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|    ATREYU to Sean Dennis    |
|    Re: BBS Software Timeout Values    |
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      MSGID: 1:229/426 CEAECFE3       REPLY: 1:18/200@fidonet 63c32ebb       On 09 Apr 23 20:18:38, Sean Dennis said the following to Jas Hud:              SD> JH> not only can we not get people to pay for subscriptions for our bbses,       SD> JH> over the years i have seen systems that were not successful in doing       SD> JH> cash prizes and other gifts to get users to call.       SD>        SD> Like how nearly every MBBS system in the 90s charged a subscription because       SD> the software was so expensive?              This is true.. If you bought either MBBS or TBBS it was an investment that        you wanted recouped. I never once saw a totally "free" one of those systems        until much later, when the novelty wore off.              Nick              --- Renegade vY2Ka2        * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)    |
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