Subj : hello from Veleno/Italy
To : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Oct 08 2020 08:03 pm
Hello Wilfred!
** On Thursday 08.10.20 - 23:21, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:
AA>>>> Sveiks All!
WV>>> Gesundheid!
BTW.. FYI, "Sveiks" is a common Latvian greeting.
AA>> Thanks. I didn't have my mask on.
WvV> Is that mandatory, where you live?
It seems to be a mandatory thing in the last few weeks. And,
if you are not wearing one, people look at you like you are
some icky disgusting creature dispensing germs everywhere.
WvV> Overhere it's only mandatory in public transport. In
WvV> shops and supermarkets it isn't (yet). But the shop
WvV> owners can require it of their customers. But I haven't
WvV> seen that yet...
Interesting that your shops have a choice. Here.. all "public
spaces" includes anywhere where the public can gather - and
that includes shops.
WV>>> Why do you need a point number in Italy? ;)
AA>> Because I'm a world traveller and it's better than being
AA>> pointless.
WvV> You could become a point of your own node? I do that...
I know. But my journey back to BBSing/FTN began with
discovering FTN echomail readable on the internet. Then, I
learned about JamNNTP servers from an issue of the FIDONEWS
and that I could use Thunderbird to access echomail. I chose
Tommi's (Zone 2) system for starters. I liked the way the
JamNNTP solution maintained the FROM/TO names in the
conversation. I tried an NNTP feed in my native Zone 1,
briefly, but it wasn't JamNNTP and it didn't offer the FROM/TO
names.
Then, I discovered WinPoint and APoint. I thought that would
be good enough for me. So, Tommi graciously provided point
access.
The notion of being a full node intrigued me too. But I
really wasn't interested in the full management and
maintenance and all the auxiliary concerns of tossing and
converting messages. I didn't have a full 24/hr unlimited ISP
connection at my preferred location (at home) to drive users
to my potential BBS node anyway.
I looked at Mystic and Synchronet, briefly. I was impressed
with both.
D'Bridge provided some enlightenment to consider operating as
a node on a retro laptop that operated well with Windows XP at
my shop location where I have unlimited DSL. But I couldn't
get D'B it to cooperate with sending messages outside the
configured net/zone. I didn't like the limitations of the D'B
message/editor system. And I didn't have the patience to use
GoldEd with it if I could.
Then I learned about OpenXP and I was blown away.
I am impressed with Zone 2 implementation and maintenance of
the Z2 Pointlist. I'm "listed" in that one! :)