Subj : Update To : Avon From : niter3 Date : Fri Jun 27 2025 06:14 am Av> Where to begin. Av> Av> Life has been busy, I've been dealing with the loss of my mum who passed Av> late last year and helping my dad with his efforts to de-clutter / prep Av> my childhood home for upcoming sale. That's involved a lot of air travel Av> and time away from home/work to help out. All of which I have been happy Av> to do but it's also zapped any other energy I have had for hobbies. Av> Sorry to hear... Loosing somebody close is always challenging expecially on the energy and time you need to go through to overcome things... Av> As I write this it's increasingly likely that I'll also have some fairly Av> significant life changes of my own in the coming months and my family Av> may well be moving houses. Av> Hopefully moving is a positive note for the family! Av> If/when this happens I expect to keep active in fsxNet and continue to Av> run NET 1 HUB etc. as per usual but I am opting for the coming 12-18 Av> months to simplify things for me in this regard. Av> Av> So I wanted to let you know a few changes coming up and my plans for the Av> medium term. Av> Av> 1) InterBBS games. I'm going to close this down for now, BRE, FH and GD. Av> I think there is limited activity going on between just a few systems Av> and want to reduce the systems I am running if/when a move to a new Av> house occurs. Av> Av> The InterBBS league will be shut down on Friday 11 June 2025... that's Av> two weeks from the date I write this. I think this should be enough Av> notice. Av> Av> 2) Usenet Gateway. Ditto for this service (sorry). I am going to shutter Av> this one also and close down my Usenet news server. The gateway will Av> also cease on Friday 11 June 2025 while the NNTP server will shutter at Av> the end of July. Av> Av> I want to reinstate this down the track, but at this stage I'm signaling Av> it will likely be 12-18 months after the close down. Av> Av> 3) NET 1 + 4 HUBS my plan is to move to using an instance of Clrghouz to Av> service these nodes. That change will take some more time for me to Av> implement as I am time poor and likely juggling prepping a house for Av> possible sale / moving home over the coming 6-9 months. But the goal Av> will be to use Deon's great software to make my life easier as ZC of Av> fsxNet. Av> Av> What else.. Av> Av> I'm sorry for the lack of activity / service on my part over the last Av> months. At times coming back and trying to do admin for a pile of Av> mounting emails etc. felt too much and my energy levels where just not Av> there. I think I can speak for all of us, we all know this feeling! Av> Av> Today I am playing catch up and adding a bunch of nodes that may (or may Av> not) be that active since the dates they emailed me to join but let's Av> find out. Av> Av> Did you know on 8 November this year fsxNet will have been around for 10 Av> years? That kind of does my head in :) When I set it up it was just me Av> having fun and wanting to learn about FTN networking etc. Nick at Av> Agoranet was always super kind/supportive with his time and knowledge Av> (as were many others). Man, time does fly! I can't remember when we joined? I think we joined right around when you stood it up? Av> Av> I've been lucky to have met many super, kind and talented people through Av> the BBS hobby/interest we collectively share... and I'm looking forward Av> to continuing to do that into the years ahead... Av> Av> All of which to say is that I am not planning on leaving the scene or Av> shuttering fsxNet any time soon. But I will be busy/tied up with matters Av> of real life (sigh) as the rest of this year and into early next year Av> unfolds. Good, stick around my friend. Av> Av> If you're an 'old timer' or just new to the network, thanks for your Av> interest and involvement in it. It's great the between us all we're Av> helping to keep the BBS scene / hobby etc. alive and well in 2025... who Av> would have thought huh? :) Av> Av> Best, Paul aka Avon Positive vibes coming your way! --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64) * Origin: Clutch BBS * telnet://clutchbbs.com (21:1/199) .