Mail Archives: opendos/2004/01/24/10:49:25
Mike Tripp explained:
> I am the host of my network and the only member with a phone number in my
> nodelisting (alongside my IP information). The rest of my network accesses Fido
> via the Internet using analog modem, cable modem, or DSL. Some are "always on"
> and can accept a connection from me whenever I initiate it. Others use
> temporary connections and must initiate a connection with me (and/or other Fido
> nodes) to pick up what is held for them. In =no= case, are modem-to-modem
> connections using only Fidonet protocols made between myself and the members of
> my own network.
Citing Randy Bush <http://www.fidonet.org/inet92_Randy_Bush.txt>
and saying from a users perspective, I was suggesting that it's
those "others" who characterize the FidoNet.
MCI Mail's monthly bill served to reinforce the "us/them"
distinction. They had connections to a variety of networks, we
did not.
-- Gary
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