Subj : Re: Sorry, it attached instead of copied. Trying again:
To   : John Dovey
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Mon May 17 2021 06:01 pm

-=> On 05-17-21 07:55, John Dovey wrote to All <=-

 JD> almost as isolated. I turned to BBS technology, together with FidoNet
 JD> (FTN) and QWKnet primarily because it's got a few key features. The
 JD> important ones for us are primarily;
 JD>  1 Availability of free software
 JD>  2 Software for almost any platform, including some of the oldest and
 JD> simplest (DOS), as well as some of the most modern (RasberryPI).
 JD>  3 Ease and simplicity of setup and operation
 JD>  4 Simplicity of networking messages
 JD>  5 Anarchic by design ie not controlled by anyone
 JD>  6 Store and Forward operation.

Yep. :)

 JD> software is a series of old ideas. Some really good principles and
 JD> realization of those principles and some things which just aren't in
 JD> tune with the modern way of doing things. The most glaring omission is
 JD> a simple app for Android or IOS. There are "point" systems (such as
 JD> GoldEd+) and the configurations that they require, but they are at best
 JD> clunky and difficult.

Yep, no mobile app is a big issue.  The point apps for me violate the principle
of being able to log into the one account and have your messaging status (group
subscriptions and last read pointers) remain in sync across multiple devices. 
NNTP also suffers from this problem, because all the critical information is
kept client side.

 JD> *Vision

 JD> First Principles
 JD> *I believe that the requirements and usage for the majority of people
 JD> has shifted.

Go on... ;)



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