Subj : Re: Net124
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Tue Feb 25 2025 15:41:58

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:39:14 +0100
"Wilfred van Velzen" (2:280/464)
<Wilfred.van.Velzen@f464.n280.z2.fidonet> wrote:

> Hi Nigel,
> 
> On 2025-02-19 18:23:12, you wrote to me:
> 
>  >>  NR> Well, it looks like I'm the new NC for Net 124 in R19.  
>  >>
>  >> Congrats! Or my condolences, whatever you feel appropriate. ;-)  
> 
>  NR> Thanks, I think, or not.  
> 
> ;-)
> 
>  >> First I don't think I ever used the "fuck(in)" word. I mostly
>  >> stick to technical comments, but sometimes a segment has so many
>  >> easy to avoid errors, that the *C deserves a provocative
>  >> response. ;-)  
> 
>  NR> Easy for you, maybe not for others. I barely even look at a
>  NR> nodelist let alone know all the parameters.  
> 
> There is plenty of documentation to be found, if one just cares to
> put a little bit of time into it, or ask help from others, if you
> don't know where to start...
> 
>  >> I haven't seen a change yet in the daily. But if you post it here
>  >> or in a private netmail if you like, we can comment up front.  
> 
>  NR> Host,124,Net_Coordinator,Plano_Tx,Nigel_Reed,-Unpublished-,300,CM,XA,INA:bbs.e
>  NR> ndofthelinebbs.com,IBN,PING  
> 
> The XA flag is definitly wrong. If you have a file request processor
> active along your Binkd, at best you can have XW or XX if it supports
> update requests.
> 
>  NR> Pvt,1113,Nibbles_&_Bytes,Richardson_TX,Ron_Bemis,-
>  NR> Unpublished-,300,XA  
> 
> A file request flag makes no sense for a Pvt node, so the XA flag can
> be left out.
> 
>  NR> Down,5009,Family_Net_BBS,Sachse_TX,R_Hoffman,-Unpublished-
>  NR> ,300,INA:fmlynet.dyndns.org,ITN,IBN:24556,IFT  
> 
>  NR> ,5016,End_Of_The_Line_BBS,Plano_Tx,Nigel_Reed,-Unpublished-,300,CM,XA,
>  NR> INA:bbs.endofthelinebbs.com,IBN,PING  
> 
> Same remark for the XA flag.
> 
>  NR> Down,5019,Southern_Charm_BBS,Plano_Tx,Lawrence_Stockman,-Unpublished-,
>  NR> 300,CM,XA,INA:southerncharmbbs.com,IBN  
> 
>  NR> I expect Southern Charm to show up on the no valid dns list.
>  NR> I'll see if I can get hold of Lawrence and figure his
>  NR> intentions.  
> 
>  NR> Same with Hoffman.  
> 
> Ok...
> 
>  >> If it's just you as only node left in the net, that might be
>  >> overkill, just edit it by hand.  
> 
>  NR> Probably, but you never know. We might get a BBS explosion!  
> 
> We all have our dreams! ;-)
> 
> 
> Bye, Wilfred.
> 
> --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.4-B20240523
>  * Origin: NPC Station (2:280/464)

Thanks, I'll fix those before Thursday.
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