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Hello Bob - 

>> At some point during the time that FidoNet usage in the US
>> began to take a huge dive, Bob took steps to insure that the
>> C Echo would have a means to survive. 

BS> Although I appreciate your faith in me, this simply isn't
BS> true and is likely to plant yet another burr under Charles'
BS> saddle. 

I already knew it wasn't true and decided to let it slide but
is it really necessary to include me in messages that you
post here? 

BS> I had ended my last term as moderator by a couple of years
BS> when Fido started taking the big hits. I kept my local
BS> point address until sometime in the early 90's. By that
BS> time, I was working ridiculously long hours and really had
BS> no time to participate any more, so I disconnected from
BS> FidoNet. 

BS> A few years passed and I found connections on the Internet,
BS> most recently this one at Yahoo groups. However, the people
BS> to thank for these efforts to keep the C_Echo alive are
BS> elsewhere (thanks Tom!) 

>> I don't know everything that he did, but one thing was to
>> make it available as a mailing list. I haven't bothered to
>> take the time to understand exactly how Yahoo Groups works.
>> I just know that it is the easiest way to receive the C
>> Echo... not necessarily the best way. Of course, which is
>> best and which is easiest is entirely subjective. 

BS> This has been recently discussed... Now that my long
BS> employment dry spell is over, I have a fortuitous mix of
BS> finances, enthusiasm, and time to devote to everything
BS> SNIPPETS (which includes the C site, the audio site, and
BS> others), and have begun. 

BS> The first concrete result of interest here will be a
BS> C_Echo-style mailing list. As soon as that's officially
BS> published, Tom and I have agreed in principle to explore
BS> ways to gate the Fido C_Echo to the new mailing list with
BS> hopefully more reliability that has been evinced by Yahoo.
BS> Charles will also be glad to know that I plan to set it up
BS> so that while I will have to be the List admin (i.e. I have
BS> the root password for the server), the list moderator can,
BS> and hopefully will, be someone else. 

Fascinating. This is not a 'blog' or a 'wikiwiki', this is the
c_echo. 

Charles has already posted his opion of elisting FIDO echos and
PLEASE note that it was prior to reading this message from you.
My opinion of the damage to BBS'g in general is not based on
personalities and I didn't even need to include your name in my
previous message. (hint) 

At this point in time I can honestly say that your initial
posts prior to my suggestion to seek out another source
(different book) were vaguely on-topic. The remainder of your
posts seemed to reflect a fascination with me and how I
percieve you. From that point onward the elisted people seem to
think this is a chat echo for any thought that crosses their
minds. 

I suggest that you setup a BLOG for yourself and the others to
reminisce about fading glories and FIDO versus Yahoo where
discussion of C programming won't be a distraction for any of
you? 

Please note the lack of names and lack of insulting adjectives
directed at any individual. It is possible if you put some
effort into it. 

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