Subj : hello from Veleno/Italy
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Oct 08 2020 20:03:00

Hello Wilfred!

** On Thursday 08.10.20 - 23:21, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>>>> Sveiks All!

 WV>>> Gesundheid!

BTW.. FYI, "Sveiks" is a common Latvian greeting.


 AA>> Thanks. I didn't have my mask on.

 WvV> Is that mandatory, where you live?

It seems to be a mandatory thing in the last few weeks.  And,  
if you are not wearing one, people look at you like you are  
some icky disgusting creature dispensing germs everywhere.


 WvV> Overhere it's only mandatory in public transport. In
 WvV> shops and supermarkets it isn't (yet). But the shop
 WvV> owners can require it of their customers. But I haven't
 WvV> seen that yet...

Interesting that your shops have a choice.  Here.. all "public  
spaces" includes anywhere where the public can gather - and  
that includes shops.


 WV>>> Why do you need a point number in Italy? ;)

 AA>> Because I'm a world traveller and it's better than being
 AA>> pointless.

 WvV> You could become a point of your own node? I do that...

I know.  But my journey back to BBSing/FTN began with  
discovering FTN echomail readable on the internet. Then, I  
learned about JamNNTP servers from an issue of the FIDONEWS  
and that I could use Thunderbird to access echomail. I chose  
Tommi's (Zone 2) system for starters.  I liked the way the  
JamNNTP solution maintained the FROM/TO names in the  
conversation.  I tried an NNTP feed in my native Zone 1,  
briefly, but it wasn't JamNNTP and it didn't offer the FROM/TO  
names.

Then, I discovered WinPoint and APoint. I thought that would  
be good enough for me.  So, Tommi graciously provided point  
access.

The notion of being a full node intrigued me too.  But I  
really wasn't interested in the full management and  
maintenance and all the auxiliary concerns of tossing and  
converting messages.  I didn't have a full 24/hr unlimited ISP  
connection at my preferred location (at home) to drive users  
to my potential BBS node anyway.

I looked at Mystic and Synchronet, briefly.  I was impressed  
with both.

D'Bridge provided some enlightenment to consider operating as  
a node on a retro laptop that operated well with Windows XP at  
my shop location where I have unlimited DSL. But I couldn't  
get D'B it to cooperate with sending messages outside the  
configured net/zone.  I didn't like the limitations of the D'B  
message/editor system. And I didn't have the patience to use  
GoldEd with it if I could.

Then I learned about OpenXP and I was blown away.

I am impressed with Zone 2 implementation and maintenance of  
the Z2 Pointlist.  I'm "listed" in that one!   :)

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