Re: Usenet

On Jul 4, 2:21 pm, "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_h...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Usenet, the last free place, is in danger!

Obsolete since '93... Like Telenet, dialup BBS', FidoNet, BITNET, Gopher,
telnet, ftp, etc. Replaced by html based Internet forums.

People are still writing telnet clients and it is still bundled with
modern OSen, so that can be an indication that it is still useful.
Those old BBS things simply "adapted to the times" by adding telnet
support -- check this out:
http://www.dmine.com/telnet/

I'm not sure, but I 'think' you can still do FidoNet via Internet
hubs:
http://www.writebynight.com/fidoviainternet.htm

Also, it looks like RelayNet and EchoMail are still operational:
http://www.relaynet.org/
http://www.intelec.com/

And I bet the usage rate of FTP is more than you think!

Nathan.

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