Subj : Routing = mess
To   : FOXY FERGUSON
From : Frank Vest
Date : Wed Nov 28 2001 03:49 am

On (28 Nov 01) FOXY FERGUSON wrote to FRANK VEST...

Hello FOXY,

FV> This may be a stupid question, but... If no mail is flowing,
FV> what's the point?
 FF> Most of the nodes in Net 361 and Net 135 don't participate in
 FF> echomail, or run a public BBS: They must have other reasons for
 FF> having a node number in Fidonet. As long as they meet a minimal

Yes. This has been explained to me. I was reading the referenced post
to mean the _NO_ mail was flowing at all.... including Netmail.

FV> 393/9005 is effectively an end node.
 FF> I know. The sysop of that node has been very ...ah...
 FF> religious about notifying me of any/all changes that affect
 FF> the ROUTELST.

Yup. He is kinda "religious". <GD&R> :-))

FV> I think that 3830/9 connects to, or is 19/0 or something
FV> like that?
 FF> One of Quarrella's aka's, yes.

:)

FV> A convoluted, contrived and pulsating mass of something...
FV> but it has a hell of a heart beat. :-))
 FF> No one in this entire world wide Fidonet network is REQUIRED to
 FF> have a /simple/ setup if they desire otherwise.

I like simple setups. KISS is the best way to go if possible.

 FF> With something close to 15 machines and 5 or 6 different, sometimes
 FF> inconpatible, and therefore /quite/ distinctive operating systems,
 FF> my site is anything but simple. And my husband's threatened to add
 FF> a new operating system to the mix. Just as soon as he can get
 FF> around to writing it.

While I don't have that many different systems, I understand. Dos and
Win networking is enough fun for me at the moment. Maybe Linux in the
future... If I ever figure Linux out.


Frank

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