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    From Daniel Torrey@1:2320/100 to All on Fri Jan 16 16:48:02 2015
    Hi All,

    So, why do we keep dead echos like this around? Seems to me there are a lot of echos in the echolist that haven't had any traffic for years...

    Daniel

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  • From Mark Lewis@1:2320/100 to Daniel Torrey on Tue Jan 20 12:35:02 2015
    So, why do we keep dead echos like this around? Seems to me there
    are a lot of echos in the echolist that haven't had any traffic for years...

    the echolist does not list live echos... it lists echotags of echo areas along with a bit more information about the areas...

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  • From Daniel Torrey@1:2320/100 to Mark Lewis on Tue Jan 20 13:52:02 2015
    Hi mark,

    On 20 Jan 15 12:27, you wrote to me:

    the echolist does not list live echos... it lists echotags of echo
    areas along with a bit more information about the areas...

    Ok, that still begs the question: why bother? If nobody's posted anything in an echo since 1997, why keep in in the echolist - or any other list - forever? What is the purpose of an echolist entry for an echo that hasn't seen any traffic for years, and likely never will again?

    Are there technical reasons? Political reasons? Sentimental reasons? Not trying to be insulting or offensive, just trying to understand.

    Daniel

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  • From Mark Lewis@1:2320/100 to Daniel Torrey on Wed Jan 21 02:05:02 2015
    the echolist does not list live echos... it lists echotags of echo
    areas along with a bit more information about the areas...

    Ok, that still begs the question: why bother? If nobody's posted
    anything in an echo since 1997, why keep in in the echolist - or
    any other list - forever? What is the purpose of an echolist entry
    for an echo that hasn't seen any traffic for years, and likely
    never will again?

    the purpose is to keep the echotag registered by the owner/maintainer of the tag...

    Are there technical reasons? Political reasons? Sentimental
    reasons? Not trying to be insulting or offensive, just trying to understand.

    no problem...

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