Hello, All!

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Here are the top 10 oldest FidoNet SysOps who are still active in the current nodelist (2025-07-30):

1. Joaquim Homrighausen - Active for 39 years! First seen: 1986-10-03 at 1:501/4609, Currently at: 2:201/4609
2. Giorgio Rutigliano - Active for 39 years! First seen: 1986-10-03 at 1:33/0, Currently at: 2:335/1
3. Ron Bemis - Active for 39 years! First seen: 1986-10-03 at 1:158/104, Currently at: 1:124/1113
4. Alex Sardo - Active for 38 years. First seen: 1987-10-16 at 3:713/601, Currently at: 1:129/330
5. Andrew Miller - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-01-08 at 1:101/166, Currently at: 1:109/41
6. Steve Weinert - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-09-09 at 1:154/154, Currently at: 1:154/154 (same node!)
7. Dale Barnes - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-09-09 at 1:366/200, Currently at: 1:1/133
8. Christer Jonson - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-09-09 at 2:501/255, Currently at: 2:201/0
9. Esa Laitinen - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-09-09 at 2:515/34, Currently at: 2:301/801
10. Scott Daniels - Active for 37 years. First seen: 1988-09-09 at 1:148/274, Currently at: 1:106/1
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This list is WRONG!!!


Help me clean this list up by taking out people who just share names with 80s SysOps.



Best regards,
dp.

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Hello, Dallas!

Friday August 01 2025 19:18, you wrote to me:

This list is WRONG!!!

Dallas Hinton - BandMaster BBS - active since 1986 or 87 (can't
remember which) - still at 1:153/715

Very cool!

Best regards,
dp.

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1. Joaquim Homrighausen - Active for 39 years! First seen: 1986-10-03
at 1:501/4609, Currently at: 2:201/4609

JoHo has been on and off in Fidonet, certainly not continuous

Have you been able to reach any to check their "live" status?

\%/@rd

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Hello, Ward!

Saturday August 02 2025 15:38, you wrote to me:

1. Joaquim Homrighausen - Active for 39 years! First seen:
1986-10-03 at 1:501/4609, Currently at: 2:201/4609

JoHo has been on and off in Fidonet, certainly not continuous

Well, agree.

Have you been able to reach any to check their "live" status?

2:201/4609 is Pvt.. But the idea of calling every node in the world sounds amazing.

Best regards,
dp.

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* Crossposted in NODELIST-POLICE

Hi Dmitry,

On 2025-08-02 01:18:12, you wrote to All:

Here are the top 10 oldest FidoNet SysOps who are still active in the current nodelist (2025-07-30):

I tested those 10 for IBN connectivity. The result poor:

1:1/133 im.ifidonet.com:24554 75.57.123.147 Ok.
1:106/1 Altairiv.ddns.net:24554 66.170.210.116 Error: Connection timed out Node 1:109/41 POTS only. (*)
Node 1:124/1113 is Pvt.
1:129/330 theoraclebbs.com - Error: Cannot getaddrinfo - Name or service not known
1:154/154 spotbbs.k9zw.com:24554 75.72.52.90 Error: Connection timed out
2:201/0 bejo.dyndns.org:9090 98.128.205.42 Ok.
Node 2:201/4609 is Pvt.
2:301/801 casino.laitinen.ch - Error: Cannot getaddrinfo - Name or service not known
2:335/1 fido.fidobbs.it:24554 2001:41d0:203:a5c8::3 Error: Connection timed out
2:335/1 fido.fidobbs.it:24554 178.32.139.68 Ok.

*) Net 109 doesn't seem to exist any more. Besides the POTS only and Pvt nodes, there are only two that have the IBN flag, and I can't connect to those including the host.


Bye, Wilfred.

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Dmitry,

2:201/4609 is Pvt.. But the idea of calling every node in the world
sounds amazing.

I don't think JoHo operates a live-node anymore ... rather a point.

But please, do call every entry in the nodelist and write a Fidonews article about it.

\%/@rd

(How's junior?)

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