Subj : Social Media Subsitute
To   : Nick Andre
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Aug 03 2020 07:37 pm

On 03/08/2020 7:23 a.m., Nick Andre : Matt Munson wrote:

 NA> There has to be software dumbed down enough so non-techies can
 NA> easily join and thats coming from a Fido developer point of
 NA> view. I did the best I could with D'Bridge but its nowhere near
 NA> easy enough for the non-techie.

D'B is a good all-inclusive "kit" for something to join the Fidonet fray.

But it wouldn't cooperate for me.  :(  It just kept certain outbound messages on
Hold and never sent them anywhere. I had to give up on it.


 NA> No sane person in their right mind will configure a mailer,
 NA> tosser, nodelist compiler, message editor etc. Nobody does that.
 NA> Its 2020, not 1990.

So.. most people here are insane? LOL  The future does not look very bright at all.


 NA> If someone writes that wonderful dumbed-down app, *then* we can
 NA> talk about Fido being a serious alternative to social media.

Even a dumbed-down app would need basic core of credentials at configuration,
not unlike what D'B requires at install.  There won't be a one-click one-step
solution. Some understanding of the terminologies used would also be a benefit
to the member/user.

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