[HamGateNY] WP Bulletins (wrong) vs Private WP Messages

[Charles J. Hargrove]

In a recent packet bulletin with information about bbs nodes around the
world, there is a reprint of a message that I sent out a few years ago
regarding the proper usage of WP messages and how they should be sent as
PRIVATE messages between forwarding partners and not BULLETIN messages
sent to various flood areas like @USA or @WW.  Below are examples of a
recent WP bulletin sent and forwarded to many systems and also a private
WP message received from one of my forwarding partners.  As a rule, any
WP bulletin that I receive is immediately sent into the bit bucket and
not forwarded.  All system operators should do the same thing to keep
this traffic down.

I admit that some/many have never been taught correctly and some gentle
persuasion is needed.  There are many things (like NetRom quality settings)
that need to be corrected or tweaked as the packet networks were in a sorry
state since post-AOL era of the late 90s.  There is plenty of documentation
from the 90s that laid out the proper parameters for things to work 
smoothly.
While the errors can be glossed over on a purely internet connection,
the problems pop up when they spill out into the RF environment where
paths are congested and throughput speeds are much lower.



 From kc9uhi%kc9uhi.#ecwi.wi.usa.noam at n2nov.ampr.org Wed Dec 23 02:02:54 
2020
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From: kc9uhi at kc9uhi.#ecwi.wi.usa.noam
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Subject: WP Update
X-BBS-Msg-Type: B
X-JNOS-User-Port: Circuit  (ALYFBB:AL0Y-4 AL0Y-4)  -> Sending message

R:201223/0702Z 8774 at KK4DIV.#NWFL.FL.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.20
R:201223/0702Z 16768 at W9GM.#SWWI.WI.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.20
R:201223/0703Z 1777 at N9LCF.#NEIN.IN.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.20
R:201223/0702Z 4584 at VE3BWM.#WNSOR.ON.CAN.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.20
R:201223/0701Z 2767 at N9PMO.#SEWI.WI.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.21
R:201223/0600Z 10508 at KC9UHI.#ECWI.WI.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.21

On 201222 GB7COV/U @ PE1RRR zip ? Roger Coventry
On 201222 F1GHX/U @ F1GHX.FRHA.FRA.EU zip 07800 PAUL FRANCE, EUROPE
On 201222 EI2GYB/U @ EI2GYB.DGL.IRL.EURO zip ? STEVE CO. DONEGAL, IRELAND
On 201222 KA9LCF/U @ PE1RRR zip 46818 Bradd USA
On 201222 KD0YTE/U @ PE1RRR zip 63501 Alex Kirksville, MO



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Subject: WP Update

On 201222 VA7RBP/I @ VA7RBP.#SCBC.BC.CAN.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 N6RME/I @ N6RME.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 VA7RBP/I @ VA7RBP.#SCBC.BC.CAN.NOAM zip ? ? ?
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On 201222 VA7RBP/I @ VA7RBP.#SCBC.BC.CAN.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 PE1RRR/I @ PE1RRR zip ? ? ?
On 201222 VA7RBP/I @ VA7RBP.#SCBC.BC.CAN.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 XE1FH/I @ XE1FH.#GDL.JAL.MEX.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 N1URO/I @ N1URO.#CCT.CT.USA.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 N6RME/I @ N6RME.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM zip ? ? ?
On 201222 N6RME/I @ N6RME.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM zip ? ? ?
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-- 
Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV
NYC-ARECS/RACES Citywide Radio Officer/Skywarn Coord.

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