Echomail

To: Vicvett
Hey Vic,

You're probably wondering what echomail is. The name implies its purpose.
Echomail is message groups that BBS systems have configured on there BBS's to
allow members of these BBS's to send messages. It's not email, it's like
newsgroups, which are public message groups where people communicate with each
other. The message is echoed to other BBS's connected to the same BBS network.
I'm connected to the DOVE-NET network. The DOVE-NET is a collection of hobbist
Synchronet BBS systems which exchange files and messages. You can also send
private messages to users of this BBS by sending private messages. When I get
back in a couple of months, I'll be building the files area so that users can
download files. I currently have about 50,000 files for download. I just need
time to configure the file areas. Chat with you, later.

Nelson sends

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 15:31:03 -0500, Deva wrote:

> To: Vicvett
> Hey Vic,
>
> You're probably wondering what echomail is. The name implies its purpose.
> Echomail is message groups that BBS systems have configured on there BBS's to
> allow members of these BBS's to send messages. It's not email, it's like
> newsgroups, which are public message groups where people communicate with each
> other. The message is echoed to other BBS's connected to the same BBS network.
> I'm connected to the DOVE-NET network. The DOVE-NET is a collection of hobbist
> Synchronet BBS systems which exchange files and messages. You can also send
> private messages to users of this BBS by sending private messages. When I get
> back in a couple of months, I'll be building the files area so that users can
> download files. I currently have about 50,000 files for download. I just need
> time to configure the file areas. Chat with you, later.
>
> Nelson sends


Smells like spam to me.

Anna Cunningham wrote:
> Smells like spam to me.

If it looks like spam, smells like spam and tastes like spam, then it
probably *is* spam.

--
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Ben Measures wrote:
> Anna Cunningham wrote:
>
>> Smells like spam to me.
>
>
> If it looks like spam, smells like spam and tastes like spam, then it
> probably *is* spam.

Then again, I haven't tasted it yet.

--
Ben M.

----------------
What are Software Patents for?
To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.

What do Software Patents do?
In its current form, they protect only companies with
big legal departments as they:
a.) Patent everything no matter how general
b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
years of harassment).

Don't let them take away your right to program
whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
before its too late.

Read about the ongoing battle at http://swpat.ffii.org/
----------------

"Anna Cunningham" <anna@cunniingham.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.02.04.02.56.50.986994@cunniingham.ne t...
> On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 15:31:03 -0500, Deva wrote:
>
> > To: Vicvett
> > Hey Vic,
> >
> > You're probably wondering what echomail is. The name implies its
purpose.
> > Echomail is message groups that BBS systems have configured on there
BBS's to
> > allow members of these BBS's to send messages. It's not email, it's like
> > newsgroups, which are public message groups where people communicate
with each
> > other. The message is echoed to other BBS's connected to the same BBS
network.
> > I'm connected to the DOVE-NET network. The DOVE-NET is a collection of
hobbist
> > Synchronet BBS systems which exchange files and messages. You can also
send
> > private messages to users of this BBS by sending private messages. When
I get
> > back in a couple of months, I'll be building the files area so that
users can
> > download files. I currently have about 50,000 files for download. I just
need
> > time to configure the file areas. Chat with you, later.
> >
> > Nelson sends
>
>
> Smells like spam to me.

Must be time to show my age again :) Echomail is a label for a message
system that is similar to usenet's newsgroups (in fact, many conferences
have been ported each direction). The term originated in FidoNet about
1986. Unlike netmail which was truly point-to-point using directly dialed
connections, echomail used store-n-forward transmissions between collection
nodes.

It is no more spam than this forum.

JW

Jacob Westenbach wrote:
> It is no more spam than this forum.

Aha! That is what all spammers say! ;)

--
Ben M.

----------------
What are Software Patents for?
To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.

What do Software Patents do?
In its current form, they protect only companies with
big legal departments as they:
a.) Patent everything no matter how general
b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
years of harassment).

Don't let them take away your right to program
whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
before its too late.

Read about the ongoing battle at http://swpat.ffii.org/
----------------

That might even be what a low volume security ng might say ;-)

jmh--who likes reading this one more because more things
come up and it's not assumed you actaully know security already!

Ben Measures wrote:
> Jacob Westenbach wrote:
>
>> It is no more spam than this forum.
>
>
> Aha! That is what all spammers say! ;)
>