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  • Areafix reply: node change request

    From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to All on Thu Nov 12 15:30:22 2020
    Can someone tell me what this reply means?


    Subject: Areafix reply: node change request
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    Area Status
    -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
    WI-FI ............................................ no uplinks to forward


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    Best regards!
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  • From Paul Quinn@2:221/360 to Charles Pierson on Fri Nov 13 00:22:09 2020
    Hi! Charles,

    On 11/12/2020 11:30 PM, you wrote to All:

    Can someone tell me what this reply means?


    Subject: Areafix reply: node change request
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    Area Status
    -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
    WI-FI ............................................ no uplinks to forward

    It seems that the area is not active/available at your boss, and he has no available uplinks (configured) to grab that echo for you. Send him a personal netmail to request follow-up.

    If 'no joy', then sign up with another boss. No harm in that. As a node, I have at least six links with other nodes for varying echomail areas.

    Cheers,
    Paul.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Charles Pierson on Thu Nov 12 18:15:00 2020
    Hello Charles!

    ** On Thursday 12.11.20 - 15:30, Charles Pierson wrote to All:

    Area Status
    -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- WI-FI ........................................ .... no uplinks to forward

    The official Fidonet tagname is WIFI (no dash).

    I *knew* that that the Telegram name could lead to confusion.
    That is why I thought it would be best to use the same name.

    I made a mistake on the Telegram side by renaming it WI-FI
    from Stas' reactivation as Wi-Fi.

    But thankfully, the name on the Telegram side can be anything
    we want. Telegram works by using a hidden groupID number
    instead.

    I will remove the dash on the Telegram side when I get a
    chance.

    But on the Fidonet side, the offical tagname is WIFI.
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    ../|ug

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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to August Abolins on Thu Nov 12 18:45:03 2020
    Hello, August Abolins.
    On 11/12/20 6:15 PM you wrote:

    Hello Charles! ** On Thursday 12.11.20 - 15:30, Charles Pierson
    wrote to All:
    Area Status
    --------------------------------------------------
    ------------------------- WI-FI
    ........................................ .... no uplinks to
    forward
    The official Fidonet tagname is WIFI (no dash). I *knew* that that
    the Telegram name could lead to confusion. That is why I thought
    it would be best to use the same name.

    Not Really. I already have WIFI, but it hasn't seen traffic, so I thought I had it wrong.


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  • From August Abolins@2:333/808.7 to Charles Pierson on Fri Nov 13 02:25:02 2020
    Hi Charles!

    12 Nov 20 18:45, you wrote to me:

    The official Fidonet tagname is WIFI (no dash). I *knew* that
    that the Telegram name could lead to confusion. That is why I
    thought it would be best to use the same name.

    Not Really. I already have WIFI, but it hasn't seen traffic, so I
    thought I had it wrong.

    Hmmmm. I thought that there were at least a handful of messages. There are 25 messages since Oct 21.


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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to August Abolins on Fri Nov 13 10:27:25 2020
    Hello, August Abolins.
    On 11/13/20 2:25 AM you wrote:

    Not Really. I already have WIFI, but it hasn't seen traffic, so
    I thought I had it wrong.
    Hmmmm. I thought that there were at least a handful of messages.
    There are 25 messages since Oct 21.

    I'm sure there is traffic. It's simply certain point systems I have aren't getting it.


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    Best regards!
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Charles Pierson on Fri Nov 13 19:08:00 2020
    Hello Charles!

    ** On Friday 13.11.20 - 10:27, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:

    Hmmmm. I thought that there were at least a handful of
    messages. There are 25 messages since Oct 21.

    I'm sure there is traffic. It's simply certain point
    systems I have aren't getting it.

    That's a sysop's prerogative to carry specific echos. Some
    systems automate the areafix requests to an uplink which
    forwards the link to someone that carries it, or not. :(

    In that case, a personal note to the sysop can usually get it
    done.

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    ../|ug

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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to August Abolins on Fri Nov 13 19:15:06 2020
    Hello, August Abolins.
    On 11/13/20 7:08 PM you wrote:

    Hello Charles! ** On Friday 13.11.20 - 10:27, Charles Pierson
    wrote to August Abolins:
    Hmmmm. I thought that there were at least a handful of messages.
    There are 25 messages since Oct 21.
    I'm sure there is traffic. It's simply certain point systems I
    have aren't getting it.
    That's a sysop's prerogative to carry specific echos. Some
    systems automate the areafix requests to an uplink which
    forwards the link to someone that carries it, or not. :( In that
    case, a personal note to the sysop can usually get it done.

    Yeah, I'm familiar with the process. Just making sure it's not my error first.

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