RW> Jeff Edmonson wrote to All:
 JE>> By: Wayne Sarosi, The Bear's Cave (1:374/73.2)
 JE>> What is going on with the echo? I have sent out tens of
 JE>> messages with no replies. I had to resort to netmail to get
 JE>> a response. Did you know I was closing the echo. Did you
 JE>> know there has been no traffic here in weeks?
 RW> Is he sure that they're going from his bossnode to the
 RW> 1:374/x hub and then, onto the backbone?
Ask him - all I know is what I got in Netmail from Wayne, and you know now as 
much as I do.
 JE>> Hope this does you some good... send mail back to the elist
 JE>> people telling them you DO NOT want to close it down... just
 JE>> find out why the link is broken to your net/region.
 RW> If it needs an update, he can do that via the internet...
Send him some netmail, letting him know that, Roy...
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73 = Best Regards                ka5thb@bigfoot.com
-Jeff KA5THB
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 * Originally by Jeff Edmonson, 1:387/510@Fidonet.org
 * Originally to Wayne Sarosi, 1:374/73.2
 * Originally dated 31 May 1997, 23:30
 > In a Matrix message of  you wrote:
 >>> What is going on with the echo? I have sent out tens of messages
 >  JE> I think there's a problem upstream from you, Wayne.  We're
 >  JE> getting mail via ftpmail, from a Star Hub
 >  JE> down in New Orleans, John Souvestre.
 > We get your postings but can't seem to get out. I may pay my
 > sysop to reroute the up loads Long Distance to another route out
 > of here. Planet Connect ain't making it.
Talk it up with your net - surely there are some techy types over there that 
know OS/2 and ka9q programs... set the things up with a script file, and get 
and put the mail files, and then just toss 'em like regular mail.  There's 
the PA-Online, Southern Star, Eastern Star and Northern Star hubs that are 
available for Fido, throughout the USA.
 >>> Did you know I was closing the echo.
 >  JE> I hope it's not because of lack of activity - there's a few
 >  JE> messages in there (damn few, but some) from time to time...
 >  JE> Larry/WA5KBQ and I were talking about this just this evening...
 >  JE> There's not a lack of interest, Wayne - there's a problem somewhere.
 >  JE> One possible solution; telnet into a place called "The
 >  JE> Neverending BBS" at neverending.com, port 23.  He runs a Wildcat
 >  JE> system, but looks as though he carries the ENTIRE backbone on his
 >  JE> system, and there's no charge for it ('cept yer 'Net access )
 >  JE> Yes, there are mail packets to be had there, too.
 > I'll give it a try. Meanwhile, if you could, please post a
 > message to the echo concerning this problem.
Already did that 
 > What is strange too is that My two assistants are getting no mail either.
 > One in TX and one in Ont. That would be Chris Boone and Rob Dennis.
Chris is also here in Region 19, so don't know what the deal is with him - 
other than there are two nets up in the D/FW area... 1:124 and 1:130, I 
believe and the geographical regions overlap each other.
A diplomatic term for what happens up there, is called "Politics".
 > Much appreciated.
 > BTW I just saw that you already posted this to the echo. TNX
 > -WS
Will copy this over there, too - just so all know what's happening.
If nothing else, Wayne, you could be a point from here - but I really think 
it would behoove yer net to check into getting the mail from one of the Star 
Hubs.  John Souvestre is www.sstar.com, I think.
Best of luck!
Oh, so far, for the roll call, all I've seen have been R19 nodes that are 
active in HAM_TECH.
73 = Best Regards
-Jeff KA5THB
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