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Re: bbs and usenet

From cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Newsgroups alt.bbs
Subject Re: bbs and usenet
Date 2025-04-10 12:10 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <vt8cf3$hk3$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <20250410012042.0000194e@dne3.net>

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In article <20250410012042.0000194e@dne3.net>,
Toaster  <toaster@dne3.net> wrote:
>When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
>usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was
>fidonet like email?

They did, often to the consternation of USENET users.  Sometimes
it worked well, but often there was cultural conflict, perhaps
particularly on the more technical groups.

	- Dan C.

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bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-10 01:20 -0400
  Re: bbs and usenet TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu - 2025-04-10 08:56 +0000
  Re: bbs and usenet cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-04-10 12:10 +0000
  bbs and usenet Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z275.fidonet.org (Dumas Walker) - 2025-04-10 09:14 +1300
    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
      Re: bbs and usenet Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z281.fidonet.org (Dumas Walker) - 2025-04-11 09:20 +1300
        Re: bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-11 12:51 -0400
          Re: bbs and usenet "Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-6rs-this> - 2025-04-12 09:27 -0700
            Re: bbs and usenet Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-12 20:15 -0400
              Re: bbs and usenet TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu - 2025-04-13 08:38 +0000
              Re: bbs and usenet phigan <phigan@bbs.penisys.online> - 2025-04-18 06:44 +0000
            Re: bbs and usenet "Ted W." <usenet@xy0.org> - 2025-05-31 01:04 +0000
              Re: bbs and usenet George Musk <grgmusk@skiff.com> - 2025-05-31 17:24 +0000
              Re: bbs and usenet NOSPAM.Aaron.Thomas@darkrealms.ca (Aaron Thomas) - Sat, 31 May 2025 09:24:50

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