Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Hello Andy,

But I doubt I'll be maintaining modemu2k much longer.

I'm not sure that anyone cares about such things anymore, but I do.

I'm not sure there is much to be done with modemu2k now but I hope you
can keep an eye on it.

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Talk to you soon.

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But I doubt I'll be maintaining modemu2k much longer.

I'm not sure that anyone cares about such things anymore, but I do.

I'm not sure there is much to be done with modemu2k now but I hope you
can keep an eye on it.

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I saw those files on the BBS, thanks!

I'll get those files sorted properly soon.

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I saw those files on the BBS, thanks!

I'll get those files sorted properly soon.

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll
check again in a few days.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

This is the first I heard about it. May she Rest in Peace. I first "met" her around 2004. She helped me set up
FidoNet on a BBS I was helping with. Later, she helped me distribute some of my work on FileGate. We
occassionally touched base and had a few personal conversations. Someone as nice as her is very special. I wish
I'd have been on Fido in 2024 to see what was going on and say goodbye. :(

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I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll check again in a few days.

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have begun fresh.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you >> then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

This is the first I heard about it. May she Rest in Peace. I first "met" her around 2004. She helped me set up FidoNet on a BBS I was helping with. Later, she helped me distribute some of me work on FileGate. We occassionally touched base and had a few personal conversations. Someone as nice as her is very special. I wish I'd have been on Fido in 2024 to see what was going on and say goodbye. :(

Yes, she was a special lady for sure and dhe has been missed.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll check again in a few days.

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have begun fresh.

Good luck :)

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I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have
begun fresh.

Good luck :)

I have solved the issue this time around. :)

Continuing on I don't expect any issues. I just need time to sit down and do it but it won't be long now (FamousLastWords).

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have
begun fresh.

Good luck :)

I have solved the issue this time around. :)

Continuing on I don't expect any issues. I just need time to sit down
and do it but it won't be long now (FamousLastWords).

Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down
the, due to a bbbsd bug?

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Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down the, due to a bbbsd bug?

It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess what tommorrow brings.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down the, due to a bbbsd bug?

It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess
what tommorrow brings.

Hmmmm... me and Maurice like problems. I can't speak for him other than that, but if you think a solution exists, you and I could meet on Jitsi chat and do some troubleshooting. I've been known to solve problems.


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It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess
what tommorrow brings.

Hmmmm... me and Maurice like problems. I can't speak for him other than that, but if you think a solution exists, you and
I could meet on Jitsi chat and do some troubleshooting. I've been known to solve problems.

I don't know what Jitsi is but I'll look that up.

I only know the symptoms. I don't know the cause or solution (if any).

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Hej Andy!

me and Maurice like problems.

I thought I was/am the problem ?!?!?!?!

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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I don't know what Jitsi is but I'll look that up.

Jitsi meet. aven't used that in ages. Now I just use Google Meet.

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Maurice Kinal wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Hej Andy!

me and Maurice like problems.

I thought I was/am the problem ?!?!?!?!

:) Nah, not YOU! It's the OTHER humans!


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Hey Andy!

:) Nah, not YOU! It's the OTHER humans!

As Vger might say, "Stinkin' carbon based units!"

Дуже груви,
Maurice

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Maurice Kinal wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Hey Andy!

:) Nah, not YOU! It's the OTHER humans!

As Vger might say, "Stinkin' carbon based units!"

:) Nice way to work in an ST reference. ;)

Last I heard, Voyager is still going strong. Shame on the Star Trek writers for having such a pessimistic vision
of the Voyager probe.

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, at 2:16:07 a.m. PST, NASA� �s Voyager 1 spacecraft will be 16,094,799,096 miles
(1,079,252,848 kilometers) away from Earth � � or, the distance light travels in 24 hours, also known as one
light-day.� -

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Hej Andy!

16,094,799,096 miles (1,079,252,848 kilometers)

Closer to 25,902,068,356 kilometers where I come from.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Re: problems
By: Andy Alt to Maurice Kinal on Thu Jul 02 2026 16:44:56

Last I heard, Voyager is still going strong. Shame on the Star Trek writers for having such a pessimistic vision of the Voyager probe.

How were they pessimistic? The program made it to at least six probes, four more than reality.

I recently read that the thrusters are still working after 35 years of inactivity. Now that's built tough.
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Mortar M. wrote to All <=-

Re: problems
By: Andy Alt to Maurice Kinal on Thu Jul 02 2026 16:44:56

Last I heard, Voyager is still going strong. Shame on the Star Trek writers for having such a pessimistic vision of the Voyager probe.

How were they pessimistic? The program made it to at least six probes, four more than reality.

I rememembered in ST The Motion Picture that it was theorized that Voyager had been sucked into a black hole, and then assimilated. But my train of thought wasn't remembering some details well. So... it become One with the Creator and ... it vaporized but wasn't actually destroyed? Did it ever transmit all the data it obtained?

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Hey Andy!

I rememembered in ST The Motion Picture

I was referencing the original TV episode of Vger. If I recall correctly that version of Vger was more arrogant and definetly more cheesie sci-fi-wise. Cheesiness is good.

Дуже груви,
Maurice

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Re: problems
By: Maurice Kinal to Andy Alt on Wed Jul 08 2026 03:14:35

I was referencing the original TV episode of Vger. If I recall correctly that version of Vger was more arrogant and definetly more cheesie sci-fi-wise. Cheesiness is good.

You're thinking of the TOS episode, "The Changeling". The original probe sent out from Earth was called Nomad. The modified version that showed up on the Enterprise retained that name.
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Hej Mortar!

You're thinking of the TOS episode, "The Changeling". The original
probe sent out from Earth was called Nomad.

At my age I should know better than to totally rely on memory. :::sigh:::

first broadcast on September 29, 1967

That helps to explain my mixed memory of the tv episode with the movie version. Despite this I still will default to the tv episode simply because of the cheesie el-cheapo special effects. Also it took less than an hour to resolve what took the movie more than an hour of overdone graphics for more or less the same plot, with the same actors. Vger ... V'Ger ... V'ger, was a nice touch although Voyager wouldn't have existed when the tv episode was aired.

Getting old ...

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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