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   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ea8971d8   
   Hello, August Abolins.   
   On 11/18/20 6:14 PM you wrote:   
      
    AA> Hello Charles! ** On Wednesday 18.11.20 - 14:08, Charles Pierson    
    AA> wrote to August Abolins:   
    AA>>> An upgrade on layout would be good, especially when reading    
    AA>>> through the various echos of a network. I think there is only    
    AA>>> one Sychronet bbs that organizes the echos into categories    
    AA>>> first:   
    CP>> That comes down to the various programs, and the Sysops. I    
    CP>> believe at least several programs have the option for at least    
    CP>> short descriptions for the message areas. Whether or not they are    
    CP>> used is to each Sysop.   
    AA> The short descriptions can provide good info, but the lists   are    
    AA> often unstructered, no sensical order.  If someone is just      
    AA> looking for all the potential programming echos - for example,      
    AA> they would work well all in one short-list group.   
      
   Area lists are usually Alphabetical by Network, I've noticed.   
      
   There isn't much that can be done about that unless you can convince every   
   Sysop, Software writer, Echolist manager, and who ever else is involved that I   
   might be leaving out to change that.   
      
   That's not likely to happen.   
      
   There is also something in Fidonet called ECHO ADS.  It's specific purpose is   
   to let people know that there is an Echo about a topic. If a sysop isn't   
   carrying a particular echo, a user can either ask the sysop if they would, or   
   find another BBS that does if the sysop in question doesn't want to.   
      
   There is Also Othernet ads, as well as BBS ad's which generally advertise what   
   networks they have.   
      
   Much of the BBS and Fidonet experience has to be learned being in it.   
       
      
   --   
   Best regards!   
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