From: david.rance@SPAMOFFrance.org.uk   
      
   On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Huddleston wrote:   
      
   >> A BBS is not the same as Fidonet. A BBS may use the Fidonet or many other   
   >> networks (including the Internet) to distribute mail.   
   >   
   >I know what Fidonet is -- I was on it for a long time.  At that time, it   
   >most certainly was a collection of semi-connected BBS's.  Yes, there were   
   >gateways to Usenet and PCBoard and etc.  But Fidonet is now completely   
   >unnecessary -- a dinosaur.   
      
   No-one said it was necessary.   
      
   David   
      
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