Subj : Re: bbs and usenet
To   : All
From : TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu
Date : Thu Apr 10 2025 10:49:20

From: TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu

-=> Toaster wrote to Dumas Walker <=-

>> Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several
>> usenet newsgroups.  It became increasingly difficult to do so,
>> though, as ISPs eventually did away with news servers as a part of
>> their services.  I still currently carry a few, like this one, via
>> fidonet hubs that still have a gate set up.
>>
 To>
 To> is there still traffic on fidonet?

Not what it used to be but yes there is still a fairly active user base

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