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From: randy@oresoft.UUCP (Randy Bush)
Newsgroups: news.misc,comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Fidonet "Alternative Network" starts up
Message-ID: <105@oresoft.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 87 20:08:31 GMT
References: <3713@hoptoad.uucp> <3716@hoptoad.uucp> <1095@sjuvax.UUCP> <1056@bc-cis.UUCP> <3645@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: randy@oresoft.UUCP (Randy Bush)
Organization: Oregon Software, Portland OR
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Summary: FidoNet has low-cost international gateways

swarbric@tramp.Colorado.EDU (SWARBRICK FRANCIS JOHN) writes:
>There are some FidoNet boards that import UUCP newsgroups, but all the ones I
>have seen are 'read only.'

From a recent posting from ConfMail on usenet, it is evident that some have
two-way links.  ConfMail is the popular FidoNet 'newsgroup' software.

>In FidoNet it usually costs 25 cents to send a message long distance within
>North America, and a few dollars for Europe and Australia. 

FidoNet has free inter-zone mail.  One only pays the cost of sending to the
appropriate zone gate, and the zone gate system picks up the international
tab.  Intra-zone mail in North America is usually free to 25 cents a message,
depending on the policies of the local admin.  So, like usenet, international
mail can be 'free'.

[claimer: I am prejudiced.  I run the North American zonegates for FidoNet.]
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