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THE INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION NETWORK (IGA_Net<tm>
Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority
HOSTS
24 August 1995
Description of Hosts-- Their Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Description
~~~~~~~~~~~
A. Hosts (Network Coordinators, NC's) are the primary
distribution points in IGA_Net<tm>.
B. As depicted in the IGALIST, Hosts are directly under, and
therefore responsible to, the IGA_Net<tm> Region Coordinator.
C. Hosts are appointed and discharged by the IGA_Net<tm>
Region Coordinator and/or the IGA_Net<tm> Zone Coordinator.
2. Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following duties, responsibilities, and authority are
delegated to all Hosts within IGA_Net<tm>.
A. Hosts service the netmail, echomail, and File Distribution
System requirements of their downlinks.
1/ IGA_Net<tm> conferences/echoes. Hosts will carry all
IGA_Net<tm> backbone echomail conferences/echoes and furnish them
(subject to any access restrictions) to any, and all, of their
downlinks who request same. Hosts are required to receive all
IGA_Net<tm> conferences/echoes.
2/ Non-net-specific (NNS) conferences/echoes. Hosts will
furnish any and all NNS conferences/echoes as requested by their
downlinks. Hosts are not required to carry any NNS conference/echo
which is not requested by any downlink.
3/ Hosts will insure that the following policy is followed:
A member of IGA_Net<tm> cannot just take NNS conferences/echoes. A
member *must* take at least one IGA_Net<tm> genealogy conference/echo
(other than IGA_SYSOP and IGA_TEST) in order to stay active in
IGA_Net<tm>.
4/ Hosts will insure that all downlinks carry the following
IGA_Net<tm> conferences/echoes:
a. IGA_SYSOP
b. IGA_TEST
c. NNS_TEST ***(if NNS conferences/echoes are activated to
that member)***
5/ Files. Hosts will furnish traffic in any and all
IGA_Net<tm> file conferences/echoes which are requested by any
downlink. [Exceptions to this requirement may be granted in
fully-justified situations, on a case-by-case basis, by the
Administrator of IGA_Net<tm>. if an exception is granted, the servicing
Host will exert concerted effort to assist all serviced downlinks to
obtain desired file(s) from another IGA_Net<tm> source.]
B. North American Hosts will poll 440:1/1 daily between the hours
of midnight and five a.m. (Eastern). Non-North American Hosts will poll
their supporting Overseas Ombudsman (or other direct uplink) at least
once weekly.
C. Hosts recruit new downlinks and take other such action which
will make their network(s) grow.
D. Hosts may recruit new members *anywhere* within their
Region.
E. Hosts will assign node numbers to all recruited downlinks
according to the following schedule:
First, an attempt will be made to assign the Fido node number--
Fido Number IGA_Net<tm> Number to be Assigned
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1:123/456 440:130*/456
* Correct IGA_Net<tm> Net number
But, if that number is already in use, an attempt will be made to
assign the Fido Net number as a node number--
Fido Number IGA_Net<tm> Number to be Assigned
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1:123/456 440:130*/123
And, if that number is, also, already in use, then the first available
low node number within the net will be assigned--
Fido Number IGA_Net<tm> Number to be Assigned
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1:123/456 440:130*/2
F. Hosts will forward the following to the Region Coordinator
(Zone Coordinator) upon recruiting a new node:
1/ A completed membership application for the new member
2/ The IGA_Net<tm> node number being assigned to the new
member.
3/ A one-line IGALIST entry. [This is not necessary if the
Host furnishes an IGALIST segment to 440:1/1 on a weekly basis.]
4/ A cc: of the welcoming message sent to the new member.
G. Hosts will ensure that the new member enters a test message
in IGA_TEST and NNS_TEST (if applicable), addressed to the recruiting
Host. The Host will check the new member's origin lines and notify that
new member of any corrections necessary. Origin lines in IGA_TEST and
NNS_TEST will be checked for correctness prior to turning on any other
echomail from the new downlink.
H. If a Host receives a request from a downlink for a new feed,
barring extenuating circumstances, the Host will make every effort to
cause the requesting downlink to be assigned to the feed of the
requesting downlink's choice.
I. Hosts will forward all routed-netmail and routed-files to
and from his/her downlinks to and from his/her uplink.
J. A Host is the first line of defense in the network and
therefore he or she must incorporate appropriate security measures to
insure that faulty messages do not get passed into the network for
distribution. Procedures must be implemented to preclude the
appearance of incorrect numbers in origin lines from his or her own
system and from downlink systems. Procedures also must be in-place to
ensure that messages in IGA_Net<tm> conferences/echoes are only
transferred between IGA_Net<tm> node numbers--and that messages in
non-net-specific conferences/echoes are only transferred between
Fidonet numbers.
K. A Host will employ security measures to ensure that traffic
only gets transferred to legitimate downlinks and his/her uplink.
Session-level and/or Packet-level passwords will be utilized for
this purpose.
L. Problems which are identified by the uplink which require
corrective action by the Host will be corrected, or caused to be
corrected, by the Host in the most expeditious manner. In all cases,
the Host will keep the uplink apprised of progress toward solution,
and of actual solution. Courtesy copies of messages generated by the
Host in pursuing problem resolution will be furnished to his/her
uplink.
M. If a Host (or another temporary SYSOP who is supervising
his/her system) is going to be absent from directly supervising
his/her system for a period in excess of 24 hours, that Host will
notify the RC and his/her downlinks *prior* to such absence. [What
this means is, if a Host (or a temporary SYSOP who is supervising
his/her system) is not going to be able to attend his/her system
at least once during any 24 hour period, the RC and that Host's
downlinks should know about it.]
N. If a Host's system is going to be down, is down, or has
been down for a period in excess of 24 hours, that Host (or a
temporary SYSOP who is supervising his/her system) will notify
the RC and his/her downlinks of such event as soon as possible
after becoming aware of such outage. In this event, it may become
necessary to arrange a temporary back-up Host to service affected
downlinks.
Notification of such outage may be made via crash, direct
netmail--or if that is impossible, via voice telephone call. Please
consult the current IGA-GBBS.Z## listing for voice telephone number(s).
O. This document may be changed and updated as requirements
are identified and/or exist.
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IGA_Net<tm> is a TRADEMARK of International Genealogy Association
of North America, Fredericksburg, VA 22405