Hi Doug,
In a message to All you wrote:

 DM> Why is this echo filled with posts from comp.sys.apple2?  I don't
 DM> know about you, but if I want to read comp.sys.apple2 I'll read it 
 DM> from a usenet feed.

because the sysop of the derby city bbs in KY decided to keep the fido
APPLE echo "alive" by gating the newsgroup...

 DM> If FidoNet users have nothing to say in this echo then so be it. We
 DM> don't need to it to be a copy of comp.sys.apple2 as that adds no
 DM> value. Just my 2 cents.

it isn't "fido" that is doing it... it is one sysop on one system
that is doing it...

and, i'll also note that there are still many folk who enjoy the apple
machines and won't go near a newsgroup because of the bad reputation that
they got when the spammers started harvesting addresses from newsgroups and
spamming their shite into the groups...

in any case, if it is a problem, take it up with the sysop of the derby city bbs ;)

Bye bye!
  mark

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