Hi Linda,

Op 13 December 1998, zo ongeveer rond 22:29, was Linda Hargraves bezig een
berichtje in zijn PC te stampen. Dit werd uiteraard opgemerkt door Rene
Bakker, die meteen de reply-knop inbeukte.

 LH>> I am not sure what you mean here.  Netmail goes as it is
 LH>> written, no faster or slower than any others.  Netmail does not
 LH>> depend on the
 LH>    [snip]
 RB>> No, I meant the path. The path a netmail has to travel
 RB>> is some systems. But sometimes there are not so many
 RB>> systems, while it takes over a week. Mostly one system
 RB>> polld not frequently, and with the kludges you can find
 RB>> out which system it is.
 LH>      Unless the mail is for nodes not in the local net, it goes
 LH> directly to th node it is addressed to.  It should not take a week,
 LH> unless the person receiving the mail is not replying right away.

Indeed... But with netmail, unlike echomail, all systems are listed in a
'via'-list. And if someone receives the netmail, and the next system 14
days later, it's caused by the one of the two that makes polls....

 LH>> I picked up a job this week, so that has taken
 RB>> up some time.  I am
 LH>> sure I will get some time to do the upgrade soon.
 RB>> Of course, good luck on your job! :)
 LH>     Thanks.  I sure hope it works out.  I do enjoy it and I am
 LH> learning win95 which is a good thing even if I still don't want to use
 LH> it.

(*grin*)
At any rate never run microschoft bugware on it.... I found out that most
GP errors were caused by:

* Microsoft Office
* Microsoft Internet Explorer

So, think twice before installing anything from microschoft :)

 LH>> I am sure it will go fairly smooth.  Our main feed who also
 LH>> feeds several other nets is quitting this month.  He is the main
 LH>> feed for Region 19 and some others as well as some in Europe.
 RB>> Hmmz... Strange je is also for Europe...
 RB>> But mostly it goes smooth, for when the new uplink
 RB>> links you, the old unlinks, so no messages are lost or
 RB>> something like that.
 LH>      Yes, that is the way it should do.  We have several people
 LH> testing scrips and routing to see how it works.  I am not making any
 LH> changes to my mail until after I upgrade and we get a new feed
 LH> started.

Of course, and you should only then do it :)
The mail won't walk away from your uplink :)

                       See ya later, Linda

                        Signed,
                            Rene

e-mail: Rene.Bakker{at}rapmet.iwg.nl (for normal e-mail)
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