Hello Vincent!

** On Tuesday 16.06.20 - 15:41, Vincent Coen wrote to August Abolins:

 >>> TAGname: FIDOPOLS                            Group: FIDO
 >>>
 >>>   DESCription:
 >>>     This echo is for the discussion of FidoNet Policy, including
 >>>     efforts to revise Policy.

 >> I have a funny feeling this one would still be empty for a l-o-n-g
 >> time. LOL

 VC> I have no control if a moderator wishes to keep a dead area running.

Yes..  I know this.  ELIST + robot is a fine way to birth an echo and get  
it "published" for announcement via the .NA file

However, the traffic in many of them is the key for success though.


 VC> At some point and once I have managed to find code that can read Jam
 VC> message bases I will start checking for volumes for each area and
 VC> record such on the echo's record that in turn can be reported on.

Unless there is one system that processes or stores messages from every  
echo in the .NA, there will never be a true account of message traffic.

Janis' system produces a very useful sorted list by name and by volume and  
is published in the Fidogazette.


 VC> Then it is up to the star systems to drop it or not.

 VC> As mbse does not produce similar I would make use of such a facility and
 VC> clear out the dead wood.

Some echos should be just "let go".


  ../|ug

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