Hello, mark lewis.
On 22.11.13 9:08 you wrote:

 SP>>>> Could you please give me a citation of the 
 RT>>> Look here : www.fidonet.org/policy4.txt
 SP>>> So? Where is it said about incoming connections? 
 ML>> since you asked... 2.1.8  Exclusivity of Zone Mail Hour
 SP>> Guys, do you read what you post?
 ML> yes... with an open mind, too ;)

So do I :)
 
 SP>> There is no mention of incoming connection via binkp.
 ML> there is no distinction made on the protocol or connection 
 ML> method... it says "any system which wishes to be part of 
 ML> fidonet"... the key part is that systems should be contactable for 
 ML> at least one hour a day so as to ensure that other systems can 
 ML> deliver mail to them... that's the whole point of ZMH... that a 
 ML> system is CM (Continuous Mail) is ok... it is a greater capacity 
 ML> than the requirement of ZMH but systems that only operate during 
 ML> ZMH must also be able to deliver mail to other systems... it isn't 
 ML> rocket science... not all systems run all the time... ZMH simply 
 ML> guarantees that there is a time when systems can deliver or pick 
 ML> up mail and all fidonet systems must support ZMH... protocols and 
 ML> connection methods don't matter in this case... consider systems 
 ML> connecting via shortwave radio links... consider systems 
 ML> connecting via postal mail (eg: tapes of mail)... consider systems 
 ML> connecting from extremely remote locations where there is no 
 ML> internet, wifi, or POTS...

Agree. And now consider email only node (EON). No need to have an smtp server
on the phone, it can be anywhere receiving incoming connections. 
And on the phone you can then use whatever protocol you want. Just check your
mailbox via pop3/web/whatever to see if there are some packets. In practice I
only received a pkt one a year - my NC checked if the node is alive :)

BTW this would be cool to use pop3 in hotdoged to receive pkts from mail
server. This could really let you have a fidonet node on the phone without
battery draining binkp server always waiting for incoming connections. Or not
always, but during mailing hours. 

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