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- VirNet Echomail/Netmail policy 92-Aug-03
- ========================================
-
- By
- Jonny Bergdahl, International Coordinator (9:9/1)
- and
- Mikael Larsson, ZoneHost (9:9/0)
-
- 0. Preface
-
- This policy document is written in an informal way in
- order to make it easy for anyone to understand what it is
- intended to say. This policy is covering some of the more
- important aspects of the net that applies to everyday use,
- and leaves out some of the more boring things, like how
- to excommunicate a node, legally sounding paragraphs etc.
-
- 1. Echomail export.
- When exporting echomail as a Host or HUB - ALWAYS use your
- administrative AKA. If you are a Host - use net/0 as the
- origin of ALL echomail. If you are a HUB - use net/x00 as
- your origin.
-
- Use the highest administrative AKA you have. If you are a
- Region host use 9:<country code>/0 instead of you net host AKA.
-
- The same goes for the nodes. They should export their
- echomail to your administrative adress.
-
- The reason for this system is that this makes it VERY easy when
- a host or HUB is changed. NO links has to be changed at
- all once the change is reflected in the new nodelist.
-
- 2. Your own nodenumber.
- This need not be used at all in echomail by a Host/HUB. If
- You are a host/HUB and You set up Your system so it will EXPORT
- with the right adress (/*0), then You are free to do so. ie:
- It's not wrong using any of your AKA:s in the origin of echomail,
- just as long as You export it with the right nodenumber.
-
- All nodes will have it's own nodenumber, and for us with
- administrative nodenumbers as well it's plainly there just
- in case we resign to being just a mere node.
-
- 3. Pvt Nodes and Points.
- Points are not permitted in VirNet, but private nodes are.
- Therefore, if anyone requests membership, he should be given
- a nodenumber regardless of the reason for him not being a
- "full" node.
-
- This means that if any of your own points wants to join -
- give them their own nodenumber.
-
- Hosts or HUBS are not accepted as private systems since
- all nodes under them are to poll them for their echo- and
- netmail.
-
- Also - There should be no flags set in the nodelist for a
- Pvt node. Since the phonenumber isn't published, there is
- no use for them.
-
- 4. Administrative nodenumbers.
- These are to be treated right. They are not to be used to
- extend your ego by having many AKA:s. Also - the only
- Coordinator of VirNet is 9:9/1 - VirNet Zone Coordinator.
- If things do not work the way it should we might have to
- have Region Echo Coordinators as well, but this is not the
- case at this time.
-
- 4.0 International Coordinator.
- The International Coordinator acts as a mediator and a
- coordinator of net and echomail. Any disputes between nodes
- in VirNet are processed by the International Coordinator
- in cooperation with the ZoneHost. The International
- Coordinator is the only true administrative node since he
- is not forced to carry any mail and files of VirNet.
-
- 4.1 ZoneHost.
- There is ONE Zonehost only. He can also be a regionhost and
- a nethost. With his own nodenumber, he can have a maximum of
- 4 AKA:s as follows: 9:9/0, 9:Country/0, 9:Country+net/0, and
- 9:Country+Net/node
- A Zonehost can not be a HUB.
-
- 4.2 Regionhost.
- There is ONE Regionhost in every region. He can also be a
- nethost. With his own nodenumber, he can have a maximum of
- 3 AKA:s as follows. 9:Country/0, 9:Country+Net/0 and
- 9:Country+Net/Node.
- A RegionHost can not be a HUB.
-
- 4.3 Nethost.
- There is ONE Nethost in every net. With his own nodenumber,
- he can have a maximum of 2 AKA:s as follows: 9:Country+Net
- and 9:Country+Net/Node.
- A Nethost can not be a HUB - se below.
-
- 4.4 HUB.
- There can be several HUB:s in every net. With his own
- nodenumber he can have a maximum of 2 AKA:s as follows:
- 9:Country+Net/Hubnode and 9:Country+Net/node.
-
- The Nethost is effeciently treated as HUB 100,
- even though all echo should be adressed to his Nethost
- nodenumber. And if he happens to be the RegionHost all
- echomail should be adressed to his Regionhost nodenumber.
-
- There will be no HUB 100, since that position is held by
- the nethost. The nodes under this 'fictive' HUB 100 will
- export to the nethost's nodenumber, or if the nethost is
- also the regionhost - his regionhostnumber, ie 9:*/0.
-
- It is preferable to number the HUBS in order of hundreds,
- starting from 200, but this is no rule. For instance if
- one HUB is located in a region with a lot of nodes there
- might be reason for skipping the next HUB-number and thus
- efficiently reserve space for another HUB in the same
- area. This is up to the Regionhost to decide. Note that
- all HUB nodes will have a number ending in 00.
-
- 4.5 Nodes.
- A nodcan have a maximum of 2 AKA:s as follows:
- 9:Country+Net/Hubnode and 9:Country+Net/node.
-
- The Nethost is effeciently treated as HUB 100,
- even though all echo should be adressed to his Nethost
- nodenumber. And if he happens to be the RegionHost all
- echomail should be adressed to his Regionhost nodenumber.
-
- There will be no HUB 100, since that position is held by
- the nethost. The nodes under this 'fictive' HUB 100 will
- export to the nethost's nodenumber, or if the nethost is
- also the regionhost - his regionhostnumber, ie 9:*/0.
-
- It is preferable to number the HUBS in order of hundreds,
- starting from 200, but this is no rule. For instance if
- one HUB is located in a region with a lot of nodes there
- might be reason for skipping the next HUB-number and thus
- efficiently reserve space for another HUB in the same
- area. This is up to the Regionhost to decide. Note that
- all HUB nodes will have a number ending in 00.
-
- 4.5 Nodes.
- A node can have a maximum of ONE AKA - his nodenumber.
- One person might have one nodenumber for each of his
- systems - the only requirement is that there has to
- be a mailer on the system. Multiline BBS:es for instance
- can hold as many nodenumbers as there are lines.
-
- EVERY node - regardless of administrative numbers - should
- have it's own nodenumber.
-
- It is prefered that the nodes is given a nodenumber that
- reflects to which HUB they belong. Say a sysop wants a new
- nodenumber and he is located in an area covered by HUB 300,
- then he shall be given the next free number in the 300
- series. This makes netmail routing alot easier to set up for
- the hosts.
-
- Nodenumbers are personal. If one system quits VirNet, that
- nodenumber will be reserved for that node for a full year.
- This is not the case if a system switch to another nodenumber
- due to changing nets and so on.
-
- Nodenumbers are assigned by the Region Host, whome optionally
- mignsibility of the Region Host.
-
- 6. Mail and files
-
- The files and mail distributed via VirNet are not to be
- gated to non-VirNet nodes without clearance from both the ZC
- and the IC. If a non-VirNet node wants access to VirNet files
- and/or mail, he has to join VirNet. If a VirNet node is found
- to be exporting files and/or mail, he will be excommunicated
- from VirNet without further notice.
-
- Netmail destined to another node and routed via your system
- is to be regarded as non-existant. That means that you are
- not allowed to forward the message, or the contents of the
- message in any way, to anyone. Treat it as you should always
- do with other peoples mail - don't read it.
-
- Keep up the good work! Get new nodes to join Virnet!
- Or as we say in Sweden - 'Simma lugnt'... (-: