Subj : FidoNet Active
To   : Bo Holt
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Dec 02 2023 09:12 am

Hello Bo Holt!

** On Friday 01.12.23 - 21:22, Bo Holt wrote to All:

 BH> Greetings all! 42 year old former SysOp here trying to relive the better
 BH> days of computing.  How active is FidoNet these days?

It depends on who you ask, I suppose.

Unlike othernet FTN's, Fidonet-verse is made up of federated  
systems that can pick and choose which echomail groups they  
wish to carry. So, depending on what system you are a user of,  
the activity in its echo portfolio could vary - thus, giving
different impressions just how "active" things are.

Were you "The_Mechanic's_Workbench" circa 1994?

Welcome back as a point/user!

I likewise, I operated a couple of systems in the 90's and into  
the early years of the 2000's - and then quit primarily of a  
hdd failure on my system.

My systems were:

Vis_a_Vis_Communications
Etcetera_Etcetera_Etc..
eXpress_><_ConneXions

I am quite happy operating as a point/user to participate in  
echomail.  I've settled with OpenXP ( more info and pics here -  
https://openxp.kolico.ca )

I also connect with Aftershock via an android phone, and even  
Telegram.  Aftershock limits access to one boss node, and one  
device. Select echos are accessible with the Telegram app (for  
desktop or any OS) via Telegram BBS that operates from Crimea.  
You can learn more about the latter by linking up with the  
FIDONET.TELEGRAM echo.
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  ../|ug

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