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
