Subj : Andrew Clarke's online echomail archive
To   : Martin Foster
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Mar 15 2019 00:11:16

Hello Martin,

On 13.03.19, you wrote:

 MF> Andrew Clarke's online echomail archive is an extremely useful resource
 MF> and one which I've used regularly over the years.

When I *first* learned of AC's Ozzmosis I was furious.  I had embraced the 
Fidonet echoes (or any of the other Othernets) as a unique place for 
discussions as opposed to the often spam filled troll filled usenet NGs, and 
isolated (as in *protected*) from the clutter monster of the internet.  I took 
pride in promoting Fidonet as a priviledged place, assigning Points to my 
mailer bbs, trying to convince people that echomail is a great way to 
participate in a variety of topics and not worry about the content being 
exploited and spied upon by non-members.

Now, many years later, here I am *using* today's techonolgy to "google" for 
things and even find old fidonet posts courtesy of Ozzmosis - and liking the 
results.

The one thing I would appreciate Ozzmosis had incorporated was a Search 
feature.


.../|ug

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