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Skriven 2010-07-26 11:21:30 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
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Hello Dale,

On Sunday July 25 2010 23:30, you wrote to me:

 MVDV>> It is neither. Usenet is comparable to FidoNet echomail. Users
 MVDV>> drop their  messages at their home server and from their they
 MVDV>> are distributed to all usenet servers that have joined. Users
 MVDV>> download the messages from their home server to read them.

 DS> At the physical level, you may be right in your comparison --

They are so technically compatible that gating from usenet to fidonet echomail
is no problem at all.

You are right, the comparison is aonly half right. But we are explaining colour
to a blind man, so we have to simplify... ;-)

 DS> but in many more ways usenet is not comparable to Fidonet echomail.

The atmosphere is quit different. So much is true. Mostly because it is not
moderated and there are no access restrictions for usenet. I find it a hostile
environment.

Usenet is on the way out btw. The shift is towards forums. Most of them
dedicated to a specific topic and moderated as you mentioned. Many require
registration, but that is mostly to keep the spam robots out, not to "identify"
the users. a throw-away e-mail address will usally do for an "ID".

I participate in several topic dedicated forums. As the usually attract a
relatively small audience (especially the Dutch fora) the atmosphere is usually
quit friendly. More friendly then fidonet I'd say. An example is a dutch forum
dedicated to the Honda vf750 motorcycle. Another one is dedicated to
camper/caravans.

 DS> If it were, there would be no reason for Fidonet to still exist.

The only reason fidonet still exists is that it is a museum piece that the
remaining sysops wish to preserve. There is no technical reason for fidonet
still to exist.

 MvdV>>> It is so deeply integrated in society that there is no way
 MvdV>>> back. Anyone knowingly and willingly abstaining from the
 MvdV>>> internet is an oddball of the same magnitude as someone
 MvdV>>> knowingly and willingly abstaining from the use of motorised
 MvdV>>> transport.

 BA>> Actually I'm considering getting a horse.  While not feasible for
 BA>> long trips, ( only rarely travel more than 15 miles.

 DS> There is a group of people in Eastern Pennsylvania who in fact do
 DS> abstain from motorized transport, and many other aspects of modern
 DS> technology.  They are called the Pennsylvania Dutch.

I thought they were called the Amish. Anyway, they are a good example of a
bunch of oddballs.


Cheers, Michiel

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