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- From: Len Morgan Message #: 2587
- To: All Submitted: 19.10.95 00:25
- Subject: Revised FDN Part 1 Status: Public
- Received: No Group: CONCBETA (27)
-
- Hello All,
-
- Below you will find the first of several parts of the revised CONCORD-FDN
- Policy Documents. Please make a copy of these parts.
-
-
- CONCORD.FDN POLICY 1.0
- Established September 9, 1995
- Revised October 18, 1995
-
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- ZONE 1/INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Len Morgan
- International Coordinator, Concord File Distribution Network
- 1:203/730 USR HST/DS V.Everything
- 1:203/100 USR HST/DS 14.4
- +1-916-920-1288
- +1-916-922-1288
- P.O. Box 13965
- Sacramento, CA 95853-3965
-
- Internet: len.morgan@730.gigo.com
-
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- ZONE 2 COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Ralf Ulbrich
- European Coordinator, Concord File Distribution Network
- Postfach 100 331
- 90565 Schwaig, Germany
- +49-911-505667 14.4 HST 2:2490/2001
- +49-911-505893 19.2 ZYX 2:2490/2002
- +49-911-500840 28.8 V34/VFC 2:2490/2003
- +49-911-9538011 I.S.D.N. 2:2490/2004
-
- Internet: ulr@relay.datev.de
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ZONE 3 COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Candidate for Zone Coordinator - Awaiting acceptance
-
- Roy Savio
- 3:638/104 VFC
- +11-61-613-7080834
- 6 Marra Crt.
- Endeavour Hills, Victoria
- Australia 3802
-
- Internet: roy.savio@netspace.net.au
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ZONE 4 COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Pedro Cunha
- 4:8061/0
- +55-61-243-7676
- SQS 409 BL. Ap. 308
- Brasmlia, DF
- CEP. 70.258-170
-
- Internet: pcunha@sol.mz.cef.gov.br
-
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- ZONE 5 COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To be appointed
-
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- ZONE 6 COORDINATOR
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Tonny Lin
- 6:722:207 V.Everything
- +886-4-285-8950
- P.O. Box 17-63
- Taichung, Taiwan 402
- Rep. of China
-
- Internet: Unknown
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-
- The CONCORD-FDN is comprised of the following file echos:
-
- File Area Name Area Description
- -------------- ----------------
- CONHATCH Files from Authors/All Nodes. Required Area for
- CONCORD-FDN Membership.
- CONCORD Gamma and Public Releases of Concord BBS.
- CBBSTOOL Concord Utilities.
-
- Echo Area Name Area Description
- -------------- -----------------
- PASIREG Private echo for Registration/Support Sites only.
- CONCORD Fidonet distributed public echo for General discussion
- and information on Concord BBS software and utility
- releases.
-
-
- CONCORD-FDN is now part of the IFDC Filegate. IFDC is a file distribution
- network, sponsored by US Robotics, for the distribution of software, to
- ALL Fidonet Zones. On the approval of the International Coordinator,
- the IFDC will also distribute files submitted by CONCORD-FDN to other
- file distribution services, such as and not limited to; Fidonet
- Filebone, PageSat Satellite System, Planet Connect, and with special
- permission from/through the U.S. Coordinator, Internet.
-
- 1. CONHATCH has been setup to provide an area for authors or their
- represenatatives, to be able to hatch submissions into the CONCORD-FDN.
- Files sent to this area will be transmitted to 1:203/730 directly, or
- through 2:2490/2003, with a compatible TIC program for review, testing,
- and distribution by the International Coordinator. Authors submitting
- files to this area understand that files submitted may not meet the
- requirements or standards of the CONCORD-FDN. Files not meeting the
- requirements or standards of CONCORD-FDN will not be submitted for
- distribution.
-
- As of November 1, 1995, all nodes will be required to add the CONHATCH
- file echo to their TIC configuration file. Nodes will not release a
- file sent to CONHATCH, to any other CONCORD-FDN file echo area. The
- CONHATCH file area will be an UPLOAD only area. Nodes will TIC all
- releases to the Coordinator in their respective Zones. Zone 2 will
- release files to Ralf Ulbrich at 2:2490/2003. All Zones coordinators
- release files from the CONHATCH to Len Morgan at 1:203/730. CONCORD
- and CBBSTOOLS shall be a DOWNLOAD area only. No uploads will be allowed
- to these areas, since all releases must be submitted for approval and
- preparation for submission into the IFDC Filegate to these areas.
-
- Authors or their authorized agents are encouraged to send releases of
- their software to 1:203/730 (V.Everything) or 2:2490/2003 V34/VFC for
- review.
-
- Authors or their designated agents are also encouraged to logon to QST BBS
- (+1-916-920-1288) USR HST/DS V.Everything or Mustang BBS (+011-49-911-500840)
- V34/VFC, or any member site, anytime and upload their files for review, to
- the CONHATCH file area.
-
- Files my be sent via land mail to the International Coordinator at:
-
- Len Morgan
- P.O. Box 13965
- Sacramento, CA 95853-3965
- USA
-
- OR
-
- European Coordinator at:
-
- Ralf Ulbrich
- Postfach 100 331
- 90565 Schwaig, Germany
-
- 2. Files are referred to as Libraries, Object code, Source code or
- executables. All program files entered into the CONHATCH file area
- must include documentation and be functional. Please do not upload
- CrippleWare or VaporWare to this area. Public Domain and Shareware are
- the only files that will be accepted. ShareWare is designed as software
- that can be used for a specified period of time, to evaluate the
- software, before purchasing it. Public Domain is software released with
- no test period or paid registration, to use it. CrippleWare are
- programs that are not fully operational unless registered. VaporWare
- are programs that will cease to work, after a given number of days. Under
- no circumstances will we accept any illegal or pirated software!
-
- 3. We have established a private echo for Registration and Support
- sites called PASIREG. This echo is ONLY for the use of Registration and
- Support Sites in each Zone, and is for the administration of Concord
- software.
-
- 4. We have established a General discussion Fidonet echo called CONCORD
- for the dissemination of information and instruction of Concord. This echo
- also, provides Registration/Support Sites a direct access to General
- users of our product.
-
- 5. ALL CONCORD-FDN nodes will establish session passwords with their
- up/downlinks to ensure security.
-
- 6. All files that your system receives, should have the CRC checked by
- your TIC program, as it is processed. No advertisements should be put
- into the archive while the file is still being sent to another node.
- The CONCORD-FDN is not to be used as a means to advertise, but to
- distribute software. Adding any files to the archives will cause the
- CRC to no longer be valid and will stop the further distribution of the
- software. The original file shall not be changed during transmission
- to the International or European Coordinator and shall be released into
- the CONCORD or CBBSTOOL file areas only by the International Coordinator.
-
- 7. It is possible that nodes may receive a request to add a new file
- area or wish to make one themselves. All nodes should make a formal
- request in the PASIREG echo for discussion, then after a sufficient
- amount of time, determined and approved by the CONCORD-IC, the new area
- may be created. All nodes will add this area to their TIC processors.
-
- 8. The CONCORD-FDN is open to everyone. If any node introduces a
- proposal to their downstream nodes, to share in the cost of distribution
- of CONCORD-FDN files, the cost shall be fair to all concerned. There
- shall be consent by those participating in the cost sharing. Any node
- who will not, or cannot share in the cost of distribution, may request a
- new feed for the CONCORD-FDN, when such feed is available. When no such
- feed is available, that node may request a waiver for a specified period
- of time from his original feed.
-
- 9. Files submitted to the CONCORD-FDN, will not be accepted for
- inclusion into CONHATCH, if the authors or their representatives are
- also submitting such files to other File Distribution Networks that
- participate in the IFDC Filegate. A list of such FDN's will be published
- from time to time to inform everyone what these FDN's are. Authors who
- submit their files to two FDN's participating in the IFDC Filegate,
- may post a message in CONCORD that such file is available, and where it can
- be obtained, however, their release will not be allowed in CONHATCH. Each
- member site, shall post such announcments, in a special bulletin on their BBS,
- for the CONHATCH file area, with a list of the current FDN's participating in
- the IFDC. From time to time, the International Coordinator will post such a
- listing, in the PASIREG echo.
-
-
- 10. A Zone Coordinator shall be assigned to each Fidonet Zone. That
- Coordinators duties shall be to accept members into the CONCORD-FDN,
- after the applicant has received and acknowledged compliance with the
- policy of the CONCORD-FDN. It shall be the Zone Coordinators duties to
- see that all members are in compliance with this document. Any problems
- that are not covered by this document, shall be discussed with the
- International Coordinator in Netmail or the PASIREG echo. The Zone
- Coordinator will be responsible for distribution of prepared files, from
- the International Coordinator, eithier through direct transfer from those
- sites or the IFDC Filegate. They shall submit files or programs to the
- International Coordinator, uploaded into the CONCORD-FDN CONHATCH area,
- directly to the International Coordinator or to the IFDC Filegate GEDHATCH
- area.
-
- 11. Any changes/deletions to this policy should be coordinated with Len
- Morgan, the International Coordinator at 1:203/730, and will be discussed
- in the PASIREG echo.
-
- End.....
-
- Regards,
-
- Len
-
- A thought for today:
- ...Apple (c) Copyright 1767, Sir Isaac Newton.
-
- InterNet: len.morgan@730.gigo.com
- Node 1 1:203/730 HST/DS 33.6 - Node 2 1:203/731 HST/DS 14.4
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