Subj : Yes..  I can see a problem if different
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Sun Sep 13 2020 06:45 am

Hello, Stas Mishchenkov.
On 9/13/20 11:19 AM you wrote:

 SM> Of course, I would like to have the reliability of work comparable 
 SM> to Telegram services, but we must not forget that Fido is an 
 SM> amateur network and most of the nodes are located on home 
 SM> computers, the reliability of which is not comparable to the 
 SM> reliability of data centers. The same goes for software. Of 
 SM> course, we must strive for high reliability and uninterrupted 
 SM> operation, but it is not always possible to provide this with 
 SM> amateur means.

When comparing Fidonet now to to say the mid 1980's, the reliability is amazing. As well as the speed. 
We now can exchange several messages in the same conversation daily. In 1985, it could take a week or longer for a single reply from you to reach me, if indeed it ever did.
Well, I should say in many places. 
While it is not a totally fair comparison in my case. This point is in Z2, the same as you are. I also have a point in Z4, which is slower on the transfer of messages, but still much faster than it was in 1985.
So while yes, it is an amateur network, these amateur people that work on it are no less dedicated to improving it than any data center. It just might take longer due to the amount of time the amateur can spend working on their projects.
Just the fact that I see discussions throughout Fido where people are setting up virtual machines on their modern computers to run sometimes antiquated software to participate in Fido yells me there is all sorts of creativity to be tapped into.

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