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    From Fratm@21:1/235 to All on Fri Aug 20 10:35:44 2021
    Hello Everyone,

    I've noticed that (or maybe I dreamed it.) some BBS's have usenet access, how is this setup? Also is there a usenet provider people recommend? I would
    love to bring usenet to my BBS, it might bring some of the local old timers
    to my system.

    Cheers,
    Fratm

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Fratm's BBS - bbs.fratm.com (telnet or ssh) (21:1/235)
  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Fratm on Fri Aug 20 15:48:35 2021
    On 20 Aug 2021, Fratm said the following...

    I've noticed that (or maybe I dreamed it.) some BBS's have usenet
    access, how is this setup? Also is there a usenet provider people recommend? I would love to bring usenet to my BBS, it might bring some
    of the local old timers to my system.

    Check out fsx-use.txt in the infopack:
    https://fsxnet.nz/fsxnet.zip

    Avon/Paul runs a gateway that you can connect up to. It works just like regular echomail, except that it's gated <-> usenet.


    Jay

    ... Information deteriorates upward through bureaucracies.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/08/19 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)
  • From Fratm@21:1/235 to Warpslide on Fri Aug 20 13:09:11 2021
    Awesome, thanks :)

    -F

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Fratm's BBS - bbs.fratm.com (telnet or ssh) (21:1/235)
  • From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to Fratm on Fri Aug 20 16:51:12 2021
    On 20 Aug 2021, Fratm said the following...

    I've noticed that (or maybe I dreamed it.) some BBS's have usenet
    access, how is this setup? Also is there a usenet provider people recommend? I would love to bring usenet to my BBS, it might bring some
    of the local old timers to my system.

    Avon can provice access to some newsgroups. I get some of mine from him and the rest I have a setup where I use Synchronet on another PC to download newsgroups from my provider and supply them to my Mystic board via a private FTN.

    -=>Richard Miles<=-
    -=>Captain Obvious<=-
    -=>bbs.shadowscope.com<=-

    ... The bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/08/04 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Shadowscope BBS | bbs.shadowscope.com | Temple, GA (21:1/157)
  • From Fratm@21:1/235 to Captain Obvious on Fri Aug 20 19:10:45 2021
    Yeah, I think I will eventually contact Avon about it, but I have to wait
    until I have time to configure it on my system. Time is such a luxury now adays.

    -F

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Fratm's BBS - bbs.fratm.com (telnet or ssh) (21:1/235)