XPost: alt.comp.linux   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-04 03:59, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:50:28 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/2/2026 11:49 PM, Anssi Saari wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E.R."  writes:   
   >>>   
   >>>> For some strange reason, Fidonet continued working in Rusia after it   
   >>>> stopped in Europe. They took over the development of software, too.   
   >>>   
   >>> I still see people post to Usenet from Fidonet on occasion.   
   >>   
   >> There was a bridging program that could sync a Usenet newsgroup to an   
   >> Echomail group back then. :)   
   >>   
   >> And Echomail has offline readers, allowing you to post as well.   
   >   
   > I first encountered Usenet when some newsgroups were gated to Fidonet,   
   > this one among them.   
   >   
   > Most popular offline readers were BlueWave and Silver Xpress. I still   
   > have them on my computer, with some saved messages from 30-35 years   
   > ago.   
      
   Bluewave for users. Golded for points, combined with Frontdoor. And   
   something else, a processor or something to put messages in their places.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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