Hi all,
I'm new to Fidonet, although have been very aware of its existence
for 25 years
plus. It's taken me a little while to finally join you. I wasn't sure
if it was
still going in any real way, and I'm excited to see so much lively
discussion
going on across various echos.
The problem is, I could really do with some sort of beginner's guide
to it all!
Echomail is simply posts in the Fidonet echoes and it's public.
Netmail is between individuals using Fidonet to transport the data.
Terms like netmail, echomail, the node numbering system, how messages
are
The node numbering system is fairly simple, the format is zone/net/node,
i.e. 1:285/1 is Zone 1, Net 285, Node 1 (note Net 285 used to be the
Omaha NE area but gas been defunct for probably 20 years).
passed between boards, how many echos are out there, how to become a
sysop of a
BBS carrying fidonet - this is all stuff I'm unsure of and would like
to learn
more about it.
Fidonet used to be very hierarchical but not so much any more.
The challenge is - I don't have regular access to the internet at
home any more
- voluntarily reliant on dial-up so I need to work all of this out
via BBSes
themselves. I daresay sitting and lurking for long enough will
eventually teach
me everything I need to know. Just wondering if there's a beginners
guide or
similar resource that you could recommend. Apologies for a rambling
post -
which could have been just one line long!
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