Subj : Re: '-Unpublished-' with speed > 300
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 18:20:13

Hi Michiel,

On 2025-10-22 18:24:53, I wrote to you:

 MvdV>>>>>> ,2,Election_Coodinator,Buffalo_NY,Robert_Wolfe,-Unpublished-,
 MvdV>>>>>> 96 00,CM,INA

 SM>>>>> -------------------^^^^^^^^^^ ;)

 MvdV>>>> Yeah, I too noticed that spelling error in the otherwise vanity
 MvdV>>>> AKA.. But I figured the technical issues were more important.

 WV>>> This is all kind of mute, because the node doesn't seem to exist
 WV>>> anymore:

 MvdV>> "mute" --> "moot" ?

 WvV> Of course! ;-)

 WV>>> # host wc4.winserver.org
 WV>>> Host wc4.winserver.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

 MvdV>> Good catch! According to https://nodelist.fidonet.cc/reachability/node
 MvdV>> this has been the case since at least 2025-09-14.

 WvV> If I look back in my test logs, I can already see the same error on
 WvV> 2022-05-21, and a number of later tests. Around the same time I've sent him an
 WvV> email about AmigaNet, but never got a response. I've a connection with him on
 WvV> LinkedIn, so I've just sent him a messeage on that platform...

Robert Wolfe just responded to my inquiry on LinkedIn, with:

"Yes

i havent had a bbs accessible in years,

and the domain expired"


Bye, Wilfred.

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