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   August Abolins to Paul Quinn   
   z3 nodelist?   
   17 Feb 20 18:19:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e1814d9f   
   REPLY: 2:221/360.0 5e4b0a9c   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   Hello Paul!   
      
   ** 17.02.20 - 23:50, Paul Quinn wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    >> I will try a FREQ with D'Bridge to your 3:633/280 addr as soon as I save   
    >> this message. Let me know if you detect a request!   
      
    PQ>How did you go with your attempts to my main node the other day?  As near   
    PQ>as I figure you received an error response, twice.  A FREQ for either   
    PQ>NODELIST or Z3DAILY should have succeeded.   
      
    PQ>What happened?   
      
   The freq for NODELIST from my 2:221/1.59 (D'Bridge) system, seemed to     
   connect, but it disconnected immediately.   
      
   The freq for NODELIST from my 2:221/1.58 (OpenXp) system was more     
   eventful. I received a file named, respff85.txt, containing:   
      
   --[begin]--   
   Hi!  Sysop,   
      
   Here is the result of your request(s):   
      
   Requested "NODELIST":   
     - nodelist.z91 (currently not available)   
     - nodelist.z91NODELIST.Z91 (currently not available)   
     - nodelist.z84NODELIST.Z84 (currently not available)   
     - nodelist.z77NODELIST.Z77 (currently not available)   
      
   Totals:   
     - 0 files   
     - 0 Bytes   
      
      
   File requests are available for these magic file names:   
        allfiles/files            Latest listing of all FREQ-able files.   
        Begin3                    A fun old Windows game, I'm told... I never   
   played it.   
        crashmail                 CrashMail II 0.71 tosser.   
        fidonews or SNOOZE	   latest weekly Fidonews issue.   
        jamnntpd                  JamNNTPd 1.0 by Johan Billing & optional perl   
   scripts.   
        mfreq                     mfreq tools for FTS file requesting, by Markus   
   Reschke.   
        nl2binkd                  nl2binkd by Markus Reschke (Fidonet 2:240/1661).   
        nodelist                  The _latest_ Zone 3 nodelist.   
        z3daily                   The latest all zones *_daily_* nodelist.   
      
        Reasonable FREQs _will_be_ honoured during ZMH: 0300-0400AEST.   
                     (limits: Files 20  Bytes 900MB)   
      
   Reasonable FREQs _will_be_ honoured during ZMH: 0300-0400AEST.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
   --[end]--   
      
   BUT, I didn't receive any nodelist file.   
      
   These are the highlights of that transaction:   
      
   (All lines = date 2020-02-17 below)   
      
   16:03:24 xpnetcall: function Netcall, BoxName:<3:54/0>, PerformDial: True,   
   DialOnlyOnce: False, FidoCrash: True   
   16:03:24 xpncfido: fido netcall starting: 2:221/1   
   16:03:25 xpncfido: server file name is 02210001, boxname 2:221/1   
   16:03:25 xpncfido: AKAs: 2:221/1.58@fidonet   
   16:03:25 xpncfido: Outgoing files: 00360000.REQ   
   16:03:25 ObjCOM: Pquinnsrock.nodelist.net:24555:24554 S57600 8N1   
   16:03:28 ncmodem: Log: = CONNECT   
   16:03:28 netcall: Output mcVerbose: Authenticating...   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   OPT CRAM-MD5-9bab755b9c3255033677f8cc2872b8ee   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   SYS Quinn's Rock   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   ZYZ Paul Quinn   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   LOC Maryborough, Queensland, Australia   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   NDL MO,CM,IBN:24555   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   TIME Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:02:57 +1000   
   16:03:29 ncmodem: Log:   VER binkd/1.0a-551/Linux binkp/1.1   
   16:03:29 ncfido: got binkp frame M_ADR  3:640/1384@fidonet 3:54/0@fidonet   
   16:03:30 ncmodem: Log:   OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2   
   16:03:30 ncfido: sent binkp command frame M_FILE 00360000.REQ 10 1581955406 0,   
   size 29   
   16:03:31 ncfido: got binkp frame M_GOT 00360000.REQ 10 1581955406   
   16:03:31 ncmodem: Log: * Sent 00360000.REQ, 10b   
   16:03:33 ncfido: got binkp frame M_FILE respff85.txt 1313 1581973381 0   
   16:03:33 netcall: Output mcVerbose: Receiving respff85.txt   
   16:03:34 netcall: Output mcVerbose: Receiving respff85.txt 100%   
   16:03:34 ncfido: sent binkp command frame M_GOT respff85.txt 1313 1581973381,   
   size 29   
   16:03:34 netcall: Output mcInfo: respff85.txt received   
   16:03:34 ncmodem: Log: * Rcvd respff85.txt, 1313b   
      
     ../|ug   
      
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