Subj : Re: bbs and usenet
To   : All
From : TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu
Date : Sun Apr 13 2025 02:38:22

From: TheCivvie@bbs.rima-iot.eu

-=> Toaster wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

>> 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.
>>
 To>
 To> if phone lines weren't so expensive even to this day it'd be nice to
 To> supply a bbs that allows people to dial-in. some people who dont have
 To> the luxury of dedicated internet can still get online with their phone
 To> line.

There are plenty of systems listed in the fidonet nodelist with telephone
lines. Not sure of a web site that searches the nodelist.

Sean


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