Subj : Re: From the past???
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Sat Nov 05 2022 11:58:27

On 05 Nov 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MP> Some BBSes (including mine, I think) allow people to post via NNTP,
 MP> >  MP> in a newsgroup.  Some NNTP readers default to ALL.  I can remember 
 MP> >  MP> all newsgroup posts were to ALL and you could not select an individ
 MP> >  MP> to
 MP> >  MP> address it to, unless you responded via email.
 MP> > You remember when, as in... the past? He could find a BBS that conforms 
 MP> > the standards, such as they are. It's a wide, wide world, and although A
 MP> > says that Roman knows first-hand what it's like to live under communism,
 MP> > where is Roman presently that he doesn't have access to BBSs around the
 MP> > world?
 MP> Well, you like retro tech and that is from the past, right?  ;)

I do, and most of my posts are typed on an Atari 800XL. But somehow I still
manage to follow the posting etiquette.

 MP> Some users prefer to use news readers to access BBS messages.  I prefer
 MP> QWK mail as it allows me to "jump around" in a message very easily, and
 MP> allows me to use the editor of my choice, which some news readers also
 MP> do.

I have not seen any other users with these particular posting quirks. At the
very least, messages should be addressed properly.

Jeff.

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