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 Message 981 
 Nicholas Boel to Daryl Stout 
 DAEMON MODE 
 20 Apr 14 22:58:01 
 
Hello Daryl,

On 20 Apr 14 12:28, Daryl Stout wrote to NICHOLAS BOEL:

 NB>> As far as I know, you should just add the MO flag. CM is Continuous
 NB>> Mail, which would still be true for your system, wouldn't it?

 NB>> MO is Mail Only. So it's basically saying you don't run a BBS
 NB>> there. If you do run a BBS, you probably don't want to use that
 NB>> flag.

 DS>   I am running the BBS, but even with changing IREX to "accept
 DS> connects from unlisted nodes", and with ports 24554-24556 open in the
 DS> router, folks are still getting "connect refused". I have no idea what
 DS> else to do.

Adding a MO flag isn't the right thing to do, IMO. That's telling people 
there's no BBS running.
If you care to have successful connections from unlisted nodes, maybe looking 
at another mailer would be an option for you?

 DS>   I was running Argus awhile back, when I had dial-up. But, since I
 DS> don't have dial-up anymore, I don't use it. But, I may have to look at
 DS> that to replace IREX for BinkP connects.

Binkd is a great mailer, otherwise I hear FMail for Windows is pretty good
too, 
and has more of a GUI configuration than binkd does, I believe.

 DS>   One rarely sees a post from Charles Cruden, IREX's author,
 DS> anymore...and while one can still register it through various
 DS> websites, it's like any personal support is all but gone.

Which, IMO, is bullshit. You shouldn't make people pay for a product you're
not 
going to support. Continued support is part of the reason you pay for a 
product. If you're not going to support it anymore, open source it, or sell it 
to someone who will continue to support it. That's just how I feel about it, 
anyways.

Regards,
Nick

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