On Wed, 07 Jan 2015, Joe Delahaye wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    ML> there might be but how is "dead wood" being determined? counting    
    ML> posts from a system can't be used because that's never been a    
    ML> requirement for membership... in fact, the only requirement was    
    ML> the ability to send and receive netmail... right?    
      
    JD> If a system cannot be contacted, or does not contact his NC etc, I    
    JD> would consider that pretty dead in most cases.  I have one or two    
    JD> nodes, but I occassionally see posts by them, so I know they are    
    JD> still alive.   
      
   how would you have viewed my system when it ran on auto-pilot for a year or   
   two while i was burnt out and staying away from it and most other   
   electronics?? i /might/ have posted 5-10 messages in that period... i think i   
   peeked in on the system once every 3 or 4 months... it certainly wasn't dead   
   or deadwood... it was very active processing and distributing mail and files...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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