• 190.2.141.250

    From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to All on Wed Oct 23 12:16:33 2019
    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about? Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time now. I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident, all I want is for it to stop.

    In the meantime my news server temporarily listens to port 4119 rather than the standard 119.



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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Björn Felten on Wed Oct 23 12:42:09 2019

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time
    now.

    Is that why there is so little Lee Lofaso drivel?

    I consider that a bonus ... keep it that way.

    If he wants in Fidonet, make him get to apply for a nodenumber.

    \%/@rd

    --- D'Bridge 3.99
    * Origin: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards (2:292/854)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Ward Dossche on Wed Oct 23 13:00:02 2019
    Is that why there is so little Lee Lofaso drivel?

    It also affects David Rance...




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  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/1384 to Bj”rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 21:06:45 2019
    Hi! Bj”rn,

    On 23 Oct 19 13:00, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Is that why there is so little Lee Lofaso drivel?

    It also affects David Rance...

    Wouldn't he be affected by Brexit 2020 anyhow? ;)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    ... On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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    * Origin: Quinn's Rock - Live from Paul's Xubuntu desktop! (3:640/1384)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Bj”rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 13:19:26 2019
    Hi Bj”rn,

    On 2019-10-23 12:16:33, you wrote to All:

    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about? Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    Then use a website, where you can do 'whois ip' lookups. The first one that came up in google:

    https://www.ultratools.com/tools/ipWhoisLookupResult

    Points that IP address to a dutch provider. It lists some phone numbers, you could try...

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time
    now.

    Because it's doing somekind of DOS attack?

    I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident,
    all I want is for it to stop.

    Can't you block that ip in your firewall


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Bj”rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 14:09:44 2019
    Hello Bj”rn!

    23 Oct 19 12:16, you wrote to All:

    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about? Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    $ whois 190.2.141.250

    % Joint Whois - whois.lacnic.net
    % This server accepts single ASN, IPv4 or IPv6 queries

    % LACNIC resource: whois.lacnic.net


    % Copyright LACNIC lacnic.net
    % The data below is provided for information purposes
    % and to assist persons in obtaining information about or
    % related to AS and IP numbers registrations
    % By submitting a whois query, you agree to use this data
    % only for lawful purposes.
    % 2019-10-23 09:09:42 (-03 -03:00)

    inetnum: 190.2.128/20
    status: reallocated
    owner: WorldStream B.V.
    ownerid: NL-WOBV-LACNIC
    responsible: WorldStream B.V.
    address: Industriestraat, 24, -
    address: 2671CT - Naaldwijk -
    country: NL
    phone: +31 017471211 [0000]
    owner-c: WLB5
    tech-c: WOB2
    abuse-c: WOB2
    inetrev: 190.2.128/20
    nserver: NS1.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    nserver: NS2.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    nserver: NS3.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    created: 20171127
    changed: 20171127
    inetnum-up: 190.2.128/19

    nic-hdl: WLB5
    person: WorldStream B.V.
    e-mail: dv@WORLDSTREAM.CW
    address: E-Commerce Park Vredenberg, -, -
    address: 0000CW - Willemstad -
    country: CW
    phone: +5999 8200002 [0000]
    created: 20151217
    changed: 20190522

    nic-hdl: WOB2
    person: WorldStream B.V.
    e-mail: abuse@WORLDSTREAM.NL
    address: Industriestraat, 24,
    address: 2671CT - Naaldwijk -
    country: NL
    phone: +31 0174712117 []
    created: 20171127
    changed: 20180704

    % whois.lacnic.net accepts only direct match queries.
    % Types of queries are: POCs, ownerid, CIDR blocks, IP
    % and AS numbers.


    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Bj”rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 14:11:04 2019
    Hello Bj”rn!

    23 Oct 19 13:00, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Is that why there is so little Lee Lofaso drivel?

    It also affects David Rance...

    Traceroutes from the clients could help. ;)

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Wilfred van Velzen on Wed Oct 23 14:11:28 2019
    Hello Wilfred!

    23 Oct 19 13:19, you wrote to Bj”rn Felten:

    I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident,
    all I want is for it to stop.

    Can't you block that ip in your firewall

    I think that Bjorn is saying that the router/firewall that has that IP address is blocking NNTP ports from his server denying NNTP browsing to his users David and the troll. :)

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to Bj÷rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 14:17:04 2019
    Hello Björn!

    23 Oct 19 12:16, you wrote to All:

    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about? Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    I still get a comprehensive report from whois.
    geoiplookup tells me the ip address is hosted in Willemstad Curaccao, one
    of the Dutch Antilles. Whois tells me the provider is vested in the Netherlands.

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some
    time
    now. I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident, all I want is for it to stop.

    Apparently somebody is cross with you.

    In the meantime my news server temporarily listens to port 4119
    rather
    than the standard 119.

    If that gets blocked as well, you know somebody in Fidonet does not like you.

    Kees

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20180707
    * Origin: As for me, all I know is that, I know nothing. (2:280/5003.4)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Fabio Bizzi on Wed Oct 23 15:05:31 2019
    Hi Fabio,

    On 2019-10-23 14:11:28, you wrote to me:

    I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident,
    all I want is for it to stop.

    Can't you block that ip in your firewall

    I think that Bjorn is saying that the router/firewall that has that IP address is blocking NNTP ports from his server

    I thought so too at first, but that doesn't make sense with the rest of his message, because then he could simply stop making connections to that server, and there wouldn't be a problem anymore...

    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Wilfred van Velzen on Wed Oct 23 15:22:26 2019
    Hello Wilfred!

    23 Oct 19 15:05, you wrote to me:

    I think that Bjorn is saying that the router/firewall that has
    that IP address is blocking NNTP ports from his server

    I thought so too at first, but that doesn't make sense with the rest
    of his message, because then he could simply stop making connections
    to that server, and there wouldn't be a problem anymore...

    I think that there's a misunderstanding, the blocking IP 190.2.141,250 should be a server in a server farm as the site of the owner of the ip class shows:

    https://www.worldstream.nl/

    This server could act as a VPN terminator (like the ones used to download torrent files or to see pirated video streaming etc. etc.)

    Maybe David and the troll use a VPN to connect to Bjorn server and the VPN terminator blocks the port/address of the Bjorn server, wht I don't know.

    This is my opinion. :)

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/0.1 to Bj÷rn Felten on Wed Oct 23 10:41:20 2019
    Hi Björn.

    23 Oct 19 12:16:32, you wrote to All:

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some
    time now. I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by
    accident, all I want is for it to stop.

    Are you still running Windows XP without a real firewall?

    'Tommi,

    ---
    * Origin: Point One. (2:221/0.1)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to BjöRn Felten on Wed Oct 23 10:53:11 2019
    On 23 Oct 19 12:16:33, Bj*Rn Felten said the following to All:

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time
    no
    I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident, all I
    want
    for it to stop.

    Freedom of speech, right?

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Björn Felten on Wed Oct 23 17:09:52 2019

    Is that why there is so little Lee Lofaso drivel?

    It also affects David Rance...

    He has full access via his point-address here ...

    \%/@rd

    --- D'Bridge 3.99
    * Origin: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Kees van Eeten on Wed Oct 23 17:13:43 2019

    Kees,

    If that gets blocked as well, you know somebody in Fidonet does not like you.

    As the saying goes "Take a number and wait your turn" ... :-)

    \%/@rd

    --- D'Bridge 3.99
    * Origin: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards (2:292/854)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Nick Andre on Thu Oct 24 00:02:18 2019
    Freedom of speech, right?

    Great idea. Unfortunately not everybody thinks so... :(




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  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Bj”rn Felten on Thu Oct 24 09:36:30 2019
    Hello Bj”rn!

    23 Oct 19 12:16, you wrote to All:

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some
    time now. I don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by
    accident, all I want is for it to stop.

    Look at this, just posted today.

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58522006/need-help-dealing-with-repeated-sp
    amhaus-listings-at-small-company

    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case you can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Fabio Bizzi on Thu Oct 24 10:49:29 2019
    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case you
    can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Now that's an idea. Thanks.



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  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Björn Felten on Thu Oct 24 11:11:38 2019
    Hello Björn!

    24 Oct 19 10:49, you wrote to me:

    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case
    you can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Now that's an idea. Thanks.

    OMG! I've created a Monster! :P :P :P

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Ward Dossche on Thu Oct 24 13:16:57 2019
    He has full access via his point-address here ...

    LOL! Are you sure? Maybe the 20th century called him and wanted their technology back?

    Point access is just *sooo* hopelessly outdated, I'm surprised that you are still nor aware of it.

    A smartphone or a laptop with a mail client is all the software you need nowadays to get full access to Fidonet. No nodelist, no mail tosser or scanner, no special FTN editor, no nothing like that. Just a standard computer and internet access.


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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Björn Felten on Thu Oct 24 22:15:44 2019

    On Oct 24, 2019 01:14pm, Bj”rn Felten wrote to Ward Dossche:

    A smartphone or a laptop with a mail client is all the software you
    need nowadays to get full access to Fidonet. No nodelist, no mail
    tosser or scanner, no special FTN editor, no nothing like that. Just
    a standard computer and internet access.

    But this is subject to the System connected and the access given to that user by the system, right?

    There is a mobile specific mail reader being developed for Wildcat BBS's but the Sysop still controls JWR access.

    Terry Roati - 3:640/1321 tfb-bbs.org

    ... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!
    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
    * Origin: The File Bank BBS! (3:640/1321)
  • From Oliver Thuns@2:280/464.47 to Fabio Bizzi on Thu Oct 24 13:24:06 2019

    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case you
    can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Why would a tor exit node block nntp / port 119?

    It is also doesn't look like it is a tor node:

    https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/190.2.141.250


    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: (2:280/464.47)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Björn Felten on Thu Oct 24 15:25:49 2019
    Hello Bj”rn,

    On Thursday October 24 2019 13:16, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    A smartphone or a laptop with a mail client is all the software you need nowadays to get full access to Fidonet. No nodelist, no mail
    tosser or scanner, no special FTN editor, no nothing like that. Just a standard computer and internet access.

    I wonder if it is a good idea to widely advertise that.

    If the horse club is losing members, one can try to save it by inviting the bikers in. One may save the club that way, but it won't be a horse club any more.

    Is that what we want? Do we want Fidonet to become a copy of UseNet?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.org (2:280/5555)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Oliver Thuns on Thu Oct 24 16:16:08 2019
    Hello Oliver!

    24 Oct 19 13:24, you wrote to me:

    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case
    you can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Why would a tor exit node block nntp / port 119?

    I don't know. :)

    It is also doesn't look like it is a tor node:

    https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/190.2.141.250

    Ok, it could be a VPN concentrator or a public proxy or anything acting like an anonymizer, the concept is the same, Bjorn in this case can't do anything. :(

    The only thing that Bjorn can does is to start another istance of the server to another port and offer the service to both 119 and 5119 ports.

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Fabio Bizzi on Thu Oct 24 18:35:18 2019
    Fabio,

    Why would a tor exit node block nntp / port 119?

    I don't know. :)

    I would not be surprized at all if someone were actually attempting at silencing the troll.

    In which case I would say: Good riddance.

    \%/@rd

    --- D'Bridge 3.99
    * Origin: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards (2:292/854)
  • From Simon Geddes@1:103/705 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Oct 24 20:14:00 2019
    I wonder if it is a good idea to widely advertise that.

    If the horse club is losing members, one can try to save it by inviting the bikers in. One may save the club that way, but it won't be a horse club any more.

    Is that what we want? Do we want Fidonet to become a copy of UseNet?

    Exactly! Especially when a new potential member turns up on a horse looking for relief and freedom and sick to the back teeth of biking - and finds it full of bikers.

    * Q-Blue 2.4 *
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
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  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Ward Dossche on Fri Oct 25 08:06:12 2019
    Hello Ward!

    24 Oct 19 18:35, you wrote to me:

    Why would a tor exit node block nntp / port 119?
    I don't know. :)

    I would not be surprized at all if someone were actually attempting at silencing the troll.

    Let me say that I think that is too much "over" to block a service on a transport/routing platform.

    One thing is to stop annoying messages and another thing is to stop a complete messaging service. :)

    IMHO I think is a faulty config on the node. ;)

    Ciao!
    Fabio

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.1 to Simon Geddes on Fri Oct 25 08:14:04 2019
    Hello Simon!

    24 Oct 19 20:14, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    Exactly! Especially when a new potential member turns up on a horse looking for relief and freedom and sick to the back teeth of biking -
    and finds it full of bikers.

    If you loose your identity you loose yourself.

    Why to join another message network (plus the effort to configure the software and so on) when you already have lot of message platforms at no efforts on Internet?

    Moreover usenet is dying.

    I came back in fidonet because I was looking at quality messages with moderators that keep clean the feeds (ok, I found another world but I hope that sooner or later all will be fixed) and this is the winning difference in my honest opinion. :)

    Ciao!
    Fabio

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    * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Björn Felten on Fri Oct 25 08:24:02 2019
    Re: 190.2.141.250
    By: Bj”rn Felten to All on Wed Oct 23 2019 12:16:33

    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about?
    Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    $ whois 190.2.141.250

    % Joint Whois - whois.lacnic.net
    % This server accepts single ASN, IPv4 or IPv6 queries

    % LACNIC resource: whois.lacnic.net


    % Copyright LACNIC lacnic.net
    % The data below is provided for information purposes
    % and to assist persons in obtaining information about or
    % related to AS and IP numbers registrations
    % By submitting a whois query, you agree to use this data
    % only for lawful purposes.
    % 2019-10-25 09:04:56 (-03 -03:00)

    inetnum: 190.2.128/20
    status: reallocated
    owner: WorldStream B.V.
    ownerid: NL-WOBV-LACNIC
    responsible: WorldStream B.V.
    address: Industriestraat, 24, -
    address: 2671CT - Naaldwijk -
    country: NL
    phone: +31 017471211 [0000]
    owner-c: WLB5
    tech-c: WOB2
    abuse-c: WOB2
    inetrev: 190.2.128/20
    nserver: NS1.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    nserver: NS2.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    nserver: NS3.WORLDSTREAM.NL
    nsstat: 20191023 AA
    nslastaa: 20191023
    created: 20171127
    changed: 20171127
    inetnum-up: 190.2.128/19

    nic-hdl: WLB5
    person: WorldStream B.V.
    e-mail: dv@WORLDSTREAM.CW
    address: E-Commerce Park Vredenberg, -, -
    address: 0000CW - Willemstad -
    country: CW
    phone: +5999 8200002 [0000]
    created: 20151217
    changed: 20190522

    nic-hdl: WOB2
    person: WorldStream B.V.
    e-mail: abuse@WORLDSTREAM.NL
    address: Industriestraat, 24,
    address: 2671CT - Naaldwijk -
    country: NL
    phone: +31 0174712117 []
    created: 20171127
    changed: 20180704

    % whois.lacnic.net accepts only direct match queries.
    % Types of queries are: POCs, ownerid, CIDR blocks, IP
    % and AS numbers.



    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time
    now. I
    don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident, all I want
    is for it to stop.

    what do you mean "has been blocking my news server"?? do you mean that folks coming from that system cannot connect to your server or what?

    what i find most interesting is the IP is apparently held by a NL entity but is apparently a latin american IP... i say that because all the responses i can find are from lacnic...

    apparently that IP is also known for hosting malware or some other sort of attack entity and has been attacking a lot of systems recently...

    https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/190.2.141.250

    if what you were trying to say above is "that IP is attacking my system" then the correct response is to block that IP in your firewall...


    )\/(ark
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    * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Bj÷rn Felten on Fri Oct 25 08:25:56 2019
    Re: 190.2.141.250
    By: Björn Felten to Fabio Bizzi on Thu Oct 24 2019 10:49:29

    I think that this host could be a TOR exit router, in this case you
    can't do anything to solve your problem. :(

    Now that's an idea. Thanks.

    it is not listed in the TOR routers list that my firewall uses...


    )\/(ark
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    * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)
  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to mark lewis on Fri Oct 25 15:04:22 2019
    Hello mark!

    25 Oct 19 08:24, you wrote to Björn Felten:

    what i find most interesting is the IP is apparently held by a NL entity but is apparently a latin american IP... i say that because all the responses i can find are from lacnic...

    $ geoiplookup 190.2.141.250
    GeoIP Country Edition: CW, Curacao
    GeoIP City Edition, Rev 1: CW, 00, N/A, Willemstad, N/A, 12.100000, -68.916702, 0, 0
    GeoIP ASNum Edition: AS23541 Scarlet B.V.

    The Ip address in hosted in Willemstad on Curacao, Curacao is one of the Dutch Antilles. As far as I know the Caribian is Lanic territory.

    Kees

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20180707
    * Origin: As for me, all I know is that, I know nothing. (2:280/5003.4)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Kees van Eeten on Fri Oct 25 11:21:56 2019

    On 2019 Oct 25 15:04:22, you wrote to me:

    what i find most interesting is the IP is apparently held by a NL
    entity but is apparently a latin american IP... i say that because
    all the responses i can find are from lacnic...

    $ geoiplookup 190.2.141.250
    GeoIP Country Edition: CW, Curacao
    GeoIP City Edition, Rev 1: CW, 00, N/A, Willemstad, N/A, 12.100000, -68.916702, 0, 0 GeoIP ASNum Edition: AS23541 Scarlet B.V.

    The Ip address in hosted in Willemstad on Curacao, Curacao is one of the Dutch Antilles. As far as I know the Caribian is Lanic territory.

    yeah, i meant to edit that before it went out... i made that statement because everything i was seeing was coming from lacnic... nothing from any of the others...

    )\/(ark

    Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
    ... It's not a rumor. It's something I heard.
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    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Oliver Thuns@2:280/464.47 to Fabio Bizzi on Fri Oct 25 17:34:10 2019
    Moreover usenet is dying.

    I thought it's used for unauthorized copying of stuff nowadays.

    Is Fidonet still alive or is it past dead? More like undead ...

    I came back in fidonet because I was looking at quality messages

    God luck, I hope you find one ...


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  • From Fabio Bizzi@2:335/364.3 to Oliver Thuns on Fri Oct 25 21:18:20 2019
    Hello, Oliver Thuns.
    On 25/10/19 17:34 you wrote:

    I came back in fidonet because I was looking at quality messages
    God luck, I hope you find one ...
    I found lot of great messages, lot of help, wonderful and helpful people, new foreign friends and a bunch of Italian ex sysops and points that want with me to rebuild fidonet in Italy. :)

    Where there is the will there is the way, never give up.

    Yes I've found also a bit of garbage, but the garbage sooner or later will be collected to the dump. ;)

    --
    Ciao! :)
    Fabio.
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Oliver Thuns on Fri Oct 25 17:14:16 2019
    Hello Oliver,

    Is Fidonet still alive or is it past dead? More like undead ...

    Fidonet lives.. :) We don't have the numbers we once did but we carry on.

    I came back in fidonet because I was looking at quality messages

    God luck, I hope you find one ...

    There a lot of good areas yet. There are not the numbers of posts either but they are still there.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Sun May 3 11:14:22 2020
    Re: Re: 190.2.141.250
    By: Phillip L Taylor Jr to Kees Van Eeten on Sun May 03 2020 01:35:53


    PLTJ> By any chance do you know the author that wrote Gecho?

    gerard van der land is long gone from fidonet... probably 25 or 30 years gone, by now...


    )\/(ark
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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Sun May 3 18:44:36 2020
    Sunday May 03 2020 11:14, mark lewis wrote to Phillip L Taylor Jr:

    Re: Re: 190.2.141.250
    By: Phillip L Taylor Jr to Kees Van Eeten on Sun May 03 2020 01:35:53

    PLTJ>> By any chance do you know the author that wrote Gecho?

    gerard van der land is long gone from fidonet... probably 25 or 30 years
    gone,
    by now...

    https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?name=gerard+van+der+land

    2:283/15 gerard van.der.land from Barneveld NL 1991.07.19 - 1993.03.26 2:285/15 gerard van.der.land from Barneveld 1993.03.19 - 1993.07.09 2:2802/110 Gerard van.der.Land from Barneveld 1993.06.25 - 1995.03.03 2:283/555 gerard van.der.land from Barneveld 1995.01.27 - 1996.08.30

    But GEcho is still running fine. And it will be 25 years soon, released "Wednesday, August 16, 1995". ;)

    'Tommi

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tommi Koivula on Sun May 3 17:55:10 2020
    Hello Tommi,

    On Sunday May 03 2020 18:44, you wrote to Phillip L Taylor Jr:

    2:283/555 gerard van.der.land from Barneveld 1995.01.27 -
    1996.08.30

    But GEcho is still running fine.

    I used to run Gecho and the reason I parted with it and changed to Fmail is that Gecho had some shortcomings which were never going to be fixed. Gerard left Fidonet and abandonned Gecho just like that. Gecho became abondonware overnight.

    I never regretted moving to Fmail.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Sun May 3 19:04:40 2020
    Hello Phillip!

    03 May 20 01:35, you wrote to me:

    PLTJ> Hi

    PLTJ> By any chance do you know the author that wrote Gecho?

    Better answers than I can give, have already been posted.

    Kees

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20180707
    * Origin: As for me, all I know is that, I know nothing. (2:280/5003.4)
  • From Phillip L Taylor Jr@1:275/201.30 to Kees Van Eeten on Sun May 3 01:35:53 2020
    I still get a comprehensive report from whois.
    geoiplookup tells me the ip address is hosted in Willemstad Curaccao, one of the Dutch Antilles. Whois tells me the provider is vested in the Netherlands.

    Hi

    By any chance do you know the author that wrote Gecho?
    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: 1:275/201.0 (1:275/201.30)
  • From Phillip L Taylor Jr@1:275/201.30 to Ward Dossche on Sun May 3 01:38:45 2020
    If that gets blocked as well, you know somebody in Fidonet does not
    like
    you.

    Now these days that is not hard thing to do.
    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: 1:275/201.0 (1:275/201.30)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Mon May 4 11:39:22 2020
    @PID: CNet PRO 5.21b
    If that gets blocked as well, you know somebody in Fidonet does PL>WD> not like you.

    Now these days that is not hard thing to do.

    Any particular reason why you're responding to a near 2yr old message?

    \%/@rd

    --- D'Bridge 4
    * Origin: If you build it he will come (2:292/854)
  • From David Drummond@3:640/305 to Ward Dossche on Thu May 7 08:16:23 2020
    On 4/05/2020 11:39, 2292/854 wrote:
    @PID: CNet PRO 5.21b
    If that gets blocked as well, you know somebody in Fidonet does
    not like you.

    Now these days that is not hard thing to do.

    Any particular reason why you're responding to a near 2yr old message?

    Being green by recycling?

    --
    Regards
    David

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  • From Tony Quart@1:103/705 to Bj”rn Felten on Tue Oct 6 09:57:32 2020

    Can someone please try to find out what the above system is all about? Unfortunately, with the new EU rules, whois does no longer work here.

    The system above has been blocking my news server for quite some time
    now.
    I
    don't know (and don't care) if it's deliberate or by accident, all I want is for it to stop.

    In the meantime my news server temporarily listens to port 4119 rather than the standard 119.

    ..

    --- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101125
    * Origin: news://eljaco.se (2:203/2)


    checked at https://ip-address-lookup-v4.com/ip/190.2.141.250 with no reports, but I don't think that this IP is safe.
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