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   Message 346 of 3,070   
   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   Andrew Clarke's online echomail archive   
   15 Mar 19 00:11:16   
   
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   Hello Martin,   
      
   On 13.03.19, you wrote:   
      
    MF> Andrew Clarke's online echomail archive is an extremely useful resource   
    MF> and one which I've used regularly over the years.   
      
   When I *first* learned of AC's Ozzmosis I was furious.  I had embraced the   
   Fidonet echoes (or any of the other Othernets) as a unique place for   
   discussions as opposed to the often spam filled troll filled usenet NGs, and   
   isolated (as in *protected*) from the clutter monster of the internet.  I took   
   pride in promoting Fidonet as a priviledged place, assigning Points to my   
   mailer bbs, trying to convince people that echomail is a great way to   
   participate in a variety of topics and not worry about the content being   
   exploited and spied upon by non-members.   
      
   Now, many years later, here I am *using* today's techonolgy to "google" for   
   things and even find old fidonet posts courtesy of Ozzmosis - and liking the   
   results.   
      
   The one thing I would appreciate Ozzmosis had incorporated was a Search   
   feature.   
      
      
   ../|ug   
      
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