Subj : Netmail Zonegate how?
To   : Douglas Connor
From : Ross Cassell
Date : Sun Nov 23 2003 08:36 pm

Hello Douglas!

23 Nov 03 20:00, you wrote to All:

 DC> What does the Backbone expect of nodes who operate as "Gateways"?

 DC> Gateways must remove foreign distribution identifiers (including
 DC> seen-bys) which might adversely affect the distribution of the echo on
 DC> the Backbone. Pathlines, however, should be left intact.  The origin
 DC> line should be that of the Gateway.

 DC> Gateways also pass netmail into the other network, unless it is
 DC> technically impossible to do so.

 DC> === Cut ===
 DC> What is the procedure for a netmail gate?
 DC> I have been entrusted with 63:63/1 and all netmail for the zone
 DC> is routed from here.
 DC> I doubt very much any fidonet system would know where to send
 DC> a netmail for this zone(63).
 DC> Seems it might need to be a 5d address too?


There is no Zone 63 in Fidonet, it is a "Othernet".

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