Re: Briding Usenet to other social networks?
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:14:32 +0800
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.linux,alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
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| Organization | https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/ |
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On 2/4/2026 10:59 AM, Steve Hayes wrote: > On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:50:28 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> 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. If someone (maybe a student from IT) could write bridges or gateways to sync Usenet with modern social networks like Facebook, Threads, Reddit, etc!! It isn't difficult, right? Because Echomail of Fidonet did it!! :) -- @~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! / v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!! /( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/ ^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw