AV> Whether it is "worth it" depends on why you do it.  For me, I like
 AV> fidonet echos much better than the internet newsgroups I have read.
That's true. And here the local network, Hitnet is much more interesting
than the turkish groups. That bounds a lot of people to the BBS community.
:)

 AV> What do you see as the difference between running a bbs as opposed
 AV> to replacing it with a web page?  Maybe there is a way to use the
 AV> internet to revive bbses?
Our Maximus will be open to internet worldwide, (it is only open to telnet
for the LAN and local ISP users for just now, until a new router installed,
network manager ordered me not to open it.) maybe that'll do the trick.
About the web, at least it isn't same for me emotionaly. I am a postmaster,
webmaster and a system operator but the most pleasure I get is from
managing the Maximus. :)

Still, I virtually never call the BBS nowadays. I usually connect to the
internet and then open a telnet connection to it. :-) At least it frees a
modem for the usual users. There were times 8 lines were not enough. :-(

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