Hi Thom,

>> Good news folks,  Thom will be back in the echo shortly, and he
>> says the Echolist will be published in a day or so as well.

> Whew....glad you rang the chime Janis....

Same here :)  I saw you in ICQ a few times, and would usually just miss you..

> To make a long story short...after I redid the box and found my key foir
> winzip, I noticed all sorts of stuff that goes and comes via the Internet was
> not working.

Argh..

> As I told Janis....today was the gunfight at the OK Corral.  My isp insisted
>that all of the ports I normally used were open...even after I told them based
>on testing with various third party services that have been in business longer
> than they have, the ports were NOT open.

> So, today when I set up a conference call with them, their corporate offices,
> the Better Business Bureau and the Publc Service Commission, the ports
> mysteriously tested open.

> So, the echolist is back on line....you can submit updates via routed netmail
> or via the internet.  The next step will hopefully get Bink online on a more
> regular basis.

That's great, Thom!

>> I was glad to catch him in ICQ.

> Thanks Janis...appreciate the help.

Glad to see you :)

Take care,
Janis

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