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   -=> On 01-09-21 14:34, Kai Richter wrote to bebyx <=-   
      
    KR> Well, Tony Langdorn does since 2016 (Funny, the next mail after yours   
    KR> is from him). I'm new to this echoarea and so i can review until 2014   
    KR> only. There are five writers without realnames with each less than a   
    KR> dozen mails. Compared to all remaining 2900 mails i'd like to say we   
    KR> all do care.   
      
   Well since 1991 actually, but I did have a break from BBSing between around   
   2000 and 2016. :)  Many Fidonet echos still have a "real names" policy, though,   
   and for me it's easier just to make that a Fidonet default.  Other nets, I   
   allow aliases, since the othernets generally don't force real names (or   
   something that looks like one).   
      
    KR> Many nodes are running because their setup is done and the system is   
    KR> still powered. Our latest loss of a node system was because of a fire   
    KR> in the street; resulting into a long time power fail and a PC power   
    KR> supply unit that rejected to start again. It's an un-common PSU and an   
    KR> IBM OS that is difficult to transfer to latest hardware. The system is   
    KR> down for two month now and i don't think it will come back.   
      
   I'm one running modern software (Synchronet) on modern hardware (Banana Pi)   
   under a modern OS (Linux). :)  Have to do the 6 monthly SD card replacement   
   (preventative maintenance).  Went to buy one last week, but the store was   
   overrun with people and I didn't have a spare half an hour to wait in the   
   queue, not to mention the extra time to find the SD cards, because they've   
   rearranged the store.   
      
    KR> There is no reason but tradition to keep outdated protocols up and   
    KR> running. If you are searching for communication you should go forward   
    KR> to latest technology.   
      
   Though these outdted protocols do seem to encourage relatively high quality   
   messaging (with the exception of a few notorious echos ;) ).   
      
      
   ... Smile if you're not wearing any underwear.   
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