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Re: bbs and usenet

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Subject Re: bbs and usenet
Date Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:15:42 -0400
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On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:27:50 -0700
"Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-6rs-this> wrote:

>   To: Toaster
> -=> Toaster wrote to alt.bbs <=-
> 
>  To> thats great, i watched a documentary on bbs and im glad its still
>  To> around
> 
> Glad to hear people wanting to learn more about BBSes. Find a terminal
> program, or a BBS with a web site with a HTML terminal and you can log
> on and see for yourself.
> 
> Fidonet is alive and kicking, there are several "othernets" that use
> the same technology as Fidonet, but are smaller and generally have
> more traffic than Fidonet. FSXnet is a network with a broad range of
> message areas and good traffic these days.
> 
> BBSing needs new blood, we're getting old and want to pass on the
> tech... I've been doing this since the 1980s.
> 
>          kurt weiske | kweiske at realitycheckbbs dot org
>                      | http://realitycheckbbs.org
>                      | 1:218/700@fidonet
> 
> 
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if phone lines weren't so expensive even to this day it'd be nice to
supply a bbs that allows people to dial-in. some people who dont have
the luxury of dedicated internet can still get online with their phone
line.

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    Re: bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-10 11:22 -0400
      Re: bbs and usenet TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu - 2025-04-10 16:49 +0000
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        Re: bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-11 12:51 -0400
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            Re: bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-12 20:15 -0400
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