Subj : Test
To : George White
From : John Poltorak
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 08:11 am
Hello George!
31 Oct 28 18:59, George White wrote to John Poltorak:
GW> Hi John,
GW> 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.
GW> I dropped it for a long while when the message traffic was at it's
GW> peak - it took me too long to check the mesages for interesting
GW> 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 ... :-)
GW> So I see :-). (edited by removing irrelevant material):
GW> /* (MSGTRACK.TXT)
GW> Terminate Message Tracking 5.00
GW> Created 31-Oct-2000 18:56
GW> � 2:250/313, Origin, John Poltorak
GW> �
GW> � System : STRANGE***daze***
GW> � Location: Bradford
GW> � Sysop : John Poltorak
GW> � Info : 9600 XA CM H16 V32T VFC
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 1:117/3001
GW> � System : Ziplog Support Port
GW> � Location: College Station TX
GW> � Sysop : Mike Luther
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 1:117/100
GW> � System : Brazos Valley HUB
GW> � Sysop : Mike Luther
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 1:396/1
GW> � System : The Southern Star
GW> � Location: New Orleans LA
GW> � Sysop : John Souvestre
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 2:255/1
GW> � System : Trinity/Camelot MNL
GW> � Location: Exeter Devon
GW> � Sysop : John Burden
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 2:255/3
GW> � System : Trinity/Camelot Takeaway
GW> � Sysop : John Burden
GW> �
GW> � Via
GW> �
GW> � Address : 2:257/609
GW> � System : Air Applewood
GW> � Location: Roydon
GW> � Sysop : Vince Coen
GW> �
GW> � Destination, George White
GW> */
GW> And the fact that I got the reply I'm responding to in OS2PROG when
GW> the original thread was in OS2 suggests there is a configuration
GW> problem somewhere. Either at your end or with Mike Luther.
Yes, I spotted it as just after the msg went out.
GW> I see no
GW> problems with everything else going through Southern Star so I don't
GW> expect the problem to be there. I take it you're telenetting to Mike
Actually, I have a permanent link at the moment and am looking at options for
using FidoNet over TCP/IP. I have a VMODEM link to Mike and a BinkD link to
OS2NET. I'll probably drop VMODEM as soon as I can find someone in Zone 2 who
will give me a BinkD link. Does anyone in the UK use BinkD?
GW> - its still only (discounting the two stops at Mikes BBS and the two
GW> at Johns) effectively four hops (+ the point access) from you to me
GW> even with the transatlantic crossings.
GW> George
GW> -+- Terminate 5.00/Pro
GW> + Origin: A country point under OS/2 (2:257/609.6)
