Hello Tony,

 -=> Quoting Tony Langdon to Peter Coggon <=-

 -=> PETER COGGON wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-

 TL> That too.  Though they obviously don't "get it", because
BBSs and the
 TL> Internet work rather well together.  Just got DOVE Net going on mine. 

  I's really have to look closely at Networks, since via the Internet
users can go just about anywhere, and access lots of BBSes for the 
same network....if they like reading their own messages...who knows
birds like looking in a mirror :)

 TL> As for Fido, well I have a quandry that wasn't anticipated.  Am I in
 TL> Zone 1 or Zone 3?  Well, the BBS is in Atlanta, but I'm 10000 miles
 TL> away.  An underlying assumption in Fido policy is that the sysop and
 TL> the board are in the same location (Oops, broke that one severely ;) ).

   I wouldn't even know which zone I was in :)
 
 PC>   You forgot hydro.   I was looking too at the latest ADSL and have all

 TL> Hydro?

  Yeah you forgot electric bill to run the pc  24/7...  I
noted the drop in the bill when I closed my BBS last year, after
the pc died of old age... :)
 
 TL> Well, I've got access to cable and ADSL, but upstream bandwidth at
 TL> home sites is limited, and there's only so many PCs one can keep
 TL> running (already running IRLP and WIRES II). And I'd have to change ISP
 TL> to offer BBS level services - too much hassle, a virtual server in the
 TL> US is MUCH easier. :) 
 
  Hmmm...sort of like sometimes wandering through to see who's on...I
would like it all located at home..like the radio bbs.

 PC>   I am on  Echolink too ... been on since the days when it was known
 PC> as Ilink.  I wanted to get something like that too, and IRLP but
 PC> as yet, I have not decided where to fit that in too.

 TL> Me too, my system has a node number of 1046 (and no, I didn't buy that
 TL> one in the vanity program).

  WOW you are an early user of I-link.   I only got into it due to
a ham in Brampton Ontario making up the link boards, and we got
to try one out...it was neat to have people from all over come
via the repeater...just a load of fun...
 
 TL> I never really liked Wildcat myself (at least as a user).  Synchronet
 TL> is quite good.

  I had Spitfire 3.0 to 3.6   had Wildcat ver410 t0 420, there were
some nice features to each.    Some others I tried were always missing
things and needed this and that module...so we stuck with Wildcat 420
for a few years ...ending in the pc death in 2005 and of course the BBS.

   Thanks Tony ...going to see if I can find the most up to date 
version and give it a try...

 TL> 73 de VK3JED
 TL> http://www.vkradio.com
 TL> Synchronet BBS coming soon!

   73 Peter VE3WBZ



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