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Skriven 2015-04-27 22:39:04 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 24110 av Ward Dossche (2:2/2.0)
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 FR>                 GENERAL ARTICLES

 FR> Dead wood and what to do with...
 FR> Ward Dossche - 2:292/854

 FR> Fidonet is shrinking, we all know that and there is a gazillion number of
 FR> reasons that can be identified for that.

"Things are more like they are now than
they ever have been before."
- Dwight Eisenhower

 FR> It's a sad reality.

Still true, even after all these years.

 FR> What's even more sad, is that several people have not even the
 FR> courtesy anymore to say they are leaving, they do not even close the door
 FR> with a loud bang -- they just unplug and that's it.

People die.  People lose interest.  People don't care.
People have many reasons for leaving.  Or none at all.
But none of that matters, or changes a thing.  Blaming
others is not the answer as to how to build or maintain
a network.

 FR> The result is "dead wood".

Banging on dead wood is never going to bring such dead wood
back to life.  Burning it might at least produce some good,
as burning creates heat for comfort in the wintertime.  But
banging is stupid.  And thumping is even worse.  Unless one
is trying to attract worms to use as bait for going fishing.

 FR> In Zone-2 dead wood has been in the process of being removed for a long
 FR> time. However, sometimes it isn't that easy.

Nothing is easy in an area that nobody speaks the same language.

 FR> For example, take the case of Region40 Israel. RC40 still polls here
 FR> like a clockwork once a week and picks-up whatever's there to be
 FR> picked up ... echo-traffic, netmails, nodediff, nodelist, Fidonews,
 FR> .. This has been going on for years now with nothing coming back this
 FR> way.

It was bound to happen.  The Arabs and the Jews have been fighting
for so long they forgot all about Fidonet.

 FR> Once in a while even a new, or maybe the same, segment gets delivered
 FR> (4 times in 2014, last in October) ... but all attempts at reaching
 FR> someone are fruitless.

Mistakes do happen.  Maybe not often.  But they do happen.

 FR> For a while we had a live-person in the area who checked out all
 FR> entries and could not get a connect. PSTN or IP. Even today (Apr.20
 FR> 2015) it was discovered that none of the IP-nodes are alive, I cannot
 FR> send anything direct to the RC because the listed system is not
 FR> responding. Of course, Janis will be able to connect, at least she
 FR> will claim she does.

Israeli Security Forces have to check everywhere.  Even if
everywhere does not exist.  Besides, whenever war breaks out
in those parts, all the Jews move to NYC.  And you know who
provides all the meals.

 FR> The plan is to lift R40 Israel eventually from the nodelist because as
 FR> far as I can see there is no activity anymore. But before that
 FR> happens, I am addressing the sysop- community, and especially the
 FR> Russian-speaking community of R45, R46 and R50 if it has any knowledge
 FR> about active nodes in Israel because all of those sysop-names sound
 FR> "very Russian".

Well, it is true that President Vladimir Putin was the first, and only,
Russian president ever to set foot on Israeli soil ...

 FR> So if there's anyone who can assist in this matter, please get back to
 FR> me with relevant and pertinent information.

You're Vladimir Putin ...

 FR> Thanks a million,

.... in disguise.

 FR> Ward Dossche
 FR> ZC2

Nice handle, and hat.  :)

--Lee

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