Subj : what is wrong with the current technology (FTN)
To   : Digital Man
From : Ogg
Date : Sat Jan 01 2022 10:48 am

Hello Digital Man!

** On Friday 31.12.21 - 21:22, Digital Man wrote to apam:

 DM> It's always possible that a network could be formed (or
 DM> switch to) a non-FTN technoloy.

Or.. perhaps FTN2 could be something that only supports modern  
and still-in-development software?


 >>> However, before anything "new" is proposed, I suggest a
 >>> careful examination of what is wrong with the current
 >>> technology (FTN). I've started my own list here:

Didn't know that existed. I have some questions.  I'll probably  
build that up in FUTURE4FIDO.


 DM> Yeah, probably a dead end. There's the occasional
 DM> discussion of the same subject on FidoNet proper (e.g.
 DM> Future4fido echo), but I don't think it's ever going to
 DM> amount to much because of the compatiblity issue.

Again.. perhaps the answer is to retire the support for  
abandoned software. It's not unlike the progression in www with  
html to html5 and other layers. Many sites would simply not  
work with Netscape for example, and not many users of Netscape  
would stick to using it.



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