Subj : Newsgroups?
To   : Bob Seaborn
From : Jack Yates
Date : Mon Jul 23 2001 03:54 pm

 >> Sorry, Bob, Ross;  I have about 6 POTS callers, 3 of them do not
 >> have internet access due to the age,  type, or lack of capability
 >> of their OS, or computer, or the cost of an ISP.  Apparently Juno,
 >> Netzero and the other freebies are not available everywhere.

 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$on$.


 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.


 >>
 >> 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.

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