Subj : Re: Monitoring FidoNet
To : Wilfred van Velzen
From : John Dovey
Date : Thu May 27 2021 04:14 pm
Glad to see you, Wilfred!
WvV> Hi John,
WvV>
WvV> On 2021-05-26 18:14:39, you wrote to All:
WvV>
JD>> I'm posting this message from a node that is completely
JD>> unreachable from the net. It sits on my local network and I'm fighting
JD>> with my ISP to allow me to create a DMZ where incoming traffic is
JD>> allowed. Be that as it may, it is in the Nodelist with a "HOLD" tag,
JD>> which in practice means that this node has to call out (poll) for mail
JD>> and only users inside my network can connect to it.
WvV>
WvV> Hold is for temporary situations, that last for a couple of weeks at most, afaik. This node should be marked Pvt in the nodelist.
WvV>
WvV> Bye, Wilfred.
No, it?s supposed to be available, it should be available, I was made promises about it?s availability. Told it would be manana. Which is why it?s hold and not private.
