Rod, at 13:02 on Apr 15 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

RS> That doesnt explain why the stuff like Zone3_Tech has had nothing.

BG> Z3T is a good example of what's happening, too.  Still
BG> mail from people in FNQ and SA (and a trickle from Vic),
BG> but nothing from NZ or Sydney that I can tell.

RS> OK, not a sausage in ANY of the echoes I get
RS> at all apart from the crap from Grigor-Scott.

Had a good Z3T packet yesterday, around 50 messages, including quite a few
from NZ, so that link appears to be OK now.  Still poor levels overall
though.

RS> Maybe the other stuff like DrDebug which does come into QLD
RS> via Alwyn is still coming thru OK and its just that you dont
RS> read ones that get their OS feed other than via Dave Hatch.

Yeah, more than likely.  I cut most of my OS echos some time ago.  Nothing
in USR_Modems for the whole time either, which would indicate that the
problem is down your way somewhere.  As you say, it's probably Dave Hatch.

BG> Probably the same old problem of somebody's system running perfectly
BG> for 11 months, then crashing the very day they walk out the door for
BG> a 2-week holiday. Mr Murphy has struck again, it would appear...

RS> Yeah, looks like it, it will be a week tomorrow. Hope he hasnt
RS> gone away fro 3 weeks, might cark it from email starvation soon |-)

No matter, you can spend some time with your dog instead, for a change.  :)

Regards, Bill

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