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|    Mike Powell to AUGUST ABOLINS    |
|    "othernets" FTN network a    |
|    15 Sep 20 11:12:00    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 2911.klatsch@1:2320/105 23c61cad       REPLY: 2:221/360.0 5f5fc15c       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux May 24 2020 GCC 7.5.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.173 May 24 2020 GCC 7.5.0       CHRS: ASCII 1              > Familynet is very sparse in content right now.        [...]       > FamilyNet is huge in the number of topic areas. But not many       > people have found the place, and therefore quite empty.              Actually, I think it was a network that was at least somewhat active, once       upon a time. IIRC, the host stopped bbsing and it may have fallen into       other hands. I think it is more likely a place people used to go but don't       go as much any more.              Mike                      * SLMR 2.1a * A father is a banker provided by nature.       --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 114/705 120/340 123/120 131 226/30 227/114 702       SEEN-BY: 229/101 424 426 452 664 1016 240/5832 249/206 317 400 292/854       SEEN-BY: 298/25 305/3 317/3 322/757 342/200       PATH: 2320/105 261/38 250/1 8 317/3 229/426           |
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