>Hi all!
Hi Bonnie!
BG>For those that have been following the threads of these conversations
  >over the past few years, and to the growing ones who are becoming
  >alienated from their local BBSs that may be dropping services or Fidnet
  >coverage. Nearly three months have gone by with almost constant problems
  >either recieving or getting messages to the conference here.
BG>I'm looking at a number of options, but most of them are largely based
  >on Internet access with a realization that sooner or later Fidonet is
  >dead or absorbed into the Internet.
BG>Does anyone know if the Fidonet echos are ported to USENET style
  >newsgroups currently somewhere on the Internet? This would be the
  >easiest Fido/Internet Gateway for us to keep going while still
  >preserving the Fidonet coverage for as long as is needed.
I don't know if there is an effort to post FIDO to usenet.  Given the
ease of sending messages to a large number of usenet newsgroups, I don't
know if this will have the optimal signal to noise ratio...
I see a backlash happening - people still using the Internet for e-mail
and mailing lists but rejoining the other nets for general moderated
conversation.  I know on my BBS, many of the people sign on for the net
but when nudged to FIDO and the others, they become active there...
I would hang in there for a while and see what happens.
Best of holidays!
TTYL - Dave
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