. There is virtually zero development
 MM> being done on Fidonet software except for some in Russia. I am
 MM> sure that the Russian developers don't read this echo

It'll be a few months atleast before Im in any position to develop IP
capable fido software (no internet connection here yet so I'd just be
testing on a lan...)

 JB>> PSTN nodes would still need the weekly nodediff, as would those
 JB>> Iinternat capable nodes using existing software.

 MM> All nodes would still need the nodelist as it defines who belongs
 MM> to Fidonet. Sysop details, location, status (down, hold) would
 MM> only be included in the nodelist

nah noded using existing software still need all the info they needed
yesterday and if they don't know how to get it from a DNS they'll need
to get it from the nodelist... after a while most nodes will probably
upgrade their software... but when?

 -=> Bye <=-

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