Subj : Re: Crazy BBS connections
To   : MRO
From : dragon
Date : Sun Apr 03 2022 01:15:42

On 4/2/2022 4:51 PM, MRO wrote:
>    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.
>   > > ---
>   >
>   > 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.

> 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.

> 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.

Half of the top 10 most popular sites in the voting section of my 
website use non-standard ports.  Perhaps you are selling the users short 
or inflating the degree this is a "hassle".

I'm not late.  I've just been away for a while.

I have been involved in computer technology since 1981.  I ran RBBS and 
PCBoard multinode dialup boards for well over a decade.  I was a Fidonet 
coordinator with a Planet Connect feed servicing a large number of 
downstream nodes for over a decade.

I've been managing and securing IP networks for nearly 30 years.

Since 2017 I've become re-interested in BBSes, mostly because I was 
amazed to find out so many still existed.  You're correct that I'm not 
looking to build a community on my BBS at this time.

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