Fidonet in 2023

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by Jae999 • 3 years ago

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Is Fidonet still running in 2023? I never actually got to use fido net in the early 90s but have read a lot about it recently. Is sounded really awesome at a time when the internet was only really available to a select minority of people. If it is still running please post a link.

Thank you.

znpy• 3 years ago

Not sure about fidonet, but many bbses are still running and are accessible via telnet over tcp/ip, no need to get a dialup modem.

Jae9993• 3 years ago

Ya, there are some cool bbs's out there. I saw the doc and that is what got me curious about fidonet. I just want to see how it works, what it is like to use, etc.

IcePic2• 3 years ago

I used to use it until a year ago or two, via a fido->usenet gw and then reading the groups in Thunderbird. It is alive, but dwindling and is (sorry to say) very little like what it was in the middle of the 90s.

helph67• 3 years ago

You may find this excellent documentary interesting. http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/

lholden• 3 years ago

Fidonet still exists! There are a fair number of BBSs that participate in it still. You can find more information on https://www.fidonet.org/

There is also fsxnet, which is based on the same tech, but more open. https://fsxnet.nz/start

I had a personal BBS that I ran that was on both for a few years.

Fidonet in 2023

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