Hello mark,

On 08 Jan 15 05:51, mark lewis wrote to Joe Delahaye:

 ML>> there might be but how is "dead wood" being
determined? counting
 ML>> posts from a system can't be used because that's never been a
 ML>> requirement for membership... in fact, the only requirement was
 ML>> the ability to send and receive netmail... right?

 JD>> If a system cannot be contacted, or does not contact his NC etc,
 JD>> I would consider that pretty dead in most cases.  I have one or
 JD>> two nodes, but I occassionally see posts by them, so I know they
 JD>> are still alive.

 ml> how would you have viewed my system when it ran on auto-pilot for a
 ml> year or two while i was burnt out and staying away from it and most
 ml> other electronics?? i /might/ have posted 5-10 messages in that
 ml> period... i think i peeked in on the system once every 3 or 4
 ml> months... it certainly wasn't dead or deadwood... it was very active
 ml> processing and distributing mail and files...

I think Joe's referring to the system in general, not the operator. If your
mailer was answering as well as sending.. then it's not "dead
wood". It's when you try to connect to a mailer for months and nothing
responds, and doesn't poll you either.

Regards,
Nick

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