Subj : Re: Monitoring FidoNet
To : John Dovey
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Thu May 27 2021 05:38 pm
Hi John,
On 2021-05-27 16:14:49, you wrote to me:
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
JD>>> fighting with my ISP to allow me to create a DMZ where incoming
JD>>> traffic is allowed. Be that as it may, it is in the Nodelist with a
JD>>> "HOLD" tag, which in practice means that this node has to call out
JD>>> (poll) for mail and only users inside my network can connect to it.
WvV>> Hold is for temporary situations, that last for a couple of weeks at
WvV>> most, afaik. This node should be marked Pvt in the nodelist.
JD> No, it?s supposed to be available, it should be available, I was made
JD> promises about it?s availability. Told it would be manana. Which is why
JD> it?s hold and not private.
Well it didn't sounded like your ISP would fix the situation very soon... ;)
