On March 10 2026, Matthew Asham wrote:

On March 10 2026, Scott Daniels wrote:

On 09 Mar 2026, Matthew Asham said the following...

Did the node list for March 6th go out to NIX_LIST? I don't see it
here,
last one was February 27th

I received NIXLIST.Z65 on March 6th.

Okay thanks. Looks like there was an issue processing the bundle it
came in on this end.

I've been trying to get my hub's ALLFIX / FILEFIX to send me the node list again without much luck.

I thought I read somewhere that there's a NIX_LIST magic keyword I can use to resend the file with but I don't know the syntax, can anyone lend a hand?

Thanks

Matthew

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Hello Matthew,

10 Mar 26 15:45, you wrote to All:

I've been trying to get my hub's ALLFIX / FILEFIX to send me the node
list again without much luck.

Have you contacted your hub about this issue? As a Nixnet hub myself, I'd want to know if any of my links had issues.

I thought I read somewhere that there's a NIX_LIST magic keyword I can
use to resend the file with but I don't know the syntax, can anyone
lend a hand?

Send a crash netmail to the address with the FREQ flag set and the magic name as the subject, IIRC. It's been a while since I've done it myself.

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Hello Matthew,

10 Mar 26 15:45, you wrote to All:

I thought I read somewhere that there's a NIX_LIST magic keyword I can
use to resend the file with but I don't know the syntax, can anyone
lend a hand?

You can also get the latest Nixnet nodelist using anonymous FTP to my BBS FTP server at bbs.outpostbbs.net and look in /pub/network/nixnet/nix_list.

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On March 11 2026, Sean Dennis wrote:

Hello Matthew,

10 Mar 26 15:45, you wrote to All:

I've been trying to get my hub's ALLFIX / FILEFIX to send me the node
list again without much luck.

Have you contacted your hub about this issue? As a Nixnet hub myself,
I'd
want to know if any of my links had issues.

I usually don't like to pester until I've exhausted my options.

I thought I read somewhere that there's a NIX_LIST magic keyword I
can
use to resend the file with but I don't know the syntax, can anyone
lend a hand?

Send a crash netmail to the address with the FREQ flag set and the
magic name
as the subject, IIRC. It's been a while since I've done it myself.

Okay thanks.

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Hello Sean!

11 Mar 26 00:57, you wrote to Matthew Asham:

I've been trying to get my hub's ALLFIX / FILEFIX to send me the
node list again without much luck.

Have you contacted your hub about this issue? As a Nixnet hub myself,
I'd want to know if any of my links had issues.

I thought I read somewhere that there's a NIX_LIST magic keyword
I can use to resend the file with but I don't know the syntax,
can anyone lend a hand?

Send a crash netmail to the address with the FREQ flag set and the
magic name as the subject, IIRC. It's been a while since I've done it myself.

I've just tried this, I think I ran into the same issues.

-- Sean

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Javier


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Hello Matthew,

11 Mar 26 03:21, you wrote to me:

I usually don't like to pester until I've exhausted my options.

That's not pestering, friend. It is the hub's job to make sure his system, is working 100% for their downlinks. I have fired hubs in Micronet for not fixing their systems. As a hub, they make a promise to keep their stuff running.

If you continue to have issues, let Andrew know.

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Hello Javier,

11 Mar 26 09:00, you wrote to me:

I've just tried this, I think I ran into the same issues.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by the "same issues".

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Hello everybody!

12 Mar 26 00:10, Sean Dennis wrote to Matthew Asham:

It is the hub's job to make sure his
system, is working 100% for their downlinks.

true, so i've enabled magic requests for NIXBINKD, NIXLIST and NIXINFO on my system.
They just need to be tested :-)

cheers,
Floris


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Hello Sean!

12 Mar 26 00:12, you wrote to me:

I've just tried this, I think I ran into the same issues.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by the "same issues".

Not receiving NIXLIST, I ftped it from the server posted in a previous echomessage, so it's all fixed right now.


Javier


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On March 12 2026, Javier Sturman wrote:

I've just tried this, I think I ran into the same issues.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by the "same issues".

Not receiving NIXLIST, I ftped it from the server posted in a previous echomessage, so it's all fixed right now.

Just noting that the problem I had is self inflicted and not necessarily
a problem with my hub. Just waiting around for the next hatch to see if I nailed it.


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Javier Sturman wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Not receiving NIXLIST, I ftped it from the server posted in a previous echomessage, so it's all fixed right now.

I'm glad I could help. My FTP server is available to everyone for Nixnet nodelists, etc cetera.


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Floris van Unen wrote to All <=-

They just need to be tested :-)

hint-hint-hint :P

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Matthew Asham wrote to Javier Sturman <=-

Just noting that the problem I had is self inflicted and not
necessarily a problem with my hub. Just waiting around for the next
hatch to see if I nailed it.

I had a hub leave Micronet because they didn't like how I had to figure out things at times...yet they run their own homegrown buggy hubbing software.

If there's anything I can do to assist, please let me know.

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Re: Re: How do I use the magic keyword to get the node list?
By: Sean Dennis to Matthew Asham on Thu Mar 12 2026 09:28 pm

I had a hub leave Micronet because they didn't like how I had to figure out

things at times...yet they run their own homegrown buggy hubbing software.

All software, BBS or otherwise, is buggy - it depends how you handle them and the author addresses them.

The fact that that hub left might be a symptom of how you handled them.
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Re: Re: How do I use the magic keyword to get the node list?
By: epoch to Sean Dennis on Mon Mar 16 2026 01:50 pm

Howdy,

All software, BBS or otherwise, is buggy - it depends how you handle them and the author addresses them.

The fact that that hub left might be a symptom of how you handled them.

I dont think you are far from the truth...


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Hello epoch!

16 Mar 26 13:50, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

All software, BBS or otherwise, is buggy - it depends how you handle
them and the author addresses them.

The fact that that hub left might be a symptom of how you handled
them.
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Gentlemen:

Just a reminder: NIX_ADMIN requires posting with your real name. Aliases are welcome in all of the other echoes.

Andrew
NixNet ZC

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