BF|>>    People often confuse fidonet with some kind of social club that you
 BF|>> join. But it is nothing but a technical network; joining the network
 BF|>> simply means connecting to it, like when you plug in an Ethernet cable
 BF|>> into a network card.

 RC> What a load.  What purpose would there be to create FidoNet if not for
 RC> the purpose of communicating on a social level.  FidoNet would have no
 RC> purpose at all, if it was not social in nature.

 RC> Without the social aspect, there would be no netmail because there is no
 RC> social interaction.  If there is no netmail, then FidoNet would not
 RC> exist because there would be no reason to create it.

  That's exactly the kind of confusion I had in mind. Confusing the
technology with how it's being used...

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