06 Oct 15 17:30, you wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

 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 has
 NB>>> been feeding here for over a year now, and I had thought that he
 NB>>> still kept a direct link with his NC exacly for this purpose.. but
 NB>>> apparantly I was wrong.

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

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

don't ask! do it and then handle getting things back the way they should be
afterward... one can always run them as PVT nodes or even points until the shit
is cleared up...

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

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

 NB> I don't know if the nodelist entry had anything to do with him.

it should be based on his feedback and application... if not, then it is a
double fault on both parties' ;)

 NB> If his system isn't up 24x7, it shouldn't be labeled CM, that's for
 NB> sure. However, he and his NC will discuss the options available to him
 NB> and make their best decision based on that.

as is proper :)

 WV>>>> I think this case is quite simple: If there is contact, James can
 WV>>>> provide a working host name (or other resolution). Otherwise his
 WV>>>> 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.

 NB> Thanks for your insight. And while opinions are like assholes, I don't
 NB> have anything to do with his nodelist entry. I was only letting people
 NB> know that he's still around,

same here from this side of the screen ;)

 NB> and polls my system when he wants to pick up mail. He just started
 NB> doing this again with his NC as of yesterday or today.. so they'll
 NB> figure something out that works for the both of them.

GoodDeal :)

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