Darin McBride wrote in a message to Bob Swift:

 DM> Hello Bob!

 DM> Replying to a message of Bob Swift to Neil Heller:

 BS>>> ...(both via POTS and also utilizing the internet as a
 BS>>> carrier).

 NH>> What's pot?  Is that like the old-time dial-up BBSs?

 BS> POTS = Plain Old Telephone Service.  I thought that was a common
 BS> acronym. 

 DM> To oldtimers who actually have modems and stuff, yes.  But that's
 DM> dating yourself there, partner.  :-)

What?  I still have the 300 I started with,  as well as the 1200,  2400, 
and 14.4 that succeeded that one...     :-)

 BS> -+- blueMail/Linux 1.1

 DM> I really need to convert my fido over to Linux. 

Same here.

 DM> There are so few reasons I'm still running OS/2 - and this is one 
 DM> of them.  :-)

What is?

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