PE>> Plan for new network
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RS> Whats the point ?  Why not just use the net and do something
RS> about any deficiencys you think there are in using the net ?

RS> Its fairly unlikely that something that popular has any major problems.

PE> Hobbyists are unable to exchange mail for free using the internet,
PE> they have to pay an ISP.  That's the whole point of fidonet.

While thats superficially true, its more complicated than that in practice.

Your ISP is actually costing you the SAME as that extra line which
is what most fido nodes end up with. So its no more free than the ISP.
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