bbs?

  To: Grant Taylor
  Re: bbs?
  By: Grant Taylor to alt.bbs,alt.bbs.allsysop,comp.os.linux.networking on Sun Mar 29 2020 10:59:32

 GT> We have been having a discussion about BBS network technologies in 
 GT> We are discussing what protocols were used between BBSs and what 
 GT> networks they formed.
 GT> Do you have any input that you would like to share with people that know 
 GT> less about BBSs?

FTN Standards were absolutely ubiquitous and used for many spin off nets, but
is a much deeper rabbit hole than one might think, as there were a few
different options for connection between two nodes.

 A great many cities or other small geographic areas had their own area nets
either piggybacking Fido, or just using similar setup and/or the same programs.

There were alternatives like QWK based networking, and just about any other
contemporary message network/technology was likely gated to some BBS or
collection of BBSes SOMEWHERE.

Before the average user had access to the Internet, and before the WWW was a
thing, Bulletin boards WERE the online world for many. As a result, people got
creative.
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Underminer
The Undermine BBS - bbs.undermine.ca:423
Fidonet: 1:342/17
--- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.102
 *  The Undermine - Calgary, AB - telnet://bbs.undermine.ca