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From: ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Flushot-Plus protect against Virus & Trojan programs
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Date: 4 May 88 16:14:50 GMT
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In article <541@csccat.UUCP> loci@csccat.UUCP (Chuck Brunow) writes:
}	Surely a better way to serve the PC user is for them to get 
}	together (stop laughing) and form their own international,
}	reliable, and convenient network. Naturally, everyone would
}	work together and freely contribute their time, efforts, and
}	cash to make an even better net. All users would instantly
}	agree on protocols, compaction, archivers, services, etc.
}	just like they do on the usenet groups. I'm sure no one will
}	mind volunteering to be a backbone site; think of all the
}	glamour and recognition that goes with it. Besides, everyone
}	will be understanding and patient even if you have to go
}	off-line for a couple of minutes.
}
}	I think it's clear that such a project isn't going to happen
}	since the hardware, software, programmers, etc. for such a
}	network don't exist. Why not just be nice guests on usenet
}	and act like you are civilized.

Hmm, that's strange.... You've just described FIDOnet to a "T".  How about
2400+ PCs worldwide all talking to each other, sending not only mail, but also
ECHOMAIL, which is the equivalent of USEnet!  And at the rate the FIDOnet
nodelist is growing (130+ new systems per MONTH and increasing), my estimate
is that is will surpass the size of USEnet in about four years....  The 
ECHOMAIL volume is already one-third of USEnet's volume.

FIDOnet's rapid increase in size *is* causing some growing pains, two
manifestations of which are a fair amount of wrangling and flameage, and at
least two other compatible and interoperable nets started by people who
were tired of being flamed.
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