Subj : Uh oh..
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Tue Sep 10 2013 03:17 pm

Hi Nick,

>> packages start out not on repositories, then after we start spreading them
>> around, they are picked up (really, this happens <g>).  It makes sense
>> when you think about it.

>I lost access to that echo when we had our little tiff, and I don't think Ross
> offers it, unless it requires another access level that I don't have.

Right, that's because it's for fixing problems amonst FDN Coordinators and 
HUBs. This echo though, is for general discussions regarding the filegate.

>all my findings and they fixed it, releasing another version that worked. It's
>just amazing that the ticket had been closed without being fixed -- quite some
> time ago. It's all about being a part of the linux community. :)

That is surprising.. I don't think I've heard of a bug issue being closed 
before it was fixed before, but what do I know <g>.  I'm glad you persisted 
there.

>> We are NOT a friggin' linux repository, afterall.

> Hah. We almost could be a small one, with all the people still involved. But
> yeah, I see what you mean.

Well, there's still plenty of stuff out there that isn't on the repositories. 
As far as other OS' go, like windows and the Mac, there are tons sent to me 
everyday essentially from the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) and 
others. I had to read the description of one of the win_games files to Ron 
today because it was so damn funny.. lazy-ass: "Launch your Lazy Ass from chair 
to chair to grab all the snacks. Make your way back to grub out in front of the 
TV and to food. Avoid the spikes".. ouch Lol.. too dumb to not hatch hahaha

>Aside from all this, I just recently noticed that the NODELIST file echo isn't
> working from here. I checked Ross's file reports on Sept. 6th for a new
> nodelist, and it looks like he didn't get it either.

Hmm.. he gets a new nodelist file every Thursday night at midnight in the 
NODELIST file echo:

+ 06 Sep 08:21:02 [5939] sent: /home/bbbs/binkd/rossout/nodelist.z49 (101357,
101357.00 CPS, 1:123/500@fidonet)

Plus every day he gets a new nodelist in the DAILYLIST file echo. This was 
today's:
+ 10 Sep 12:00:26 [5277] sent: /home/bbbs/binkd/rossout/nodelist.z53 (101359,
101359.00 CPS, 1:123/500@fidonet)

This is the header on today's dailylist:

;A FidoNet Nodelist for Tuesday, September 10, 2013 -- Day number 253 : 54895

And this is the header on Friday's nodelist.z49:

;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, September 6, 2013 -- Day number 249 : 51828

> So I took a look in my
>nodelist directory and it seems the last nodelist for 2013 was dated Jan. 17th
> I'm pretty sure without looking that I'm hooked up to that echo via Ross's
> system, but haven't received a new nodelist in quite some time.
> If you could help take a look into that, I'd appreciate it!


nodelist.z18 was released from here, on Jan. 17th.. but that's quite old. 
Friday's nodelist was nodelist.z49 which contained NODELIST.249.

I'd relink to the nodelist echo on Ross's system, or link up to the Dailylist 
file echo over there.  What you're reporting makes no sense to me, wish I had 
more answers for you.

Take care,
Janis

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