On 2019 Mar 10 18:31:48, you wrote to me:

 ml>> how is someone going to find out about the stats echo in the first
 ml>> place? catch-22...

 BF>    Not really.

yes, really...

 BF>    1) Hook up to a JamNNTPd based BBS nearby.

how? how can yo find them? catch-22 from the start...

 BF>    2) Spend some time reading up on the echoes sounding relevant. And
 BF> yes,
 BF> I know that not all "moderators" are all too eager to name "their" echoes
 BF> well. Their loss...

 BF>    3) Register on said JamNNTPd based BBS and start asking questions.

 BF>    The rest is a walk in the park, far from Catch-22.

you start with a double catch-22...

  1. newbies to fidonet won't even know what a JAMNNTPd server/BBS is...
  2. where are they going to find these JAMNNTPd systems...

maybe it is a triple catch-22 in that they likely don't even know what a news
server or news client is... in other words, some folks are assuming others have
knowledge and/or experience that may not be valid assumptions...

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...
... BBSing ... time's blackhole.
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