XPost: alt.comp.linux   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 2/02/2026 4:03 am, AJL wrote:   
   > On 2/1/2026 9:24 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >   
   >> FWIW, I already used/managed a NetNews/Usenet system in the early   
   >> 80s. Used RFA (Remote File Access) before NFS (Network File System)   
   >> even existed and UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) to receive/send articles   
   >> from/to other systems. And yes, the user used a *program* (called   
   >> 'notes' [1])!   
   >   
   > My Earthlink dialup subscription provided Usenet at the time which is   
   > where I got hooked. I also frequented some bulletin boards. Good old   
   > days...   
   >   
   Never did BBSs ... but I guess UseNet is not much more than many BBSs   
   (i.e. ISPs/NSPs) being interconnected.   
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   Daniel70   
      
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