On 4/09/2016 5:31 AM, Janis Kracht -> David Drummond wrote:
 >> Without echo mail Fidonet is nothing. The sole purpose of Fidonet is to
 >> transact mail between nodes.

 JK> Netmail, yes.  Echomail is an "addon".  You show me anyone or any document
that
 JK>   says you have to be able to configure your _echomail tosser_ to get a
node
 JK> number... :) :)

AN echo mail tosser is not a mail transport mechanism. The mailer is that. The
mailer's use is to transact mail packets - predominantly echomail packets.

Show me a use for Fidonet today if it is not echomail transport. Yes, netmail
is transacted too but in minute amounts compared with echomail.

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Regards
David

E&OE

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