Subj : JamNNTP, echomail archive, pointing, bbs
To   : Charles Pierson
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Oct 08 2020 22:40:00

Hello Charles!

** On Thursday 08.10.20 - 20:10, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> But I guess a part of what you said could be true. If I
 AA>> had landed on a JamNNTP provider in Zone 1 the first
 AA>> time, then *maybe* I would have ended up with a point in
 AA>> my own domestic zone.

 CP> I have no idea of what JamNNTP is.

Look at a recent FIDONEWS newsletter for the section:

"
================================================
          JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST
================================================
    The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project

"

The systems that operate JamNNTP servers generate a "From"  
field that actually includes both the FROM and TO names in  
that column.  This makes it really nice to see to whom the  
reply or message is written.

It is really nice to search, sort or filter that field for a  
name you are looking for, or names you want to skip.

JamNNTP gets the fido TO/FROM info right.


 AA>> I don't see Zone 1 sysops eager to encourage point users.

 CP> Exactly.  I did have a zone 1 point a few years ago. But
 CP> unfortunately the device died, and typical me,  I didn't
 CP> have the information backed up.  I don't even remember
 CP> the system, except it was in Canada.

It would probably be easy enough to figure it out. If you  
wrote in any of the echos, they are probably still stored on  
somebody's system and you could probably find it.

The echomail archive at IPTIA might have it:

  https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/msgs/


Even Stas has a netmail-based message-find search available.   
It might be fun to give it a spin with your criteria.  Stas  
posted a brief how-to/syntax in the FUTURE4FIDO echo not long  
ago.


 CP> This time around, I asked 20-25 Z1 sysops, who generally
 CP> gave some weak answer about they weren't allowed to.  I
 CP> just figured that they didn't want to. That's fine.

Initially, I also met some resistance and a simple "why not  
just operate bbs" response.  But I wasn't interested in being  
a sysop. I just wanted to participate in echomail, first.

I did not want to deal with ZMH. I did not have 24/7 or  
unlimited internet.


 CP> Z2 was more welcoming.  And Z4 as well,  but there are
 CP> issues along the line on messages traveling.

There are a handful of systems that form a web network. If you  
pick one of those as your Boss node, then you can be assured  
that the messages will move more reliably.  Apparently,  
Tommi's system is one of those.  I got lucky.


 CP> I would still like to eventually set up an actual BBS at
 CP> some point. If only fir my own testing grounds.

 CP> But that's in the "do it later" pile.

Uh-Oh..  If you've already got a "pile", I have to wonder when  
you will time to process it all?

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