Subj : Re: Consider this
To   : Ross Cassell
From : Scott Adams
Date : Sun Apr 15 2001 06:50 pm

 -=> Quoting Ross Cassell to All <=-

 RC> Fidonet Zone One is down to approximately 1195 nodes.

 RC> Of that number it does not equate to 1195 unique individuals as
 RC> sysops. 
 RC> Factor in:

 RC> Host listings
 RC> Help node listings
 RC> Misc. and sundry admin listings
 RC> Those whom list themselves as net janitor, net housekeeper and net
 RC> window washer 
 RC> The unique number falls to lets say 850 for arguments sake???

 RC> Of that 850, reduce it further for those whom run compliant mailers
 RC> but dont pull mail for some reason or simply use their node number for
 RC> interBBS leagues et al? 
 RC> Also factor in dead nodes, not yet discovered, the unique number falls
 RC> even more. 
 RC> How many distro systems do we need again?

        Four or five?  Oh wait that was Rhetorical :)

        Yeah didn't think of the numbers that low.  Thanks
        for depressing me further tonight :)




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