Subj : Fixpak #4 for EMX is available
To   : Andy Roberts
From : George White
Date : Thu Mar 29 2001 01:35 pm

Hi Andy,

On 28-Mar-01, Andy Roberts wrote to George White:

 DN>>> It seems message traffic in and out of Z2/R25 is a little flakey
 DN>>> (or even flakier than usual) at the moment. I netmailed you
 DN>>> instead of posting another message in the echo because I thought
 DN>>> echomail was slow, but it seems netmail is taking the long route
 DN>>> too.

 GW>> The nodes at _both_ ends of the Z1/R25 link have dropped out of
 GW>> FIDO, so a period of problems was not a suprise.

Not quite true, John Souvestre was one end and he has dropped out -
the other end stepped down as REC and importer.

 AR> Z2/REC26 Jon Hunt is going to drop out as of 13-Apr-2001.  For
 AR> this and many other OS/2 and some more echoes I am his Z1/Z2 link.
 AR>  I'm going to assume who ever his downlinks are, will find another
 AR> route within Z2.

That only affects the few remaining nodes in R26, R25 echos are
imported by 2:255/90 direct from Bob Seaborne. Noce short path from
you to me for echo mail (details condensed):

/* (MSGTRACK.TXT)

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                          Created 29-Mar-2001 20:44

  Ú 1:109/921.1, Origin, Andy Roberts
  ³
  Ã Address : 1:109/921
  ³ Sysop   : Andy Roberts
  ³
  ³ Via
  ³
  Ã Address : 1:2320/38
  ³ Sysop   : Janis Kracht
  ³
  ³ Via
  ³
  Ã Address : 1:140/1
  ³ Sysop   : Bob Seaborn
  ³
  ³ Via
  ³
  Ã Address : 2:255/90
  ³ Sysop   : Simon Avery
  ³
  ³ Via
  ³
  Ã Address : 2:257/609
  ³ Sysop   : Vince Coen
  ³
  ³ Via
  ³
  À Destination, George White

*/


 GW>> Routed netmail is even more of a gamble than echomail (and often
 GW>> slower!) :-(. The only reliable way is to crash a message
 GW>> direct...

 AR> Former Z1EC Sid Balcom has dropped out and AFAIK Janis Kracht has
 AR> taken over as Z1EC now.  Often netmail travels through the EC, so
 AR> that is another potential problem.  And since John Souvestre
 AR> dropped out Janis has switched to Bob Seaborn for her backbone
 AR> feed.

I'm not sure who's connecting to who on the R25/Z1 links apart from
the echo importing.

 AR> We live in interesting times.  May the changes be pleasant for
 AR> you.

Interesting anyway.

George

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