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...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
      
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