Hello mark,

 ml> yes, many of us do but sometimes RL doesn't allow for such... that's one
 ml> reason why there are IP only nets... it is also why it takes more time to
 ml> contact some *Cs than others... they may check their FTN stuff only once
 ml> every few weeks or so... that is perfectly allowed by policy, too...

Since my desktop computer went down a week ago I am only contactable in an FTN
way. This BBS computer doesn't have an x-server installed, it just runs the BBS
and that's it. It's just like old times! :)

I'll likely get my desktop fixed this week but in the mean time..

 ml> for some undeityly reason some folks seem to have the idea that as the
 ml> network grows smaller, it should be easier to contact folks but that is
 ml> definitely NOT the case... it wasn't the case when the network was first
 ml> getting started, either ;)

As a general rule email, netmail or echomail all have about the same response
time. Well, echomail and routed netmail may take time to get here but aside
from that..

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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