Hello, Eric.

Sunday February 13 2011 at 16:39, you wrote to All:

 EO> such.  I'm not really sure why it is that the term "sysop" isn't
 EO> usually applied to a system administrator and vice versa.

Sysop is short for "system operator".  With a BBS, it is much
more hands-on than "administrating" some computer at work; you
are 100% involved in the minutae of running a BBS from the hardware to the
software to the untangible things, such as keeping users happy.

To me, a BBS sysop truly "operates" the BBS rather than simply
being an "administrator".  Having been both for much of my life,
I can say for myself there's a big difference between the two.

Later,
Sean

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