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Hello Dmitry,
On Thursday August 07 2025 00:54, you wrote to me:
MV>> In the POTS age it probably wasn`t much better. Maybe it was even
MV>> worse. In the POTS age it was not doable to test every node in
MV>> the nodelist for connectivity. For starters, it would have cost a
MV>> fortune. It would also have taken much too long. A full scan
MV>> would have taken over a week.
DP> I have a plan to actualy DIAL (!) every node in the nodelist ;) It`s
DP> not very expensive and probably many POTS nodes are dead anyway
In the high times of Fidonet with 30.000+ nodes and very expensive
international calls, it was definitely not doable. Even calling just one`s own
region was very expensive.
Nowadays with VOIP it is a different storie.
DP> (?). In Russia, we`ve got a really nice guy, 2:5020/8912, with a
DP> multiline POTS node who is dialing every node with a modem in Russia
DP> to check if they`re still alive :)
And what are the results? How many POTS nodes still alive? How many dead?
BTW, one must be carefull with such things. The number may have
expired and be given to some old lady the you will keep out of sleep.
BTW2 Here in The Greater Netherlands Fido over POTS is definitely
gone. Has been for a decade.
MV>> Nowadays it is a matter of minutes and the cost is zero. Scanning
MV>> the nodelist every day is no problem. It is no longer possible to
MV>> hide connectivity issues.
DP> This test will be integrated into my server software, but right now,
DP> it`s just a mess of python code, too terrible to share :( After that,
DP> I`ll write an article for Fidonews ;)
Looking forward to it...
DP> I`m doing night shifts with our baby girl 3 nights a week because
DP> she`s going through a sleep regression right now.
Oh boy! ;-)
Cheers, Michiel
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