18 Jun 16 07:21, you wrote to Richard Menedetter:
RM>> ???
RM>> Where do you link to??
RM>> There is something seriously wrong with it.
DD> Yeah, there is. Jamis' Prism system is a major distribution hub for
DD> North America. Apparently you people who stayed behind in the "Old
DD> World" have been nattering amongst your own selves and not letting all
DD> of FIDO in on the conversations.
i've documented this in the past... not for this area but any areas that get
disconnected for some reason or another... any systems that don't get the
disconnect information and retain the area end up as little puddles... even if
it is an accidental disconnection and no information is transmitted... if other
systems are linked to those puddles, then you have a pond... none of the
systems get any traffic in that area from outside the pond... no ponds are
linked together so there's no traffic flowing between them, either... if a
system has had to restore their config for some reason, it stands that the
disconnected area may not even be listed in the restored config... so you end
up with numerous disconnected puddles and ponds with no creeks or rivers
connecting them... eventually someone may notice and start sending queries up
the line which may or may not get things reconnected... it may be that they
only get reconnected as far as the original break and no further until others
notice and start the same process of getting reconnected... this same situation
can also lead to folks assuming that an area is unmoderated when in fact
they've simply been cut off from any traffic that may originate on the
moderator's system...
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