Subj : "othernets" FTN network aliveness
To   : Nil Alexandrov
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Sep 14 2020 22:15:40

On 14/09/2020 2:22 p.m., Nil Alexandrov : August Abolins wrote:

 NA> Not so much on the topic of coffee but the "othernets" FTN
 NA> network aliveness.

The name of this echo represents a place akin where people can
meet and talk about pretty-much anything.  For lack of ideas,
the joke has been to post something coffee-related. But there
is no objection to other topics.


 AA>> From: internetado@88/2001 Newsgroups: FamilyNet. COFFEE -
 AA>> + Origin: usenet-news.net (8:8/2001@fmlynet)

 NA> So, the FTN zone 8 is a typical "other net" and we usually
 NA> have invite announcements posted in the othernets
 NA> echomail, though I haven't seen such.

Familynet is very sparse in content right now.


 NA> This forward proves that othernets exist, they have
 NA> traffic with even diverse echomail hierarchy like
 NA> FamilyNet.*

FamilyNet is huge in the number of topic areas. But not many
people have found the place, and therefore quite empty.


-AA

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