Subj : Unable to connect
To   : Marc Lewis
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Sun Oct 11 2026 12:02 am


Hello Marc!

09 Oct 26 17:30, you wrote to me:


 > Hello Vincent!

 > For quite some time now, connection to applewoodbbs.linkpc.com:24555
 > has failed, over and over. Has something changed in that internet
 > address?

 > --
 > Best regards,
 > Marc Lewis


bash-5.3$ ping applewoodbbs.linkpc.net
PING applewoodbbs.linkpc.net (82.30.228.158) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
(82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.429 ms
64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
(82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.486 ms
64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
(82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.529 ms
64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
(82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.848 ms
^C
--- applewoodbbs.linkpc.net ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3013ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.429/0.573/0.848/0.162 ms

Note address.


Vincent


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