25 Jan 16 13:56, you wrote to me:

 ML>> have you opened the needed port(s) in your router/modem/firewall
 ML>> thing from your ISP? opening them may be as easy as port forwarding
 ML>> them to your irex machine... unless you are using the ""DMZ"" on your
 ML>> ISP device which i hope not if you have only one machine... those
 ML>> ""DMZ"" are completely unprotected and wide open...

 DS> IREX is on the same machine as the BBS, and I have port forwarding set
 DS> up to ports 24554 to 24556 for BinkP.

why do you have so many ports for binkp? are you running multiple instances of
IREX?

the default binkp port is 24554 and no other port need be opened for inbound
binkp connections unless you have more than one binkp mailer running...

 DS> I had this same problem when I ran VADV32, as I am now with GT Power.
 DS> Plus, the DMZ deal in the router is disabled.

ok... and your bbs machine gets the same internal (aka RFC1918) IP address
every time it boots?

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