[HECnet] All gone silent

[Dave McGuire]

  I wonder if Protonmail was having and issue and subsequently fixed it.

       -Dave

On 8/16/21 6:29 PM, Mark wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> Sent from ProtonMail for iOS
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 23:23, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se
> <mailto: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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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA