30 Aug 2022 17:17, you wrote to me:

 >> How would you do (or are you doing) to make binkd only poll a non-CM
 >> node at its open hours?

 TK> I don't see a problem to have my binkd to try n times and if failed,
 TK> then hold for n minutes, and do that around the clock. It doesn't cost
 TK> much. ;)

If you don't mind filling your logs with retries...

 >> I can think of a batch/script that, after processing mail, renames
 >> the node's .?LO file to .HLO at the offline hours.

 TK> Sure, why not.

Seems to work fine.

 TK> I ran a non-CM IP-node once, it was because my internet over ISDN was
 TK> "free" from 17:00 to 07:00 and 24h weekends.

Ah yes, for some time I also had an internet access like that, but with POTS.

 TK> But why such a node nowadays?

Reducing energy consumption (or the electricity bill), who knows...

Carlos

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