bbs and usenet

> When BBS systems were popular, did anyone ever hook their bbs to
> usenet? I know fidonet came along, but wasn't usenet similar? or was
> fidonet like email?

Yes, back in the mid-1990s (about 30 years ago), I carried several usenet
newsgroups.  It became increasingly difficult to do so, though, as ISPs
eventually did away with news servers as a part of their services.  I still
currently carry a few, like this one, via fidonet hubs that still have a
gate set up.


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