Hello Ward,   
      
   On Saturday December 08 2018 14:14, you wrote to me:   
      
    WD> So I explored further {this is rather fascinating} and installed the   
    WD> binkd-version that came with the latest D'Bridge release (2 days ago).   
      
    WD> It reacts different on the binkd '-pP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg'-command:   
      
   But exactly as I hoped and expected ... when trying to call my system during   
   the few minutes that it was off-line... :(   
      
   We are making progress.   
      
    WD> 1) By forcing IPv6:   
      
    WD> **********************************************************************   
    WD> ******* 08 Dec 14:02:53 [8964] BEGIN standalone, binkd/1.1a-99/Win32   
    WD> -pP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg 08 Dec 14:02:53 [8964] creating a poll for   
    WD> 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour) 08 Dec 14:02:53 [8964] clientmgr   
    WD> started + 08 Dec 14:02:53 [4556] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet 08 Dec   
    WD> 14:02:53 [4556] trying fido.vlist.eu [2001:1c02:1100:bd00:f1d0:2:280   
    WD> 5555]... ? 08 Dec 14:02:54 [4556] connection to 2:280/5555@fidonet   
    WD> failed: {W32 API error 10061} Connection refused 08 Dec 14:02:54   
    WD> [8964] the queue is empty, quitting...   
      
   Well, at least it tried IPv6...   
      
   With the force -6 it does not try IPv4  (v1,99 will try both with -64)   
      
    WD> By NOT forcing IPv6 ...   
      
    WD> **********************************************************************   
    WD> ******* 08 Dec 14:05:38 [2648] BEGIN standalone, binkd/1.1a-99/Win32   
    WD> -pP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg 08 Dec 14:05:38 [2648] creating a poll for   
    WD> 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour) 08 Dec 14:05:38 [2648] clientmgr   
    WD> started + 08 Dec 14:05:38 [8932] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet 08 Dec   
    WD> 14:05:39 [8932] trying fido.vlist.eu [2001:1c02:1100:bd00:f1d0:2:280   
    WD> 5555]... ? 08 Dec 14:05:40 [8932] connection to 2:280/5555@fidonet   
    WD> failed: {W32 API error 10061} Connection refused   
      
   Tries IPv6 first.   
      
    WD> 08 Dec 14:05:40 [8932] trying fido.vlist.eu [83.85.196.65]:24554... ?   
    WD> 08 Dec 14:05:41 [8932] connection to 2:280/5555@fidonet failed: {W32   
    WD> API error 10061} Connection refused 08 Dec 14:05:41 [2648] the queue   
    WD> is empty, quitting...   
      
   And tries IPv4 next...   
      
   You can try again. You can also try some others from the weekly published IPv6   
   list. Wilfred, Kees, Andrew, Alexey...   
      
   I think if you let D'Bridge use that 1.99 version, outgoing IPv6 will work...   
      
      
   Cheers, Michiel   
      
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