Subj : Re: FidoNet; Ken Kaplan - and the future
To   : paulie420
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Dec 08 2024 03:46 pm

-=> paulie420 wrote to Atreyu <=-

 At> Not to get off on a rant but I'm worried that one day, ISP's will
 At> restrict  Telnet entirely. Eventually no ISP will give any understanding
 At> to some weirdo running a "bulletin board system" on port 23. It will be
 At> lumped into that  security-risk catagory along with Cisco routers, IP
 At> cameras, IOT etc.

 pa> I hear ya - but hopefully there will ALWAYS be options to run whatever
 pa> we want. While the big guys might continue to move that way, I'm sure
 pa> we'll be able to find, use or build solutions that keep US running. :P

I miss the days when "being on the internet" meant participating in a
grand experiment, instead of consuming content. The fact that Comcast
has succeeded for years selling wildly assymetrical cable service
confirms that the latter is working for most people.


 
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