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|    Kurt Weiske to Nate Mcmullin    |
|    Re: Feeling Retro    |
|    01 Aug 23 07:59:00    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 2987.coffeekl@1:218/700 292e7d2c       REPLY: 1:129/305 a99c33fe       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Win32 master/86825b66e Jul 11 2023 MSC 1929       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 master/86825b66e Jul 11 2023 MSC 1929       BBSID: REALITY       CHRS: ASCII 1       -=> Nate Mcmullin wrote to Hello! <=-               NM> Wondering if a local community could use a BBS to communicate vs        NM> instant communications. Having to wait for messages and replies (even        NM> if just a local message board), could be a new fad? I need an iOS QWK        NM> Reader ...               There are BBS-specific IRC servers out there (irc.synchro.net is one,        primarily focused on Synchronet support) and MRC, a BBS-hosted        real-time chat network that resembles IRC but it more BBS-focused and        centralized than IRC.                            ... Such a format will close the door.       --- MultiMail/Win v0.52        * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 10/0 1 15/0 90/1 102/401 103/1 705 105/81 106/201 123/131       SEEN-BY: 129/305 153/7715 214/22 218/0 1 215 700 720 810 840 850 860       SEEN-BY: 218/880 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 113 206 307 317 400 426       SEEN-BY: 229/428 452 470 664 700 266/512 282/1038 291/111 292/854       SEEN-BY: 301/1 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 712/848       SEEN-BY: 5075/35       PATH: 218/700 229/426           |
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