On 2017 Jan 23 07:05:18, you wrote to me:   
      
    CL>>> Just Checking, Is the echo active?   
      
    ML>> last post was 2015 Nov... you do realize that these "anyone home"   
    ML>> posts actually keep the echos in service, right?   
      
    CL> No, I didn't. I've been real hesitant to post something like this, as   
    CL> it was very off topic, but on the other hand, I didn't want to carry a   
    CL> dead echo either. Thanks for the info Mark.   
      
   not a problem...   
      
   FWIW: there are many systems set to take all new traffic and automatically add   
   the area for it... when the messages are all purged out over time, those now   
   empty areas may be automatically removed from the system but the feed still   
   sends new areas when they come along... when someone comes along and posts an   
   "anyone home" message and the area is added to the system again... it is just   
   another way of being connected...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
   Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it   
   wrong...   
   ... I'm sorry. Did I roll my eyes out loud??   
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