Subj : Micronet IRC
To   : August Abolins
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Dec 31 2020 19:01:49

  Re: Micronet IRC
  By: August Abolins to Arelor on Wed Dec 30 2020 07:54 pm

 >  A> I think messaging and BBSing are different things, scratch
 >  A> different itches, and don't overlap that much.
 > 
 > So, do you call IRC=messaging, and BBSing=discussions?

In my mind, "messaging" is short for "Instant Messaging", where you have realtime
conversations, at least in theory.

Actually, a lot of people leaves idle IRC clients so answers to questions can pop up
with an hour of delay or more, but the IRC/XMPP format is tailored for realtime while
something like NNTP or BBS is tailored for async conversations.

I do a lot of both and they scratch different itches.

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