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   Message 981 of 1,458   
   Nicholas Boel to Daryl Stout   
   DAEMON MODE   
   20 Apr 14 22:58:01   
   
   Hello Daryl,   
      
   On 20 Apr 14 12:28, Daryl Stout wrote to NICHOLAS BOEL:   
      
    NB>> As far as I know, you should just add the MO flag. CM is Continuous   
    NB>> Mail, which would still be true for your system, wouldn't it?   
      
    NB>> MO is Mail Only. So it's basically saying you don't run a BBS   
    NB>> there. If you do run a BBS, you probably don't want to use that   
    NB>> flag.   
      
    DS>   I am running the BBS, but even with changing IREX to "accept   
    DS> connects from unlisted nodes", and with ports 24554-24556 open in the   
    DS> router, folks are still getting "connect refused". I have no idea what   
    DS> else to do.   
      
   Adding a MO flag isn't the right thing to do, IMO. That's telling people    
   there's no BBS running.   
   If you care to have successful connections from unlisted nodes, maybe looking    
   at another mailer would be an option for you?   
      
    DS>   I was running Argus awhile back, when I had dial-up. But, since I   
    DS> don't have dial-up anymore, I don't use it. But, I may have to look at   
    DS> that to replace IREX for BinkP connects.   
      
   Binkd is a great mailer, otherwise I hear FMail for Windows is pretty good   
   too,    
   and has more of a GUI configuration than binkd does, I believe.   
      
    DS>   One rarely sees a post from Charles Cruden, IREX's author,   
    DS> anymore...and while one can still register it through various   
    DS> websites, it's like any personal support is all but gone.   
      
   Which, IMO, is bullshit. You shouldn't make people pay for a product you're   
   not    
   going to support. Continued support is part of the reason you pay for a    
   product. If you're not going to support it anymore, open source it, or sell it    
   to someone who will continue to support it. That's just how I feel about it,    
   anyways.   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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