From: toaster@dne3.net

When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was
fidonet like email?

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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net

In article <20250410012042.0000194e@dne3.net>,
Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> wrote:

When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was
fidonet like email?

They did, often to the consternation of USENET users. Sometimes
it worked well, but often there was cultural conflict, perhaps
particularly on the more technical groups.

- Dan C.

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From: Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z275.fidonet.org

When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was
fidonet like email?

Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several usenet newsgroups. It became increasingly difficult to do so, though, as ISPs eventually did away with news servers as a part of their services. I still currently carry a few, like this one, via fidonet hubs that still have a
gate set up.


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From: toaster@dne3.net

On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:14:00 +1300
Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z275.fidonet.org (Dumas Walker) wrote:

When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was fidonet like email?

Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several
usenet newsgroups. It became increasingly difficult to do so,
though, as ISPs eventually did away with news servers as a part of
their services. I still currently carry a few, like this one, via
fidonet hubs that still have a gate set up.

* SLMR 2.1a * A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
-J.Springfield

is there still traffic on fidonet?

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From: Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z281.fidonet.org

Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several
usenet newsgroups. It became increasingly difficult to do so,
though, as ISPs eventually did away with news servers as a part of
their services. I still currently carry a few, like this one, via
fidonet hubs that still have a gate set up.

is there still traffic on fidonet?

Yes, some echoes more than others. COOKING has several messages a day. A couple of the political echoes have lots of traffic. Others have at least
a message or two a day. Several probably need to be pruned.


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From: toaster@dne3.net

On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:20:00 +1300
Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z281.fidonet.org (Dumas Walker) wrote:

Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several
usenet newsgroups. It became increasingly difficult to do so,
though, as ISPs eventually did away with news servers as a part of
their services. I still currently carry a few, like this one, via fidonet hubs that still have a gate set up.

is there still traffic on fidonet?

Yes, some echoes more than others. COOKING has several messages a
day. A couple of the political echoes have lots of traffic. Others
have at least a message or two a day. Several probably need to be
pruned.

* SLMR 2.1a * "I'm cold, and there are wolves after me!"-Granpa
Simpson

thats great, i watched a documentary on bbs and im glad its still around

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From: phigan@bbs.penisys.online

if phone lines weren't so expensive even to this day it'd be nice to
supply a bbs that allows people to dial-in. some people who dont have
the luxury of dedicated internet can still get online with their phone
line.

There's a guy that runs the site 2600.network which lists several dialup numbers. The website did say that something was on hold for a bit, but I haven't tried to dial in lately myself. Anyway, when you dial into any
of the numbers, you can put in a BBS name off of telnetbbsguide.com for
the username and password, and it will connect you. You can also search telnetbbsguide.com for BBSes with their own dialup numbers. But, with 2600.network, they technically all have dialup access :).

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