Subj : Re: Crazy BBS connections
To   : dragon
From : MRO
Date : Sat Apr 02 2022 15:51:10

  Re: Re: Crazy BBS connections
  By: dragon to MRO on Sat Apr 02 2022 12:31 pm

 > > i'm with ya on that.   using non standard ports when you have users
 > > is really stupid. its hard enough getting them to call.
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 > There are hundreds of BBSes on non-standard ports in my database.  Are
 > all these sysops "really stupid"?


yes they are.  i devoted the last 25 years of my life running services for sysops and users.

when you put up a roadblock when a user has a very short attention span and tollerance for things, you are really screwing yourself over.

lets say there's 2 amusement parks.  one on each side of the road.
one is cheaper but you have long waits.   with the other one, it's more expensive but there's no wait to get in and there's a very short wait for the rides. it's ran better than the other one.

the first park would be out of business in a year.

you're a bit late to the show and i assume you are one of those guys that is into this stuff for the technology aspect, and learning new things.

I have always been in it for the users. I think about what they want, i had friendships with my users and i gave them what they wanted.  for me it was always about the users because that is what a bbs system is for.  it's providing  service.  a lot of people don't realize this.

i've seen hundreds of guys that say they 'run this for themselves and don't care if they get users' shut down with the reason being their system is dead and they have no use.

so yes, obviously you are doing something stupid if you make it harder for people to use your system when they can go someplace else with no hassle.
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