18 Jun 16 07:21, you wrote to Richard Menedetter:

 RM>> ???
 RM>> Where do you link to??
 RM>> There is something seriously wrong with it.

 DD> Yeah, there is. Jamis' Prism system is a major distribution hub for
 DD> North America. Apparently you people who stayed behind in the "Old
 DD> World" have been nattering amongst your own selves and not letting all
 DD> of FIDO in on the conversations.

i've documented this in the past... not for this area but any areas that
get disconnected for some reason or another... any systems that don't get
the disconnect information and retain the area end up as little puddles...
even if it is an accidental disconnection and no information is
transmitted... if other systems are linked to those puddles, then you have
a pond... none of the systems get any traffic in that area from outside the
pond... no ponds are linked together so there's no traffic flowing between
them, either... if a system has had to restore their config for some
reason, it stands that the disconnected area may not even be listed in the
restored config... so you end up with numerous disconnected puddles and
ponds with no creeks or rivers connecting them... eventually someone may
notice and start sending queries up the line which may or may not get
things reconnected... it may be that they only get reconnected as far as
the original break and no further until others notice and start the same
process of getting reconnected... this same situation can also lead to
folks assuming that an area is unmoderated when in fact they've simply been
cut off from any traffic that may originate on the moderator's system...

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