Subj : Ideas for a new standard dealing with nodenumber uniformity
To   : All
From : Ward Dossche
Date : Tue Nov 13 2018 01:23 pm

I would like the FTSC to discuss some standard dealing with zone-independent 
node-numbers and other special technical entries in the nodelist.
 
For years for example when the FTSC-administrator was based in zone-2, he/she 
had the number "20", i.e. 2:2/20. This was never agreed upon throughout the 
different zones, but I think it would make sense in that spirit, if the next 
FTSC-administrator would be from another zone, he/she also would carry the same 
z:z/20 AKA.
 
Expanding from there, we have to deal with the nodenumber of the Fidonews 
editor which was determined by the powers-that-be when they drafted P4 in their 
infinite wisdom, decided it should be 1:1/1 never thinking a Fidonews-editor 
could be from a different zone.
 
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1.3  Definitions
 
1.3.1  FidoNews
 
Contributions are submitted to node 1:1/1; a file describing the format to be 
used is available from 1:1/1 and many other systems.
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In the meantime there are several examples.
 
I think the FTSC could recommend that the Fidonews-editor is always z:z/z.
 
Even more expanding ... there are the numbers which have been used, without 
agreement, for
 
z:z/1000  IC
z:z/1001  Echolist coordinator
z:z/1002  fidonet.org administrator
z:z/1003  Zone pointlistkeeper
 
Where appropriate, it can be mentioned only one of these can be had in the 
entire world nodelist.
 
Maybe the FTSC could also bring some uniformity in the /99 /999 /9999 new node 
application forest.
 
There probably other suggestions possible in this area.
 
Ideas welcome.
 
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