Hello Steven,

 SH> You might consider waking up and smelling the coffee.

I have stopped using coffe five years ago...

 SH> The future of Fidonet is not in POTS nodes but in IP nodes and

The future of communication is in the InterNet but if that is also the
future of FidoNet, I am not so sure about. We may one day dearly regret
having put all our eggs in thy basket of the InterNet. A medium that puts
much more control in the hands of others than was the case with POTS.

Are you aware that FidoNet technology (POTS) played a role in the
liberation of Eastern Europe at the end of the cold war? A medium the spies
could not intercept?

 SH> the sooner you started understanding that might assist you
 SH> in your election campaign for the FTSC.

I am not a politician. I will not change colour to collect votes. I am not
opposed to ION's. On the contrary, I may very well try that avenue myself
in th enot too distant future. At present a permanent connection to the
InterNet is beyond my budget and doing FidoNet IP over a dial up line is
not really attractive cost wise here. But adsl and cable providers are in
heavy competition right now, so it may not be too long before I too have a
permanent InterNet connection. If and when that happens I may lose interest
in FidoNet. Or not. The future will tell.

But, whatever the fuyture brings, I believe giving up downward
compatibility will be the death of FidoNet. And presently there is a
movement to do away with it. I shall continue to oppose that as long as a
substantial part of Fidonet depends on old technology. If that turns away
the voters and I am not elected, so be it.

Regards, Michiel

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