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Hello Terry and all!

Tuesday January 04 2022 15:27, you wrote to Dallas Hinton:

No problems with this as I have already starting doing so - I hope.



 > Hi All,

 DH>> I think, after reading all your messages, we have a wonderful
 DH>> opportunity to restructure the file and echomail star system.
 DH>> Anything we do can be blamed on the necessary changeover!  Having
 DH>> said that, I think it's important that we remain a "behind the
 DH>> scenes" operation for the most part. I'd like to suggest some
 DH>> next steps:

 > I agree.

 DH>> 1) Cross connect all of us 5 stars to everything, so we all get
 DH>> all echomail and file areas (including new ones) automatically.
 DH>> Let the software take care of the dupes and if you wish, run in
 DH>> pass-through mode -- as long as we send everything we receive.

 > I agree.

 DH>> 2) Make sure we all know the right keywords for each other's
 DH>> software. E.g., I'm using AREAFIX and ALLFIX (or FILEFIX) to
 DH>> trigger my processing.

Hopefully this will work but I do not have the names used from every one so 
can
all post here theirs so we can all double check for auto creation processing.

In any event I have (as far as I know) Mark and Dallas.
Carol I don't think she has added her system in as she is still involved in
setting up the basics. @Carol please so when able.

@Terri please send me a QUERY listing for file area echo's set for me so I can
check.


 > In my case it's AREAFIX & FILEFIX.

 DH>> 3) Let's talk about WHY we exist as a star -- what is our purpose
 DH>> for FidoNet, given that anyone can connect to anyone else? (I
 DH>> have some opinions, but I'll keep quiet for now! )

The biggest issue other than getting file contributors to start up etc is to
ensure no one site is over loaded with downlinks in relation to their ISP 
speed
facilities.

For my downlink I now send crash files and echo's for them and I only turn 
this
off if their site is not responding to my polls (well 30 tries) after that it
is up to them to tell me they have fixed the problem - this is sent out in my
downlink comms echo Z2REGION25 which you all should be connected to - traffic
is light (1 - 3 a month at most).


 > Let's discuss this once we are all interconnected. Briefly for me it's
 > an interconnected peer to peer redunacy system that ensure mail and
 > files are distributed to Fidonet nodes anywhere in the world who need
 > a feed. I personally would like to see a Zone 4 join in the future.

 DH>> 4) I'd like to just comment that most of you are far more
 DH>> technically competent that me, and I will gladly take advice on
 DH>> anything I'm doing here (but it has to be 32bit windows! )

 > Pass on this one, we all have strenghts and weaklnesses so hopefully
 > as a TEAM can overcome any weakness.


Yes.


Vince

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