<html><head></head><body> Interesting, yes I did not receive that response but have received the forwarded message just now. I can now take action based upon it (orcat least I can when I return from a trip to Wales this week)<caret></caret><div><br></div><div>M</div><div><br><div><br></div><div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><div>Sent from ProtonMail for iOS</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 23:23, Johnny Billquist <<a href="mailto:bqt@softjar.se" class="">bqt@softjar.se</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"> And the reason for that is probably protonmail...<br><br> From my mail server:<br><br>GW:/home/bqt> host -t mx protonmail.com<br>protonmail.com mail is handled by 5 mail.protonmail.ch.<br>protonmail.com mail is handled by 10 mailsec.protonmail.ch.<br>GW:/home/bqt> host -t mx mail.protonmail.ch<br>Host mail.protonmail.ch not found: 2(SERVFAIL)<br>GW:/home/bqt> host mail.protonmail.ch<br>Host mail.protonmail.ch not found: 5(REFUSED)<br>GW:/home/bqt><br><br> From Update:<br><br>Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host -t mx protonmail.com<br>protonmail.com mail is handled by 5 mail.protonmail.ch.<br>protonmail.com mail is handled by 10 mailsec.protonmail.ch.<br>Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host -t mx mail.protonmail.ch<br>mail.protonmail.ch has no MX record<br>Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host mail.protonmail.ch<br>mail.protonmail.ch has address 185.70.41.101<br>Psilocybe:bqt/krille><br><br>Protonmail is blocking me from even resolving their names...<br><br> Johnny<br><br>On 2021-08-17 00:17, Johnny Billquist wrote:<br>> Funny. Looking in my inbox I did find a mail from you on April 10th. And<br>> I did reply to it.<br>><br>> So you are wrong in that implied accusation that people ignored you.<br>> However, I obviously can't answer the question if you got my reply, or<br>> if it was sorted as spam, or if it got blocked somewhere, or what.<br>><br>> But here is my reply again, copied from my sent mail:<br>><br>> ==========<br>> Hi.<br>><br>> On 2021-04-10 01:09, Mark wrote:<br>> > Hello Johnny,<br>> ><br>> > Having got my VAXstation 4000 vlc (used by me since it was launched<br>> in the very early 1990's) back up and running again I'd really like to<br>> get it connected to HECnet. Currently running VAX/VMS 7.2 and awaiting a<br>> suitable twisted pair transceiver (due on the 14th) it is otherwise<br>> ready to go. I have a suitable RPI2 just waiting to provide the ethernet<br>> bridge.<br>><br>> Well, I would prefer if we didn't use a bridge. It works, but it's not<br>> exactly the best scaling solution.<br>> Two other options I would recommend first would be either installing VMS<br>> Multinet, which allows DECnet circuits over TCP/IP, or the PyDECnet<br>> router software, which you can also run on that RPI2.<br>><br>> Johnny<br>> ============<br>><br>> Johnny<br>><br>> On 2021-08-17 00:13, Mark wrote:<br>>> The uptime on my vaxstation is about 117 days - so about 4 months ago<br>>><br>>> M<br>>><br>>><br>>> Sent from ProtonMail for iOS<br>>><br>>><br>>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 23:02, Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se<br>>> <mailto:bqt@softjar.se>> wrote:<br>>>> ??? I can't remember seeing any such question. When was this?<br>>>><br>>>> Johnny<br>>>><br>>>> On 2021-08-16 23:57, Mark wrote:<br>>>> > I’d say you were lucky to get a response - I asked to add my<br>>>> > vaxstation 4000 vlc to hecnet are got the silent treatment<br>>>> > Mark<br>>>> ><br>>>> ><br>>>> > Sent from ProtonMail for iOS<br>>>> ><br>>>> ><br>>>> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 15:57, Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk<br>>>> > <mailto:mark@wickensonline.co.uk>> wrote:<br>>>> >> Greetings<br>>>> >><br>>>> >> Just checking I'm still subscribed? I have just started trying to<br>>>> give<br>>>> >> my emulated systems a little TLC to get them reconnected. I need to<br>>>> >> find out why my Raspberry PI based bridge isn't responding, it has<br>>>> run<br>>>> >> faultlessly in the basement for years and years, but something is<br>>>> amiss.<br>>>> >><br>>>> >> Regards, Mark.<br>>>> >><br>>>> >> --<br>>>> >> https://www.qrz.com/db/M0NOM/P <https://www.qrz.com/db/M0NOM/P><br>>>> >><br>>>> ><br>>>> ><br>>>><br>>>> --<br>>>> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus<br>>>> || on a psychedelic trip<br>>>> email: bqt@softjar.se || Reading murder books<br>>>> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol<br>>><br>>><br>><br><br>--<br>Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus<br> || on a psychedelic trip<br>email: bqt@softjar.se || Reading murder books<br>pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>