Hello, Mark.

Tuesday February 22 2011 at 18:47, you wrote to me:

 MH> Very true.  When I first setup my BBS back in 1984, it was because I
 MH> wanted it for myself.  It was a fringe benefit that others enjoyed it
 MH> as much as I did - and took part in it.  Just like when I would write
 MH> mods for the BBS.  They were done because I wanted some feature,
 MH> option, or whatever on my BBS.   It was a bonus to be able to share it
 MH> with others that might want the same thing.

I actually started my own BBS because there weren't any local to me (that I
knew of at the time).  I have an interesting story as how to I actually met
my sysoping mentor, Scott McNay, back in 1998, that I'll tell you if you
want to hear it.

Also, as the moderator, I'm sorry you came in during this time where I have
had to deal with a rather ugly situation in the echo.  This is the first
time in a decade that this has happened and you came in the middle of it. 
This echo is normally quiet and filled with some rather good conversation. 
There are a lot of good people in here and a lot of BBS developers hanging
out too.

On a side note, I'm sure you know who Dean Nash is.  I'm actually a friend
of his; he and I are both amateur radio operators and are in the same ham
radio club. :)

Later,
Sean

... How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?
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