[HECnet] All gone silent

[Johnny Billquist]

I did the check just now. And I cannot resolve to them from my mail 
server. But it works from Update.

So my direct mails to Mark will fail, but ones to this mailing list is 
going through Update, which can resolve it.

   Johnny

On 2021-08-17 00:30, Dave McGuire wrote:
> 
>    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
>>
>>
> 
> 

-- 
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