ac>>> 6. (optional, but probably sensible) Have FTS-0001.017 refer to ac>>> (and apply to) FSC-0001.016 in the case of remaining dialup nodes.
AV>> Only if we'd find enough FTS-0001.016 dialup nodes not supporting EMSI. AV>> And seriously doubt there is even a single such node left alive.
NA> If I decide to shut off EMSI here and force connections to use FTS-0001 NA> or Wazoo, will the nodelist-police revolk my listing and give me a huge NA> fine?
To me it does not matter how many systems use old connecting techniques. If 2 systems want to exchange mail and files a certain way, why should that be forbidden?, especially if they use old techniques Fido ever used a long time with many systems. The only point is that at one of systems they should also have another current used way to exchange data to the rest of FidoNet. The same happens when new techniques are tested and tried. Dual connecting ways are necessarry to keep the data flowing through the whole FidoNet.
Years ago (1993) some one was building a point program called !WimpLink for RISC OS, and he especially asked me to remove EMSI for his system, to find out if that connection way would work properly also. Then he remarked that my FrontDoor 2.02 nc was not 100 % FTS001 compatible. He had to change his routines to get it properly working with my FD 2.02 nc! Lateron he removed WAZOO or was it another old protocol from his source. Of course today I am using EMSI, en are busy going over to !ROSBink at RISC OS (currently used) and Binkd for Raspbian Stretch Linux in the near future. Before the Telco stops POTS at september 2019, I have to be ready with that move. It seems that will happen in time. At the moment I am connectable both by POTS and IP.
Some other guy was talking about analogue modems via VoIP not working correctly, but I am sure it is now working much better than 10 years ago. I even get good connects at 28k8 from VoIP systems, while I am still Pots.
Henri.
--- * Origin: Connectivity is the Future; UniCorn BBS 31 26 4425506 (2:280/1208)
