Wow really cool news. 

Forwarding message from ru.fidonet.digest.
Originally by: Vladimir Fyodorov, 2:50/15
Original date: 11.09.17 6:13 ÅÅ
Subject: REGCON.EUR: ERRFLAGS.ZC2
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* Area : REGCON.EUR
* From : Ward Dossche, 2:292/854 (11 æÑ¡Γ∩íα∩ 2017 12:35)
* Subj : ERRFLAGS.ZC2
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A new version of ERRFLAGS.ZC2 has been released via file distribution.

Changes include dealing with the new userflags AFS, HDG and MOB.

For description and how to include, I refer to FIDONEWS of today.

Please share this information with NCs and Hubs.

 \%/@rd Dossche
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                        GENERAL ARTICLES
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Mobile nodes
Ward Dossche
2:292/854

There are some beautiful software implementations which make it
possible to run a Fidonet node or point on an Android platform,
meaning you can even operate a node from certain smartphones. These
softwares are "Aftershock" and "HotdogEd".

I have now used "Aftershock" on my mobile point 2:292/854 for quite
some time in sometimes very rural conditions. It suited my purpose
perfectly and I am encouraging everyone to try it or HotdogEd in a
mobile environment.

It is fun, you can now operate a node or a point while on the road
without a bunch of other technical gizmos.

There have been a number of discussions about this -- are mobile nodes
real nodes or are they points? I decided that when it is clear that a
sysop is available to accept greater responsible for his or her
actions than a point, there is no reason why such a node cannot be
listed in the nodelist.

In the end a sysop is responsible for the actions of his or her users
and points and if such a mobile system is listed in the nodelist, it
provides a better control mechanism for the administrative tree.

So, as far as I'm concerned and we're dealing with mobile nodes
accepting the responsibility of a fully fledged sysop, I say "Welcome
to Fidonet".

To identify such mobile nodes, ERRFLAGS has been updated with the
addition of new user-flags in the Zone-2 segment, which eventually
could be elevated to full flag-status:

   [,AFS] A mobile node running an Aftershock implementation on
          Android

   [,HDG] A mobile node running an HotdogEd implementation on Android

   [,MOB] A mobile node running an undefined implementation on a
          mobile device

Proposed listing of such nodes is:

,<node-nr>,<system name>,<location>,<sysop>,-Unpublished-,300,U,AFS
 or
,<node-nr>,<system name>,<location>,<sysop>,-Unpublished-,300,U,HDG
 or
,<node-nr>,<system name>,<location>,<sysop>,-Unpublished-,300,U,MOB

Ward Dossche ZC2
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