How To Get An Address
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   You will not be assigned a FidoNet address until two things happen:
   
   One: You must ask for a FidoNet address VIA NETMAIL! In other
words, you must successfully send a NetMail message to your NC asking
for a Node number. Further, you must send him the correct file with
all the relevant information he's asked for. This includes really hard
stuff like what kind of modem you have and what your voice phone is.
You use the temporary address of 1:350/999 to get started. Then
everyone knows what you're trying to do.
   
   Two: You must receive your Network Coordinator's answer VIA
NETMAIL! That is, you must be capable of accepting a NetMail letter
from your NC during Net Mail Hour and have your system let you read
that message, which will include your assigned Node number.
   
   If you can't do both these things, then you don't have a working
system, therefore you are not eligible for a FidoNet address. End of
story. No exceptions. That's how it works. If it doesn't work that
way, go fix it!
   
   I know this sounds harsh. It is harsh. There are a lot of Sysop
"Wannabes" out there, and lots of them think they ought to get a Fido
number just by asking. In my opinion, Wannabes and talking about it
don't count. We know you by the fruits of your labor. Show us your
stuff. This requirement of having a working board ensures a certain
level of expertise, and a certain level of function. It's not a
perfect determining factor, of course. But the fact is the FidoNet
Nodelist is one of the most accurate BBS lists, especially for its
size, that exists. If you can manage to get a working FidoNet board,
you passed the test. Welcome!
   
