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Before the Internet...

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From: @p0.f45.n396.z1[ASC46]fidonet[.]org (Marc Lewis)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Before the Internet...
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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2022 13:49:10
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by: Marc Lewis - Sat, 8 Oct 2022 13:49 UTC

+ 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. +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Re: Before the Internet...

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From: spam@black.hole (Nan Ymus)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: Before the Internet...
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:35:53 -0500
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by: Nan Ymus - Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:35 UTC

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?

Re: Before the Internet...

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From: phigan@mutinybbs.com.remove-qz0-this (Phigan)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: Before the Internet...
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by: Phigan - Sun, 30 Oct 2022 06:18 UTC

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: spam@black.hole (Nan Ymus)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: Before the Internet...
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:39:18 -0500
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by: Nan Ymus - Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:39 UTC

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.

Subject	Author
Before the Internet...	Marc Lewis
Re: Before the Internet...	Nan Ymus
Re: Before the Internet...	Phigan
Re: Before the Internet...	Nan Ymus