Subj : Newsgroups?
To   : Jack Yates
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Mon Jul 23 2001 05:19 pm

 >
 >BS>       I have to take the position that if someone, except under
 >BS> parental restrictions, wishes internet access, they'll do what it
 >BS> takes to get it.
 >
 > Some of them have learned to do without it, for whatever rea$on$.

      Which is entirely their choice.

      Of course, I operate a small ISP, have had internet access personally
for somewhere over 10 years now, and still have no desire to read newsgroups. 
:)


 >
 >
 >BS>       Furthermore, if a sysop wishes to import newsgroups into his
 >BS> bbs, then by all means let him import them from wherever he can find
 >BS> them.  However I still see NO reason why they need be distributed as
 >BS> Fidonet echos, unless someone somewhere is merely interested in
 >BS> bloating his/her message statistics.
 >
 > I don't have a problem with them as newgroups either, though I am
 > carrying one
 > (maybe two) moderated newgroups that is/are being contributed to by one
 > of my
 > downlinks. They were Fido echoes at one time that migrated when their
 > participants went to the internet.

      Again, it's your choice.

 >
 >
 >>>
 >>> I think you'll find that there are quite a few more people than you
 >>> would
 >>> expect in the same position;  though the times seem to decree that
 >>> everyone run
 >>> Windows and have an account with an ISP, there are still a *bunch*
 >>> of people with DOSboxes in Fidonet, and it's my opinion that that's
 >>> why they're still here.
 >
 >
 >BS>       Could be, dunno.
 >
 > I interact with several of them in the non-admin echoes.


      Like effing_sysop?  :)

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