[HECnet] All gone silent

And the reason for that is probably protonmail... From my mail server: GW:/home/bqt> host -t mx protonmail.com protonmail.com mail is handled by 5 mail.protonmail.ch. protonmail.com mail is handled by 10 mailsec.protonmail.ch. GW:/home/bqt> host -t mx mail.protonmail.ch Host mail.protonmail.ch not found: 2(SERVFAIL) GW:/home/bqt> host mail.protonmail.ch Host mail.protonmail.ch not found: 5(REFUSED) GW:/home/bqt> From Update: Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host -t mx protonmail.com protonmail.com mail is handled by 5 mail.protonmail.ch. protonmail.com mail is handled by 10 mailsec.protonmail.ch. Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host -t mx mail.protonmail.ch mail.protonmail.ch has no MX record Psilocybe:bqt/krille> host mail.protonmail.ch mail.protonmail.ch has address 185.70.41.101 Psilocybe:bqt/krille> Protonmail is blocking me from even resolving their names... Johnny On 2021-08-17 00:17, Johnny Billquist wrote: > Funny. Looking in my inbox I did find a mail from you on April 10th. And > I did reply to it. > > So you are wrong in that implied accusation that people ignored you. > However, I obviously can't answer the question if you got my reply, or > if it was sorted as spam, or if it got blocked somewhere, or what. > > But here is my reply again, copied from my sent mail: > > ========== > Hi. > > On 2021-04-10 01:09, Mark wrote: >> Hello Johnny, >> >> Having got my VAXstation 4000 vlc (used by me since it was launched > in the very early 1990's) back up and running again I'd really like to > get it connected to HECnet. Currently running VAX/VMS 7.2 and awaiting a > suitable twisted pair transceiver (due on the 14th) it is otherwise > ready to go. I have a suitable RPI2 just waiting to provide the ethernet > bridge. > > Well, I would prefer if we didn't use a bridge. It works, but it's not > exactly the best scaling solution. > Two other options I would recommend first would be either installing VMS > Multinet, which allows DECnet circuits over TCP/IP, or the PyDECnet > router software, which you can also run on that RPI2. > > Johnny > ============ > > Johnny > > On 2021-08-17 00:13, Mark wrote: >> The uptime on my vaxstation is about 117 days - so about 4 months ago >> >> M >> >> >> Sent from ProtonMail for iOS >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 23:02, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se >> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote: >>> ??? I can't remember seeing any such question. When was this? >>> >>> Johnny >>> >>> On 2021-08-16 23:57, Mark wrote: >>>> I?d say you were lucky to get a response - I asked to add my >>>> vaxstation 4000 vlc to hecnet are got the silent treatment >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from ProtonMail for iOS >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 15:57, Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk >>>> <mailto:mark at wickensonline.co.uk>> wrote: >>>>> Greetings >>>>> >>>>> Just checking I'm still subscribed? I have just started trying to >>> give >>>>> my emulated systems a little TLC to get them reconnected. I need to >>>>> find out why my Raspberry PI based bridge isn't responding, it has >>> run >>>>> faultlessly in the basement for years and years, but something is >>> amiss. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, Mark. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> https://www.qrz.com/db/M0NOM/P <https://www.qrz.com/db/M0NOM/P> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus >>> || on a psychedelic trip >>> email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books >>> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol >> >> > -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol