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From: plocher@puff.wisc.edu (John Plocher)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: FidoNet; mail
Message-ID: <284@puff.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 31-Oct-86 18:47:02 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 31 18:47:02 1986
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Reply-To: plocher@puff.WISC.EDU (John Plocher)
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 : Along with the UANet scheme I'm working on, I am trying to integrate FidoNET
 : with UA; this requires that the UNIX system call out, because Fido can't be
 : made to log in to UNIX (or so I understand).

Actually, using 'events', Fido can run programs (like kermit -r or
call_unix_and_login...) just as easily as it can send fidomail...

I'd like to hear from you concerning UANet - my interests lie along that
route too.

Now for the reason for posting this -vs- replying:
  I think that a comp.mail.fidonet group would be wonderful - but let's wait
  till the net re-org gets done.  FidoNet can learn a lot from
  usenet, and usenet may learn something from Fidonet.  As things
  stand now, UUCP, Internet, BITNET et al are subnets of usenet - why
  can't FidoNet join as well?  Granted, the involvement is low
  right now, but we have to start somewhere!

  FidoNet has grown from 10 nodes in 1983 to >1000 nodes now, and
  the Author of Fido (Tom Jennings) hasn't had access to Usenet
  to develop networking ideas!  It's about time to start those ideas
  moving to FidoNet, because without them, FidoNet may crash and
  burn....

  Nuff of rambling...

-- 
"Never trust an idea you get sitting down" - Nietzche
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