From: nospam.mark.lewis@p73.f12.n3634.z1.fidonet.org   
      
    On 2022 Feb 28 20:12:00, you wrote to me:   
      
    DC>>> If you're in Zone 1 (North America), why would your Hub be in Zone 3   
    DC>>> (Australia)?  Looks to me like your hub is probably 1:135/300.   
      
    ml>> one's hub/feed can be anywhere... it is not required to feed from any   
    ml>> system in one's net... never was, either... much to the anguish of   
    ml>> many *Cs/*ECs back in the day... Planet Connect proved that ;)   
      
    DC> Well, yes..... but his origin line is from Net 135.   
      
   this one is/was, yes... he also has/had a Z3 address...   
      
    DC> Wouldn't he likely be hubbing from that Net?   
      
   maybe but systems can get a feed from any other system they can set up an   
   agreement with... long gone are the days when one supposedly had to get their   
   feed from within their net...   
      
    DC> Why would a person have a node number in a Net, and not get mail from   
    DC> that Net also?   
      
   there are any number of reasons, really...   
      
    DC> A related question.... why go all the way to Australia for your feed?   
    DC> :-)   
      
   why not? even from way up here on this side of the earth, Oz is less than .5   
   seconds away ;)   
      
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