Crippled connectivity [was Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email...]

2016-05-04 Thread Mouse
>> There are services like http://www.noip.com/free where you can get a >> DNS entry for dynamically changing IP addresses. This way you can >> run a BBS without having to buy a business class account. > Yeah... unless I am behind a NAT - and I believe I am behind at least > two, of which at least

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email...

2016-05-04 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Wed, May 04, 2016 at 06:09:00AM -0700, geneb wrote: > On Wed, 4 May 2016, Tomasz Rola wrote: > > >Now I even started to think, very shyly, how nice would it have been [...] > >can sell me "business" service. Ugh. This is tempting but I am > >strong. :-) > > > There are services like http://www.

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email...

2016-05-04 Thread geneb
On Wed, 4 May 2016, Tomasz Rola wrote: Now I even started to think, very shyly, how nice would it have been to posess even one real IP4 number and have one such thing on my router. It can run Linux (or so OpenWRT guys claim), so it can run gopherd too. Albeit I would rather have non-Linux on it.

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email...

2016-05-03 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 03:32:21AM -0400, couryho...@aol.com wrote: > fido news when he became editor and they are lamenting the Internet > taking away from fido net > > https://gopherproxy.meulie.net/gopher.meulie.net/0/fidonews/2002/fido1902.nw > s > > > In a message dated 4/30/2016

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email...

2016-05-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
fido news when he became editor and they are lamenting the Internet taking away from fido net https://gopherproxy.meulie.net/gopher.meulie.net/0/fidonews/2002/fido1902.nw s In a message dated 4/30/2016 7:43:59 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, ge...@deltasoft.com writes: On Sun, 1 May

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]]

2016-04-30 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2016-Apr-30, at 9:05 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > That's interesting I had a FidoBBs back in 1983 No 33 > > Written by a guy called Tom Jennings in C. Tom was on this list, up until somewhere ~ mid-2000s AIR. http://sensitiveresearch.com/ http://worldpowersystems.com/ . . fro

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]]

2016-04-30 Thread Mark Linimon
On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 05:05:31AM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: > He says I'll go and get the fork lift. Er no - not two pallets full - just > two boxes !! Great story. mcl

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]]

2016-04-30 Thread Rod Smallwood
That's interesting I had a FidoBBs back in 1983 No 33 Written by a guy called Tom Jennings in C. I had a BT modem type 2B (about the size of a small suitcase) I modified it to auto answer. In addition it would dial out at 03:00 to exchange mail at 300baud There was a version for DEC Rainbow

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]]

2016-04-30 Thread geneb
On Sun, 1 May 2016, Tomasz Rola wrote: On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:07:34AM -0700, geneb wrote: On Wed, 27 Apr 2016, Sean Conner wrote: [...] Just look into the political machinations of what was known as FidoNet to see how this could end up. What IS known as FidoNet (1:138/142 here. :) ) an

Re: FidoNet ....show [was: History [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]]

2016-04-30 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:07:34AM -0700, geneb wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2016, Sean Conner wrote: > [...] > > Just look into the political machinations of what was known as FidoNet to > >see how this could end up. > > > What IS known as FidoNet (1:138/142 here. :) ) and it's still a > political shi