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    From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    Hello Bj”rn,

    a news server is not a BBS...

    Oh, but yes it is! Here's where you can post your electronic news bulletins
    nowadays -- only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.

    Yes, it is! Makes it so easy to post your very own electronic
    news bulletins. Even for those with no prior experience.

    --Lee

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Björn Felten on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    On 2019 Mar 13 04:39:42, you wrote to me:

    a news server is not a BBS...

    Oh, but yes it is!

    no sir, it is not... not in the traditional sense...

    Here's where you can post your electronic news bulletins nowadays --
    only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.

    i don't see it... you still have to understand the software, create an account some how, configure the software to use the account, pull a list of areas, decide which areas you want to read, pull those areas, finally you get to read and reply...

    it is just as easy as reading via some web interface, too... except you only need an account and you don't consume your local drive space...

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
    ... Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Björn Felten on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    Bj”rn Felten wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

    Synchronet and Mystic both can do FTN all by themselves and are actively supported.

    Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

    Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

    Amazing. Kudos if that is true.

    Yes, things have progressed a long ways while you've been
    hibernating.



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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Dan Clough on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

    Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

    As opposed to do nothing at all, following the link in my origin.

    Amazing. Kudos if that is true.

    Yes, things have progressed a long ways while you've been
    hibernating.

    While I was hibernating I was heavily involved with e.g. the JamNNTPd project that now gives every new fidonet explorer the opportunity to take part of our fidonet without even having to download and install a single package.

    It's only the Bulletin Board System for sure, but the file areas http://eljaco.se/FILES/ and the online games are far better handled online. ANSI games are probably not something that'll attract today's generations...


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Björn Felten on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    On 2019 Mar 12 23:43:52, you wrote to Dan Clough:

    Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

    Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

    As opposed to do nothing at all, following the link in my origin.

    a news server is not a BBS...

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
    ... And today will go down in history as Unknown.
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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to mark lewis on Tue Apr 16 07:31:14 2024
    a news server is not a BBS...

    Oh, but yes it is! Here's where you can post your electronic news bulletins nowadays -- only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.



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