Subj : Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (153)
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Dan Clough
Date : Fri Jun 02 2023 18:26:32

  Re: Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (153)
  By: Wilfred van Velzen to Dan Clough on Fri Jun 02 2023 05:25 pm

 >  DC>> The 383 has been actively connected and receiving echomail, must be
 >  DC>> just a temporary downtime.

 >  WvV>> I've tried multiple times in the last month, also from US based
 >  WvV>> servers, and I only get "Connection refused". Maybe he's only
 >  WvV>> opened his firewall port for you? (That's not how it should be)
 >  WvV>> Or maybe he's just polling you to exchange mail? Can you connect
 >  WvV>> to his system and deliver mail direct?

 >  DC> Ahhh, yes, it does seem to be a firewall issue on his end.  Can't
 >  DC> directly connect, and he requested his echomail be in a Hold status, as
 >  DC> he polls a few times a day to get it.
 >
 >  DC> Is that not allowed?  Should he be a "Pvt" node because of that?  Not
 >  DC> sure.

 > Pvt is one option, but not the best according to some. A node with the
 > connectability of a point (and no other links), should/could do with a point
 > number, and not be in the nodelist at all... Best would be if he could fix
 > the firewall issue. ;-)

I asked him earlier today to correct the firewall, and just tested it with good results.  Fixed.
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