• Echomail

    From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to All on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 00:03:00
    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading
    messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    I like it. Now I understand the hype. But people should post more! (I have an addictive personality!)

    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears on Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will only enhance the moderator's buzz :)

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  • From Warpslide@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 19:44:00
    On 05 Jan 2021, Shitty said the following...

    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    Which networks are you on now? If you haven't checked out DOVE-Net, I'd get on
    there too. It's quite busy and sometimes inflammatory.

    It's a QWK network, so a little different (but still pretty easy) to get going with Mystic.


    Jay

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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Warpslide on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 00:48:00
    Which networks are you on now? If you haven't checked out DOVE-Net, I'd get on there too. It's quite busy and sometimes inflammatory.

    You read my mind! I like Dovenet. I used to read it when Alcoholiday when running.

    I'll give it a try!

    Thanks!

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  • From Warpslide@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 20:08:00
    On 05 Jan 2021, Shitty said the following...

    You read my mind! I like Dovenet. I used to read it when Alcoholiday when running.

    I'll give it a try!

    Black Panther has a great write-up on how to get it going. Hit up his BBS at telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com and look for the file ms-qwk12.zip.


    Jay

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  • From Atreyu@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 00:19:00
    On 05 Jan 21 19:03:30, Shitty said the following to All:

    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears on Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will only enhance the moderator's buzz :)

    You have a Shitty sense of humour...

    Atreyu

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  • From Netsurge@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 01:12:00
    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    I like it. Now I understand the hype. But people should post more! (I
    have anaddictive personality!)

    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears on Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will only enhance the moderator's buzz :)

    You should have been in Region 12. We currently have the Z1C in the region and I am the RC. Be rest assured, neither one of us has a fucking problem with it. Most of the time I have to make sure Nick keeps his pants on.

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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Warpslide on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 03:59:00
    Black Panther has a great write-up on how to get it going. Hit up his
    BBS at telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com and look for the file ms-qwk12.zip.

    Thanks!

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  • From ryan@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 22:59:00
    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    That was how things went for me, too...previously I didn't really communicate much other than IRC lol.

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    You must be on different nets than me...

    Hehe on a serious note I trimmed the number of nets I carry down pretty substantially. I think there's a "less is more" aspect for callers, or at
    least for me as an administrator.

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  • From Atreyu@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Netsurge on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 02:48:00
    On 05 Jan 21 20:12:40, Netsurge said the following to Shitty:

    You should have been in Region 12. We currently have the Z1C in the region a I am the RC. Be rest assured, neither one of us has a fucking problem with i Most of the time I have to make sure Nick keeps his pants on.

    Well allow me to retort... No, I'm not wearing any pants.

    Atreyu

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  • From paulie420@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 00:14:00
    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    I like it. Now I understand the hype. But people should post more! (I
    have anaddictive personality!)

    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears on Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will only enhance the moderator's buzz :)

    Fuck you.

    What are the echomail networks you carry?



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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Atreyu on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 06:34:00
    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will on enhance the moderator's buzz :)

    You have a Shitty sense of humour...

    I'll admit that I often laugh at stuff that other people don't think is funny. That's why all my favorite TV shows keep getting cancelled.

    I don't particularly want to see people swearing - that does nothing for me. But I find it hilarious to see grown men arguing about about their consitutional right to swear!

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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Netsurge on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 06:48:00
    You should have been in Region 12. We currently have the Z1C in the
    region and I am the RC. Be rest assured, neither one of us has a fucking problem with it. Most of the time I have to make sure Nick keeps his
    pants on.

    But it's not funny if, perhaps, that moderator has kids, grandkids, or an elderly parent hovering nearby, who might be curious about what the text on
    the screen says.

    It was awkward at first when my mom visited me and saw me working on my BBS (Compufuck) but fortunately for me she didn't have a problem with it. Some of those other dudes are probably getting a wooden spoon to the ass or something.

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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to ryan on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 07:54:00
    That was how things went for me, too...previously I didn't really communicate much other than IRC lol.

    Are you one of the guys from #mysticbbs? That was a thing back around 2014. I used to visit there a lot.

    Hehe on a serious note I trimmed the number of nets I carry down pretty substantially. I think there's a "less is more" aspect for callers, or at least for me as an administrator.

    That's a good idea. I trimmed my echos down by removing most of the unsocial ones - scistats here, fidonews on fido, stuff like that. They seem like conversation killers to me.

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  • From ryan@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 03:20:00
    Are you one of the guys from #mysticbbs? That was a thing back around 2014. I used to visit there a lot.

    Maybe? Can't remember. My IRC nick was esc^. I'm on discord now, and the
    server I use does gate #mysticbbs IIRC.

    That's a good idea. I trimmed my echos down by removing most of the unsocial ones - scistats here, fidonews on fido, stuff like that. They seem like conversation killers to me.

    I set these echos up as default off for newscans but sometimes like perusing them myself. For me, I've discovered each net has its own personality, so I
    try to curate the nets that align best with what I believe my board's personality tries to be.

    Yeah, elitist bullshit hehehe.

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  • From Bob Roberts@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 04:10:00
    Re: Echomail
    By: Shitty to All on Tue Jan 05 2021 07:03 pm

    Just remember that there's no swearing on Fidonet. When someone swears on Fidonet, it kills everyone's buzz except for the moderators. It will only enhance the moderator's buzz :)

    There is an echo with the shortname "DR" that is full of swearing. Stop by!

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  • From Bob Roberts@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 04:16:00
    Re: Re: Echomail
    By: Shitty to Atreyu on Wed Jan 06 2021 01:34 am

    I don't particularly want to see people swearing - that does nothing for
    me.
    But I find it hilarious to see grown men arguing about about their consitutional right to swear!

    Netflix has a new docuseries called "The History of Swear Words" narrated by Nicholas Cage.

    Bob Roberts
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  • From Vk3jed@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Thursday, January 07, 2021 01:59:00
    On 01-05-21 19:03, Shitty wrote to All <=-

    Echomail is fun! I can't believe I waited like 30 years to get into it!

    Late to the party, but the party's still going. ;) I was there 30 years ago.
    )

    I'm carrying 4 echomail networks now, and by the time I'm done reading messages and I poll again, there's a whole bunch more to read!

    Only 4? ;P

    I like it. Now I understand the hype. But people should post more! (I
    have an addictive personality!)

    Yeah nothing like a big QWK packet to peruse. ;)


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  • From Vk3jed@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Atreyu on Thursday, January 07, 2021 02:02:00
    On 01-05-21 21:48, Atreyu wrote to Netsurge <=-

    Well allow me to retort... No, I'm not wearing any pants.

    *points and giggles*

    <g, d &r > :P


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  • From jokker@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Netsurge on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 14:53:00
    You should have been in Region 12. We currently have the Z1C in the
    region andI am the RC. Be rest assured, neither one of us has a fucking problem with it.Most of the time I have to make sure Nick keeps his
    pants on.


    So the RC stands for Restore Clothing? Good to know and we thank you for the sacrifices you make in doing that. Now if only we could get someone to take up the mantle of Sock Coordinator for Region 12.

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  • From jokker@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 14:58:00
    It was awkward at first when my mom visited me and saw me working on my BBS(Compufuck) but fortunately for me she didn't have a problem with it. Some ofthose other dudes are probably getting a wooden spoon to the ass
    or something.

    Hmm Shitty's mom spanking me with a wooden spoon for offensive BBS choices. Damn I usually have to go to Reddit for this kind of unique setup. Ah well scinet is a full service network...<unzip>....

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  • From Atreyu@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Jokker on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 15:36:00
    On 06 Jan 21 09:58:00, Jokker said the following to Shitty:

    Hmm Shitty's mom spanking me with a wooden spoon for offensive BBS choices.

    HA! *I just knew* it was a matter of time before Scinet featured someone being spanked with a wooden spoon.

    Atreyu

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  • From Shitty@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to paulie420 on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 09:46:00
    What are the echomail networks you carry?

    I got Fido, Sci, fsx, & Metronet. Metronet is a little dead but I think it
    will pick up.

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  • From Netsurge@DIGDIST/ANARCHY/CRBBSNET to Shitty on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 18:58:00
    It was awkward at first when my mom visited me and saw me working on my BBS(Compufuck) but fortunately for me she didn't have a problem with it. Some ofthose other dudes are probably getting a wooden spoon to the ass
    or something.

    The issue with fidonet isn't so much language as it is people who have been in their mom's basement for the past 50 years still hanging on to the old ways. The P4 thumpers as we call them, waving around policy 4 like it's still valid or the law. Those are the trouble makers.

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