Bj”rn Felten wrote to Dan Clough <=-

Yes, things have progressed a long ways while you've been
hibernating.

While I was hibernating I was heavily involved with e.g. the
JamNNTPd project that now gives every new fidonet explorer the
opportunity to take part of our fidonet without even having to
download and install a single package.

Really? So every OS (and variation) comes with a news client
pre-installed and ready to go?

You sure about that?



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On 2019 Mar 12 23:43:52, you wrote to Dan Clough:

Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

As opposed to do nothing at all, following the link in my origin.

a news server is not a BBS...

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a news server is not a BBS...

Oh, but yes it is! Here's where you can post your electronic news bulletins nowadays -- only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.



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Really? So every OS (and variation) comes with a news client pre-installed and ready to go?

You sure about that?

Pretty much so, yes. At least far more than with a pre-installed FTN client.



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Bj”rn Felten wrote to Dan Clough <=-

Really? So every OS (and variation) comes with a news client pre-installed and ready to go?

You sure about that?

Pretty much so, yes. At least far more than with a
pre-installed FTN client.

You're wrong. Tell me what news client is pre-installed (or comes
stock with the OS) on *ANY* version of Windows. In case you
aren't aware of it, Windows is by far the most-used OS...

Many/most Linux distributions do come with some kind of news
client, but not all of them. I honestly don't know if MacOS has
it there by default, but I would guess not.

Oh, another thing. You don't need a "FTN client" to access
Fidonet echos. You just need to be able to telnet to a BBS (or
call it with dial-up). You can use (often built-in) telnet
functions, or clients like Putty, Syncterm, etc. Much simpler,
on ANY OS, to do than installing/configuring/using a newsreader
client. Very few people know anything about news/Usenet.

Are you seriously this far out of touch that you don't know these
things? Or are you just playing your games some more?


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Really? So every OS (and variation) comes with a news client pre-installed and ready to go?

You sure about that?

Pretty much so, yes. At least far more than with a pre-installed FTN

client.

OS/2 versions 3 & 4 had a news reader, as does eCommstation (son of OS/2)
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Hello Bj”rn,

a news server is not a BBS...

Oh, but yes it is! Here's where you can post your electronic news

bulletins

nowadays -- only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.

Yes, it is! Makes it so easy to post your very own electronic
news bulletins. Even for those with no prior experience.

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On 2019 Mar 13 04:39:42, you wrote to me:

a news server is not a BBS...

Oh, but yes it is!

no sir, it is not... not in the traditional sense...

Here's where you can post your electronic news bulletins nowadays --
only so much easier than with yesteryear's terminal/modem combo.

i don't see it... you still have to understand the software, create an account some how, configure the software to use the account, pull a list of areas, decide which areas you want to read, pull those areas, finally you get to read and reply...

it is just as easy as reading via some web interface, too... except you only need an account and you don't consume your local drive space...

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On 2019 Mar 13 04:50:08, you wrote to Dan Clough:

pre-installed FTN client.

WTH is that???

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Bj”rn Felten wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Synchronet and Mystic both can do FTN all by themselves and are actively supported.

Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

Amazing. Kudos if that is true.

Yes, things have progressed a long ways while you've been
hibernating.



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Without a single program file downloaded and installed?

Nothing other than the Synchronet or Mystic BBS packages.

As opposed to do nothing at all, following the link in my origin.

Amazing. Kudos if that is true.

Yes, things have progressed a long ways while you've been
hibernating.

While I was hibernating I was heavily involved with e.g. the JamNNTPd project that now gives every new fidonet explorer the opportunity to take part of our fidonet without even having to download and install a single package.

It's only the Bulletin Board System for sure, but the file areas http://eljaco.se/FILES/ and the online games are far better handled online. ANSI games are probably not something that'll attract today's generations...


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