-=> Floris van Unen wrote to digimaus <=-

 FvU> It's an unpleasant flamewar to read, and a good reminder that hobby and
 FvU> meddling-in don't mix well at all. I look at FTN like kinda being an
 FvU> equivalent to something like HAM radio, where the stations are people
 FvU> who enjoy putting private time and creative effort into keeping a
 FvU> technology in use. Theirs is radiowaves, and they also incorporate
 FvU> modern tech into their world (WebSDR). Ours is bulletin boards and FTN.
 FvU> They send QSL cards when a test-connect succeeds, we send an echo-reply
 FvU> with kludges. It's a hobby. We do it like we want, and i'm glad you and
 FvU> others started your own network.

Thank you for your thoughts.  I started Micronet so I could get away from
the crap (25 years late, same crap).

Fidonet will be Fidonet until there's nothing left.

Are you a ham?  My callsign is KS4TD.  I hold an Extra-class license here in
the States.



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