[HECnet] All gone silent

[Mark]

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)

M

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On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 23:23, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:

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