Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : boraxman
From : tenser
Date : Wed Apr 06 2022 00:13:58

On 05 Apr 2022 at 10:48p, boraxman pondered and said...
 
 bo> You seem to misunderstand my argument.  It isn't denying that people can
 bo> create accounts, I am arguing there is VALUE in BBS's which aren't
 bo> overly public.  This is something the technology can easily do, to
 bo> provide an alternative.
 bo> 
 bo> [snip]
 bo>
 bo> You're simply stating "as is" without thinking "what could be".
 bo> 
 bo> It's simply a statement that a particular 'semi-private' level of group
 bo> communication can easily be done, and would be desired by some.
 bo> 
 bo> Some people lack imagination.

I fail to see why that can't be done using Internet standard
protocols.  People behave as if the BBS is somehow inherently
better suited to private communications, but really, it isn't.
Private NNTP hierarchies, web sites, etc, are all trivial in
this day and age.

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