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|    Erich B. to August Abolins    |
|    Re: ELIST    |
|    01 Sep 21 10:45:50    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 40416.chat@1:103/705 2595902e       REPLY: 2:460/256 00000258       PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Linux master/3313031a7 Aug 9 2021 GCC 8.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/3313031a7 Aug 9 2021 GCC 8.3.0       BBSID: VERT       CHRS: UTF-8 4              > Hi Erich,        > ...Greets from my Telegram app!              > You illuminated a key point. How to create an echo is not obvious - to a       > user. A user comes along, sees that no echo seems to exist for a particular       > topic, and maybe asks for a sysop's assistance to track it down and add it to       > the BBS. Or.. the user sees there is no echo for a particular topic of       > interest and thinks "fidonet sucks.. there is no echo for the topic I'm       > interested in".              > But basically, it's a simple matter to just ask. A sysop of your board could       > help you get started. Then you, as creator/moderator, just need to advertise       > (eg. via ECHO_ADS echo), or encourage other sysops in the network to add your       > echo. You're already off to a good start doing just that! :D              > Hope this helps!              > Ciao!       > /|ug (https://t.me/aabolins)              > ... Searchable Help for OXP https://openxp.kolico.ca       > --- Want fido for iOS/MacOS/Android/Win/Linux? Info=https://shrtco.de/tpJ9yV       > * Origin: Fido by Telegram BBS from Stas Mishchenkov (2:460/256)                     Yes. That could work for me I gather.              $ The Millionaire $       --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 30/0 80/1 103/705 105/81 129/305 218/700 221/1 6 229/426       SEEN-BY: 229/428 664 700 240/1120 261/38 280/464 282/464 1038 301/0       SEEN-BY: 301/1 101 113 812 322/757 460/58 712/848 920/1 5058/104       PATH: 103/705 301/1 229/426           |
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