The following BBS was updated in the list at Nocturnal State BBS today :

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Name : Nocturnal State BBS
Phone : bbs.outpostbbs.net City : Johnson City, TN
Sysop : Sean Dennis Hours : 24/7
BBS Software : ProBoard
Speed : 33600 # nodes : 4 Storage : 40000 MB
Node address : 1:18/200 Free : y
Comment : bbs.nsbbs.info


Added by : Digimaus Date : 08.31.121 >----------------------------------------------------------------------------

... Stellar Cartography 1.2

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Hi Stellar,

On 2021-08-31 15:10:06, you wrote to All:

The following BBS was updated in the list at Nocturnal State BBS today

Why is this message in this area?

Added by : Digimaus Date : 08.31.121

Interesting date! ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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Hi Maurice,

On 2021-09-01 17:03:00, you wrote to me:

Why is this message in this area?

Because it wants to be.

I'm not sure it is. It seems more like a mistake to me...

08.31.121

Interesting date! ;)

I missed this one. I haven't noticed any of those since the early 2000's ... or should I say the early 100's?

;-)


Bye, Wilfred.
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Hi Maurice,

On 2021-09-02 02:59:50, you wrote to me:

It seems more like a mistake to me...

That is what I have been saying all along ... except about the date thing and not the misplaced posting to this particular echoarea. From my understanding nothing is out of place in this echoarea

Maybe, but there are more appropriate areas, where it would get a more suitable audience...

whereas a highly corruptable date string has always been a BIG mistake
no matter where it is posted. Given this then I'd also like to point
out this makes the subject "Updated BBS" a tad suspicious as to
accuracy.

;)

Bye, Wilfred.
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-={ 2021-09-02 15:27:31.814983303+00:00 }=-

Hey Wilfred!

Maybe, but there are more appropriate areas, where it would get
a more suitable audience...

Such as?

Speaking for myself, if it hadn't been posted in this particular echoarea in all likelihood I would have never seen it.

Life is good,
Maurice

... I've got squirrels in my pants!
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Hi Maurice,

On 2021-09-02 15:27:31, you wrote to me:

Maybe, but there are more appropriate areas, where it would get
a more suitable audience...

Such as?

BBS_ADS For instance...

Speaking for myself, if it hadn't been posted in this particular
echoarea in all likelihood I would have never seen it.

You seem to be connected to a very limited set of areas?

Bye, Wilfred.

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Hello, Wilfred!

Replying to a message of Wilfred van Velzen to Stellar Cartography:

Why is this message in this area?

Just to piss you off. :)

Later,
Sean

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Hello, Maurice!

Replying to a message of Maurice Kinal to Wilfred van Velzen:

Not really surprising to see given the two digit year crap that still exists. It *must* die a horrible death methinks and should have
happened over 20 years ago. What a total load of 16-bit DOS-think
crap. :::sigh:::

It was an experiement with some old software I had laying around. I didn't know it was going to post a message.

I was thinking about dropping this echo since Nancy passed away. Thanks to you, you've made my decision for me.

I enjoyed your incessant pedantic bloviating for a while but now it's grown old.

--- FleetStreet 1.27.1
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Hello, Maurice!

Replying to a message of Maurice Kinal to Wilfred van Velzen:

-={ 2021-09-01 17:03:00.131301096+00:00 }=-

Did you wire your computer to an atomic clock or are you just that pedantic?

Sometimes, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

... Help ægðer ge cuðum ge uncuþum þær þu mæge.

You might want to fix your system since it's not running to standards, LOL.

--- FleetStreet 1.27.1
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Hello, Maurice!

Replying to a message of Maurice Kinal to Wilfred van Velzen:

mistake no matter where it is posted. Given this then I'd also like
to point out this makes the subject "Updated BBS" a tad suspicious as
to accuracy.

If you asked, I'd had told you how it happened, but since you're lord and god of all things Fidonet, you should be able to figure it out yourself, jackass.

--- FleetStreet 1.27.1
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Hello, Wilfred!

Replying to a message of Wilfred van Velzen to Maurice Kinal:

You seem to be connected to a very limited set of areas?

He's connected to a very limited reality.

--- FleetStreet 1.27.1
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Hi Maurice,

On 2021-09-02 19:28:54, you wrote to me:

BBS_ADS For instance...

Would the MSG in question gotten a wider audience there?

Hard to tell, since I'm not connected to it ;), I can't compare seen-by's. Judgeing from messages posted in the STATS area it gets more traffic then this area though.

Also, perhaps more important, it seems that area might be a bit too
narrow in it's scope to attract many users.

But the users it attracts should be interested in it!

You seem to be connected to a very limited set of areas?

Yes indeed. I think there are far too many areas that could easily be encorporated into each other.

Probably. Yet people are still creating new areas, for the simple reason they think a particular subject should be covered in it's own area. They are not asking the questions if it maybe could be discussed in existing areas, and if it would attract enough discussion. (I'm guilty of that too ;-)).

For example I think the LINUX echoarea is enough coverage for all
things linuxie.

Indeed.

Bye, Wilfred.
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Sean,

Why is this message in this area?

Just to piss you off. :)

LOL!!

Reminds me of a fellow ham radio operator, who was trying to run a traffic net. He had the microphone in one hand, and he was holding his infant son
in his left hand. Well, his harmonic wasn't happy that Daddy wasn't giving
him his full attention, so he proceeded to pee all down Daddy's arm.

This proves that it's better to be pissed off than pissed on. <BG>

Daryl, WX4QZ

... I'm Dyslexia of Borg. Prepare to have your @$$ laminated!!
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Re: Updated BBS
By: Maurice Kinal to Wilfred van Velzen on Thu Sep 02 2021 03:27 pm

-={ 2021-09-02 15:27:31.814983303+00:00 }=-

Hey Wilfred!

Maybe, but there are more appropriate areas, where it would get
a more suitable audience...

Such as?

Speaking for myself, if it hadn't been posted in this particular echoarea in all likelihood I would have never seen it.

Life is good,
Maurice

... I've got squirrels in my pants!

It has been slow! It's nice though, anything from testing, to chat and so on.


xxcarol
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Re: Updated BBS
By: Sean Dennis to Maurice Kinal on Fri Sep 03 2021 02:11 am

Hello, Maurice!

Replying to a message of Maurice Kinal to Wilfred van Velzen:

-={ 2021-09-01 17:03:00.131301096+00:00 }=-

Did you wire your computer to an atomic clock or are you just that pedantic?

Sometimes, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

... Help ægðer ge cuðum ge uncuþum þær þu mæge.

You might want to fix your system since it's not running to standards, LOL.

I think he's testing something.

Tests of stuff are allowed here. I also use it to add new members in as a test location before opening up the rest of the echos. (others welcome to do that too at need).

xxcarol
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Re: Re: Updated BBS
By: Daryl Stout to Sean Dennis on Fri Sep 03 2021 09:09 pm

Sean,

Why is this message in this area?

Just to piss you off. :)

LOL!!

Reminds me of a fellow ham radio operator, who was trying to run a traffic net. He had the microphone in one hand, and he was holding his infant son
in his left hand. Well, his harmonic wasn't happy that Daddy wasn't giving him his full attention, so he proceeded to pee all down Daddy's arm.

This proves that it's better to be pissed off than pissed on. <BG>

Daryl, WX4QZ

... I'm Dyslexia of Borg. Prepare to have your @$$ laminated!!
=== MultiMail/Win v0.52

LOL!

xxcarol
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-={ 2021-10-16 12:49:18.830543360-07:00 }=-

Hey Carol!

It has been slow! It's nice though, anything from testing, to
chat and so on.

Excellent. Here is a new test.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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Hey Carol!

So what's going on with your days now?

They seem to be sticking to a 24 hour cycle although for the last couple of decades an hour appears to be much shorter than it used to be. There are still 24 of them to be had in a day.

How about your days?

Life is good,
Maurice

... Lida biþ longe on siþe; a mon sceal seþeah leofes wenan.
A sailor is long away, but still the loved one must be looked for.
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