Hello Wilfred,

On 06 Oct 15 14:38, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> I think by the way it's sounding, Michael Luko is going to start
 NB>> routing netmail through me that is host-routed to James. James
 NB>> has been feeding here for over a year now, and I had thought that
 NB>> he still kept a direct link with his NC exacly for this purpose..
 NB>> but apparantly I was wrong.

 WV> Maybe he should change to a nodenumber in your net!?

Because he doesn't live anywhere near me? As much as I've wanted to do that in
the past due to nonexistant NCs in damn near entire nets fed by me.. no one
above me will ever grant that kind of permission, as it will kill off nets and
make the nodelist segment look smaller (OH NO!). :)

 WV>>>>> Anyway the nodelist entry should be fixed!

 NB>> The CM definitely should be removed. He hasn't been up 24x7 in
 NB>> quite some time now, but picks up mail from me once or twice a
 NB>> week for more than one network.

 WV> He isn't reachable by the information provided in the nodelist at all
 WV> (the host name doesn't resolve).

 WV> If he wants to be directly reachable he should fix that. Or if that's
 WV> not an option his nodelist entry should become Pvt, or he should
 WV> become a point.

I don't know if the nodelist entry had anything to do with him. If his system
isn't up 24x7, it shouldn't be labeled CM, that's for sure. However, he and his
NC will discuss the options available to him and make their best decision based
on that.

 WV>>> I think this case is quite simple: If there is contact, James
 WV>>> can provide a working host name (or other resolution). Otherwise
 WV>>> his node should be put on Hold, for the moment...

 NB>> Doesn't need to be put on HOLD,

 WV> There are several solutions, but as it is, the current nodelist entry
 WV> is wrong, and should be fixed.

Thanks for your insight. And while opinions are like assholes, I don't have
anything to do with his nodelist entry. I was only letting people know that
he's still around, and polls my system when he wants to pick up mail. He just
started doing this again with his NC as of yesterday or today.. so they'll
figure something out that works for the both of them.

Regards,
Nick

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