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Hello Janis!

05 Aug 24 16:55, you wrote to me:

 >>>> 1.  The nodelist is showing that 1:261/38 accepts BinkP on the
 >>>> standard port (24554).

 >>> That's correct.  There is a standalone BinkD server/client on
 >>> 24554, the standard BinkD port.  If you have not been instructed by
 >>> me to pick up traffic at filegate.net:24554, there will be no
 >>> traffic there for "you". I only use that port for some people.

 >> If that port is listed in the nodelist, ALL FidoNet nodes should be
 >> able to connect to it to deliver mail.

 JK> Of course they can, a number of folks have.   I was simply mentioning
 JK> the obvious... If I did not tell a node to pick up their traffic at my
 JK> 24554 binkp port, then there will be no traffic there.  It DOESN'T
 JK> mean no one can CONNECT there :)  :)  Most people connect with my bbbs
 JK> port, 24555.

"Connection refused" means that I (among others) cannot connect there.

 >>>> 2.  I get "Connection refused" from both ports (24554 & 24555)
 >>>> This situation has been ongoing for months.  If your system indeed
 >>>> only accepts connections on 24555, the nodelist entry needs to be
 >>>> corrected ASAP.

 >>> I'll try to get to it ASAP.

 >>>> In any case, it seems you need to check your firewall, as several
 >>>> people (myself, Vince, and Wilfred to name a few examples) cannot
 >>>> connect to your system.
 >> If those ports are not available to ALL FidoNet nodes, they should
 >> not be listed in the FidoNet nodelist.

 JK> You are being a bit silly, IMO, Andrew. As I've said, anyone can
 JK> connect there. This month has been especially nasty _weatherwise_,
 JK> though, and for example my Internet connection was DEAD for almost a
 JK> week.  No one can help that.. That was caused by my ISP being down,
 JK> Point Broadband (right now we are connecting fine however. As 'they'
 JK> say, S___ happens :) )

Your internet being down for a week doesn't explain why I haven't been able to 
connect on either port for several months.

 >> I would appreciate it if you would respond to the multiple emails
 >> I've sent you regarding this.

 JK> You are probably sending email to my OLD email address which was
 JK> janis@filegate.net.  I _closed_ that account quite a _long time ago_,
 JK> and have posted my new one here in fidonet!  My new email address is
 JK> jmklou@gmail.com. Dallas Hinton knows this email address, several
 JK> others do.  Sorry you did not seem to know about it.

Try again, Janis...  Do you really want me to post the emails that I sent to 
your gmail.com address, which have received ZERO responses?

 JK> So... please change my email address to jmklou@gmail.com.

I haven't used the filegate.net address in quite a while.

Andrew

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