-=> Quoting Khaboh Ohmsford to Scott Adams <=-

 KO> Re: Re: Fidonet and Usenet
 KO> By: Scott Adams to Winston Smith on Sat Aug 02 2003 03:27 am
 
 >         A bit off topic here since its not really helping him but
 >         I am surprised to see familynet have sex NGs.  A bit
 >         turnaround from where it originally was so many years ago.
 >         :<
 KO> 
 KO> Actually, that does help.  I never pursued FamiltyNet as an option
 KO> because my first contact was with a web page that screamed
"RATED G",
 KO> and indicated that my BBS would have to be as well if I wanted to join.
 KO> If they're getting lax in their policies I might be able to squeeze
 KO> in.  However, my version of "kid friendly" is "if a
kid can figure out
 KO> to to get as far as my system, we'll be friendly to him". :)

     That's how my net AdvnntureNet is.  Its family oriented but we
     do have an adult echo which is pretty tame compared to even the
     theme of most adult echos.  Still good conversations though.
     I hear they have gotten a bit lax over the years.
     But only 2nd hand info.

 KO> Now, by "essentially Usenet in Fido PKT form", do you mean that
 KO> someone on that end is providing a usenet-to-familynet gateway service,
 KO> or it just has a bunch of message areas that are "usenet-esque"?

     Probably both.  Keep in mind I'm not a mmeber of Family net so
     only know what I've seen and heard.  But there are nets that
     are only NG oriented unfournately.

 KO> Semi-seguewaying to/from what someone else said about not providing
 KO> file areas, wh which I agree: There are some things that are just too
 KO> easily provided on the Web already.  For the same reason I'll probably
 KO> not be offering netmail accounts.  But I -will- be setting up support
 KO> on the website of certain choice textfiles and archives. I don't see
 KO> why I couldn't offer some sort of Usenet via the website, if it could
 KO> be done without simply throwing a few links up and abandoning the user.
 KO> My main goal here is to expose those to usenet who have not been
 KO> before. 

     Well TG as a bbs handles Usenet NGs well. :)

     But there are scripts and such out there to do NGs on
     a website.  I've not looked into them but I'm sure
     some good web searches can find some.


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