Subj : Test
To   : John Poltorak
From : George White
Date : Tue Oct 31 2000 11:59 am

Hi John,

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.

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

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

/* (MSGTRACK.TXT)

                        Terminate Message Tracking 5.00

                          Created 31-Oct-2000 18:56

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

*/


And the fact that I got the reply I'm responding to in OS2PROG when
the original thread was in OS2 suggests there is a configuration
problem somewhere. Either at your end or with Mike Luther. I see no
problems with everything else going through Southern Star so I don't
expect the problem to be there. I take it you're telenetting to Mike
- its still only (discounting the two stops at Mikes BBS and the two
at Johns) effectively four hops (+ the point access) from you to me
even with the transatlantic crossings.

George

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

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