Hi, Terry Roati!
I read your message from 15.10.2019 15:31

  TR> Why Fidonet? With all the Media attention the Internet has garnered
  TR> in the last few years, and thousands of super slick Web Sites at
  TR> your fingertips, what earthly reason is there to join Fidonet?

  TR> It's FREE! Fidonet is FREE to join and you can stick around forever
  TR> at no cost! Some Nets do have Cost Recovery Programs (CRP) in place
  TR> for mail and file distribution but, if one exists, it's often $5.00
  TR> /month or less for ALL Fidonet echos (the BACKBONE) and the
  TR> thousands of files distributed (FILEBONE). No need to go searching
  TR> for new file updates. There are many File Distribution Systems
  TR> within Fidonet where new files are automatically sent to all
  TR> systems which connect to the Filebone.

  TR> NETMAIL! As terrific as Internet Email is, if you HAVE to get a
  TR> message or file out, and it has to get their NOW, and you wish to
  TR> eliminate ALL possibilities of anyone intercepting your message or
  TR> file attachment, Fido Netmail is the most surefire and secure mail
  TR> transmission method in existence.

  TR> There are 2 kinds of Fidonet Netmail: DIRECT - Mailer to Mailer
  TR> call. Provides ultimate security where no one can intercept
  TR> transmissions! ROUTED - Alternative to Direct, where messages
  TR> piggyback from one system in the Fidonet chain of command,
  TR> (generally, node, Net, Region, Zone Coordinator, etc.) to another.

  TR> It's SECURE! Some great concerns with the Internet are security
  TR> breaches and viruses. Mailers used on Fidonet provide the security
  TR> you need to ensure unauthorized individuals don't break into your
  TR> system or obtain mail or files for which they are not designated.
  TR> They provide complete control, with your directive, over which
  TR> systems can access yours, and what they can retrieve or send.
  TR> Viruses are almost unheard of and always have been on Fidonet.

  TR> It's MODERATED! The conference areas on Fidonet have individuals
  TR> who preside over them, called Moderators, and their "job" is to
  TR> oversee echo mail discussion and topicality. If your interest is
  TR> Windows 95, and you join this conference on Fidonet, rest assured,
  TR> the messages will be generally polite, helpful, on-topic and spam-
  TR> free. Spam, which often overtakes many of the Internet newgroups,
  TR> is strictly forbidden in Fidonet echos.

  TR> It's CONTENT! You've heard the adage, "Quality versus Quantity,"
  TR> and few examples ring more true than the content contained within
  TR> the Fidonet Network. Even newbie users are indoctrinated with the
  TR> requisite "Netiquette" techniques so that their initial forays into
  TR> messaging on Fidonet are positive ones. And they stick around
  TR> because of the high quality content of the message areas. The
  TR> knowledge base is formidable and readily available for those who
  TR> ask.

  TR> It's COMMUNITY! Unlike the Internet, Fidonet is not a free-for-all
  TR> where individuals wander around, unguided, in a vast expanse. It's
  TR> a Global Community, comprised of bigger and smaller subdivisions,
  TR> where members join together and regularly assist one another across
  TR> the street and around the world.

He forgot, IMHO, the main Fidonet beauty -- the way we write and answer 
each other, using the cute quoting system -- the web social networks 
have no such feature, and because of that there are no sensible talking 
in these systems. Only chirping and twitting. BTW, most USENET clients 
also have no quoting system, or have a very primitive one.

Bye, Terry!
Alexander Koryagin
fido7.fidonews 2019
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