-> NC> FidoNet is free.
->
-> free for the user, but not necessarily so for the sysop... there are
-> plenty of systems out there that have to pay ld charges at the very
-> least just to pick up packets from a reliable node... they in turn
-> distribute that cost to local systems that get the packets from
-> them...
ECRP. $60 a year in my area for Point systems. Must be nice to live in 
an area where you can set yourself up as a full node and not have to pay 
any ECRP costs at all. Don't think I've ever heard of that, myself. His 
hubmeister must have a heart of gold. Other than air, sunlight, and bad 
manners it's hard to find >anything< that's truly free anymore.
How ya bin, Kurt? Long tyme no tipe! [;) Take care and TTYL.
 ** Defining oneself is like trying to bite your own teeth.
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