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  • Before the Internet...

    From Marc Lewis@1:396/45 to All on Mon Oct 3 10:49:10 2022
    + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45
    Hello all!

    Take a break from the internet's automated madness. Slow down,
    sit back and log into one of the BBSes advertised in this group.

    Before HTTP, WWW, Google, Facebook, eBay or any of the internet stuff
    people take for granted now, BBSes were moving people's messages and
    files. We still do WITHOUT the spam. We do it without the glitz.
    We are real people at the keyboards -- not autoresponder robots!

    Never done it before? Need help? JUST ASK! Almost any BBS you
    call into will have a System Operator (SysOp) that would be happy
    to help you navigate the BBS environment.

    Best regards,
    Marc
    SysOp, Sursum Corda! BBS
    Huntsville, AL - USA
    telnet://bbs.sursum-corda.com
    Traditional Dial-Up: 256-895-4786
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    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    + The FidoNet News Gate (Huntsville, AL - USA) +
    + The views of this user are strictly his or her own. + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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  • From Nan Ymus@3:633/280.2 to All on Tue Oct 18 16:35:53 2022
    On 10/2/22 13:49, Marc Lewis wrote:
    + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45
    Hello all!

    Take a break from the internet's automated madness. Slow down,
    sit back and log into one of the BBSes advertised in this group.

    Before HTTP, WWW, Google, Facebook, eBay or any of the internet stuff
    people take for granted now, BBSes were moving people's messages and
    files. We still do WITHOUT the spam. We do it without the glitz.
    We are real people at the keyboards -- not autoresponder robots!

    Never done it before? Need help? JUST ASK! Almost any BBS you
    call into will have a System Operator (SysOp) that would be happy
    to help you navigate the BBS environment.

    Best regards,
    Marc
    SysOp, Sursum Corda! BBS
    Huntsville, AL - USA
    telnet://bbs.sursum-corda.com
    Traditional Dial-Up: 256-895-4786
    --
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    + The FidoNet News Gate (Huntsville, AL - USA) +
    + The views of this user are strictly his or her own. + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    This all seems very nostalgic and even useful. I would want a BBS
    account with pop3 / smtp email. How and where would I get it?

    --

    NY


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  • From Phigan@3:633/280.2 to Nan Ymus on Sun Oct 30 17:18:57 2022
    To: Nan Ymus
    Re: Re: Before the Internet...
    By: Nan Ymus to alt.bbs on Tue Oct 18 2022 00:35:53

    account with pop3 / smtp email. How and where would I get it?

    telnetbbsguide.com has a list of BBSes
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    MutinyBBS - telnet : mutinybbs.com:2332 - ssh : mutinybbs.com:2232

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  • From Nan Ymus@3:633/280.2 to All on Tue Nov 1 06:39:18 2022
    On 10/30/22 01:18, Phigan wrote:
    To: Nan Ymus
    Re: Re: Before the Internet...
    By: Nan Ymus to alt.bbs on Tue Oct 18 2022 00:35:53

    > account with pop3 / smtp email. How and where would I get it?

    telnetbbsguide.com has a list of BBSes
    --- Synchronet 3.16c-Win32 NewsLink 1.103
    MutinyBBS - telnet : mutinybbs.com:2332 - ssh : mutinybbs.com:2232

    Thank you for the information. I will have a look.

    --

    NY

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