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to: MATT MC_CARTHY
from: JIM HOLSONBACK
date: 2003-04-11 22:23:00
subject: Broken?

Hi, Matt.

On 4/10, -=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to ALL <=-

 MM> Just wondering if anyone is here or my link is broken.  Two days with
 MM> _0_ messages seems odd.
 MM>      Thanks, M.

It was worse here at Docsplace- - about 4 dead days.  Last received here
was #5034 from Tom Walker on 4/6 and next was #5035 from _you_ on 4/10,
and along with that, came about 310 _old_ messages (#5036- #5344).
Below is my question, and response I got from Ed Koon here at Docsplace.

- - -  JimH.

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 System: Doc's Place Bbs Online
   Area: Gen Chatter
   Date: 04-10-03 18:17
   From: ED KOON
     To: JIM HOLSONBACK
   Subj: RE: Something Amiss
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On Apr 10, 2003 05:27pm, JIM HOLSONBACK wrote to ED KOON:

JH> Something seems to be amiss in the message base of the FidoNet TECH
JH> echo.  From msg 5034, datestamped 4/6 until today 4/10, nothing came in.
JH> Then today,  huge qwk packet, with msg number 5035 from moderator Matt
JH> McCarthy and dated 4/10, then came about 310 old messages, from 5036 to
JH> 5344, datestamped 1/24/03 thru 2/2/03, then 5345 and 5346 datestamped
JH> today 4/10.

JH> Similar situation in the Fidonet WIN95 echo, with 6619 current, 6620
JH> thru 6773 being old ones, and 6774 thru 6782 being current msgs.

I noticed that. Looks like some dumb ass did a rescan on the backbone!

Ed
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