Hi Michiel!

Tuesday May 02 2006, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Vladimir Donskoy:

 VD>> In our region (country) most peoples have only (not more) one phone
 VD>> line (two or more lines have only "oligarkhie" - who
have billions
 VD>> dollars). So this line are splitting before voice and computer
 VD>> (FIDO), and use this line (receive FIDO calls) at day time is
 VD>> impossible.

 MV> Then I wonder how one could ever run a BBS under these conditions? How can
 MV> one have users? How can one have points? If one does not have users or
 MV> points why does one need node status? Why can one not operate the system
 MV> as a point?

It is difficult but may.
Many our nodes have points (work only at night - without ZMH), or work same
hours per day at light time (when sysop is working)... And many nodes place
in offices of Internet providers or other communications work (banks for
example) - they are CM.

 VD>> DSL or other direct connections to Internet have only mans live a big
 VD>> cities, all other may have only dialing connections to Internet - and
 VD>> in the small cities I know prices is 3-4$ per hour (with middle
 VD>> mounth profit on 100$) - that all mounth profit is 30 hours of
 VD>> Internet!

 MV> It was the same here five years ago. In a few years you will have caught
 MV> up.

I have houp.

 VD>> In our country "FIDO is an Internet for poor"...

 MV> Not for long any more...

"Your lips yes honey to drink..." :-)
When poverty will disappear, decline of FIDO and at us will come.

Regards, Vladimir Donskoy

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