-=> Bj”rn Felten wrote to mark lewis <=-

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

 BF>    Not really.

Oh yes, really.

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

How is some newbie going to find such a thing?  99+% of users 
(including most Fido sysops) don't even know what the term 
JamNNTPd means!  Or what NNTP/Usenet means.  Or how to access such 
a thing, including what client software is available.  Or how to 
use such software.  Or how to find a Usenet server. Or.....

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

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

You assume/presume an awful lot.  Virtually nobody could ever do 
that.  And please, don't cue up the "Well, back in my day, a 
'effin potential sysop could do....." bullcrap, either.



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