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|    Gamgee to Mike Powell    |
|    Re: Facebook Synchronet B    |
|    07 Feb 26 19:56:37    |
      TZUTC: -0600       MSGID: 59313.sync_sys@1:103/705 2dee0c61       REPLY: 15170.dove-sync_sys@723:320/1 2decc5a3       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/beb7e64da Dec 27 2025 GCC 14.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.36-Linux master/cd30ec58a Feb 06 2026 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: PALANTIR       CHRS: CP437 2       FORMAT: flowed       -=> Mike Powell wrote to GAMGEE <=-               > DM> I don't get sites like this:        > DM> https://synchronetbbs.org/               > Neither do I. Seems like they're trying to make money by selling        > pre-fab SBBS's for "sysops" that don't know how to run one themselves.        > I think that's "Marisa's" site.               MP> Yeah, but I think there have also been a couple of sysops over the        MP> years that have used it when they don't have the resources to host it        MP> themselves.        MP> That would be an easy (although, IIRC, less flexible) alternative for        MP> them.              I suppose that's probably true, although I think it's more expensive        than using something like a $5/mo VPS on a cloud server. |
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