Subj : Re: DISTINCTIVE RING BOX NEEDED
To   : Darren Gibbs
From : Leonard Erickson
Date : Sat Aug 19 2000 05:52 pm

 -=> Quoting Darren Gibbs to Leonard Erickson <=-

 LE>> It is *not* part of the world-wide-web, as no URL will get you to
 LE>> a fidonet node, nor can you use a URL from a Fidonet node.
 DG>> Erm, I beg to differ.
 DG>> I've seen telnettable fidonet BBS's, as well as the odd one or
 DG>> two which gives access via some form of web interface.
 DG>> Can't remember URL's off hand at the moment - but they're out
 DG>> there.
 
 LE> Sure, but the access goes *around* Fidonet. The *BBS* is on the
 LE> Internet *seperately* from being part of fidonet.

 DG> Whgat does your first two lines quoted up there say, Leonard?

 DG> No URL will get you to a fidonet node, right?

 DG> Wrong. They're out there. If I could be stuffed, I'd go find the
 DG> addresses - but I couldn't. 

Fine, give me the URL for 1:105/50...

*Now* do you see what I mean?

The World Wide Web and Fidonet are two *seperate* networks that happen
to have some members in common. But the *networks* are not connected to
each other.

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