BC> The Hertzian Intercept BBS draws its last breath and officially
 BC> closes down for good at 2400-hrs, May 31, 1997.  (See my origin
That's a sad note, Bill.  I don't intend to turn this into a controversy, but 
please, do read on.
 BC> My BBS is being replaced by my Web and FTP sites as follows:
Why not offer the web and ftp as a side dish to the BBS?  I'm devloping such 
a scheme, using the Web site to educate newbies on the BBS thing.  Same goes 
for Fido.  They're not finished just yet, not if sysops pull together and 
pool resources to overcome this decline.
 BC> The days of the BBS are wrapping up and drawing to a close.  BBS's
 BC> just don't get it anymore in terms of cost and resources of time
 BC> and equipment.  FidoNet is shrinking weekly and is down by over
Only because the web is easier and more accessible.  It is up to us to design 
clean, easy to use interfaces for our boards, and to again educate folks.  I, 
and others, feel the web is an excellent blackboard to do this.
 BC> This may be the time to develop your Internet connections,
 BC> if you haven't already done so.  There are several great newsgroups
 BC> that go along the lines of SCANRADIO:
This may be the time for more users to develop their own Fidonet connections, 
and replace those who have left.  Again, the web may be the place to put up 
tutorials, how-to's and such on how to set up a BBS with mailer.
And I'm developing such a beast.
 BC> wrong, I'm wrong.  If I'm right, then I'm right. History will prove
 BC> it one way or the other.
I'm hoping you're wrong =-)
You still gonna mod SCANRADIO?  Don't let this one die, man... it's one of 
the first I read when I first found Fido, and I know its one of the oldest...
I won't tell you what to do, but make sure you make a full backup of your BBS 
before you pull the plug on it.  I run a 1 line free board, and have my fair 
share of fidonuts...  and with some gentle prodding and hand-holding, they 
are increasing slowly in number.
There is hope.
On another note:  Any recommendation on a sub $300 handheld that will do up 
to 900 mhz, and will cover the military air UHF band?  I work at an airbase, 
and our jets don't talk 118-136...  I just can't swing the $400 RatShack 
wants for their "capable" handhelds..
... FidoNET is all about communications.  Tell your friends!
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