Re: Before the Internet...

On 10/2/22 13:49, Marc Lewis wrote:
> + User FidoNet address: 1:396/45
> Hello all!
> 
>     Take a break from the internet's automated madness.  Slow down,
>     sit back and log into one of the BBSes advertised in this group.
> 
>   Before HTTP, WWW, Google, Facebook, eBay or any of the internet stuff
>   people take for granted now, BBSes were moving people's messages and
>   files.   We still do WITHOUT the spam.   We do it without the glitz.
>     We are real people at the keyboards -- not autoresponder robots!
> 
>     Never done it before?  Need help?  JUST ASK!  Almost any BBS you
>    call into will have a System Operator (SysOp) that would be happy
>                to help you navigate the BBS environment.
> 
> Best regards,
> Marc
> SysOp, Sursum Corda! BBS
> Huntsville, AL - USA
> telnet://bbs.sursum-corda.com
> Traditional Dial-Up: 256-895-4786
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This all seems very nostalgic and even useful. I would want a BBS 
account with pop3 / smtp email. How and where would I get it?

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