Subj : Test
To   : George White
From : John Poltorak
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 09:11 am

Hello George!

31 Oct 28 18:59, George White wrote to John Poltorak:

 GW> Hi John,

 GW> On 29-Oct-00, John Poltorak wrote to George White:

 JP>>>> Just testing....

 JP>>>> This is my first post here for about five years - wonder if it
 JP>>>> will get anywhere..

 GW>>> [Moderator mode]

 GW>>> Yes, it will.

 GW>>> [/Moderator mode]

 GW>>> Much quieter than when I last saw you here.

 JP>> It used to be far too busy - I'd often skip it altogether.

 GW> I dropped it for a long while when the message traffic was at it's
 GW> peak - it took me too long to check the mesages for interesting
 GW> content.

 GW>>> The fact I reply won't prove the overseas links but they are
 GW>>> still there.

 JP>> The fact that I got it does ... :-)

 GW> So I see :-). (edited by removing irrelevant material):

 GW> /* (MSGTRACK.TXT)

 GW>                         Terminate Message Tracking 5.00

 GW>                           Created 31-Oct-2000 18:56

 GW>   Ú 2:250/313, Origin, John Poltorak
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ System  : STRANGE***daze***
 GW>   ³ Location: Bradford
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : John Poltorak
 GW>   ³ Info    : 9600 XA CM H16 V32T VFC
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 1:117/3001
 GW>   ³ System  : Ziplog Support Port
 GW>   ³ Location: College Station TX
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : Mike Luther
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 1:117/100
 GW>   ³ System  : Brazos Valley HUB
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : Mike Luther
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 1:396/1
 GW>   ³ System  : The Southern Star
 GW>   ³ Location: New Orleans LA
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : John Souvestre
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 2:255/1
 GW>   ³ System  : Trinity/Camelot MNL
 GW>   ³ Location: Exeter Devon
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : John Burden
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 2:255/3
 GW>   ³ System  : Trinity/Camelot Takeaway
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : John Burden
 GW>   ³
 GW>   ³ Via
 GW>   ³
 GW>   Ã Address : 2:257/609
 GW>   ³ System  : Air Applewood
 GW>   ³ Location: Roydon
 GW>   ³ Sysop   : Vince Coen
 GW>   ³
 GW>   À Destination, George White

 GW> */


 GW> And the fact that I got the reply I'm responding to in OS2PROG when
 GW> the original thread was in OS2 suggests there is a configuration
 GW> problem somewhere. Either at your end or with Mike Luther.

Yes, I spotted it as just after the msg went out.

 GW>  I see no
 GW> problems with everything else going through Southern Star so I don't
 GW> expect the problem to be there. I take it you're telenetting to Mike

Actually, I have a permanent link at the moment and am looking at options for 
using FidoNet over TCP/IP. I have a VMODEM link to Mike and a BinkD link to
OS2NET. I'll probably drop VMODEM as soon as I can find someone in Zone 2 who
will give me a BinkD link. Does anyone in the UK use BinkD?

 GW> - its still only (discounting the two stops at Mikes BBS and the two
 GW> at Johns) effectively four hops (+ the point access) from you to me
 GW> even with the transatlantic crossings.

 GW> George

 GW> -+- Terminate 5.00/Pro
 GW>  + Origin: A country point under OS/2 (2:257/609.6)

John

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