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BACKBONE, a conference for Echomail routers
This conference is for those who contribute to this hobby by routing
mail for others. To join this conference a router should be familar
with ECROC a code that can be voluntarily adopted until there
is a ratified policy on echomail. Posting in this conference
is on request of the elisted moderator AND the requester
should demonstrate that they "haul" echos to others. In general
7 nodes in the .bbs file with 25 or more echos qualifies.
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ECHOMAIL ROUTING CODE v 1.05
1. Preface: This is a voluntary code which a router of echomail
may adopt to insure that echomail links, routing and procedures are
consistent.
Conferences are operated and routed for the benefit of the
participants. They are generally topic oriented and the topic is
an expansion of the AREA: tag. The routing of echomail is subject
to policy 4 of Fidonet as if the messages are NETMAIL. The AREA
tag does not change that.
2. Coordination: All coordination of traffic in a NET is under the
supervision of the NC. To fulfill these responsibilities he may
delegate all responsibilities except the resolution of disputes to
any node or group of nodes. Their may function as conference
coordinators echomail coordinators or any title the NC determines
to assign.
3. Routing: Any node may agree with any other node to accept or
provide netmail messages, which are further identified by AREA
tags. If a node has more then one address in a routing file
(generically known as an areas.bbs file) then he is functioning in
the capacity of a router.
4. Links: A router should realize that there can be many links
which develop in reliance on their voluntary effort. Likewise
there may be instances where a person requests that you should
modify your .bbs file to add or remove a link.
a. Adding a link: you can either comply with this or refer the
person to the NC of your net. Generally the criteria for adding
a link can include: economics, prevention of duplicate loops,
requests by nodes who are within a toll free call. Adding a link
is done at you sole discretion.
b. Deleting a link: If you are requested to delete a link, you
should ask that some explanation is given:
1. If the person is a conference moderator, look in the latest
issue of the ELIST available at 1/201. If the person is the
Elisted moderator (or alternate moderator), request on conference
rules, any messages that break them and at least proof that two
netmail warning were given.
2. If the person is OTHER then the Elisted Moderator or co-
moderator, refer them to your NC.
Quite often a request to cut a link is done in the heat of a strong
debate. You as a router serve to "time" the parties out for a
cooling off period. You are well within your right to refuse to
cut a link UNLESS the linked node has been excommunicated.
Since links are done by two party agreement and since there does
not exist a ratified echomail policy, this code should serve as a
balance until there is one.
*ecroc.wp*