Subj : what is wrong with the current technology (FTN)
To   : Ogg
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 12:03 pm

  Re: what is wrong with the current technology (FTN)
  By: Ogg to Digital Man on Tue Jan 04 2022 07:28 pm

 > Hello Digital Man!
 >
 > ** On Saturday 01.01.22 - 12:48, Digital Man wrote to Ogg:
 >
 >  >> Or.. perhaps FTN2 could be something that only supports modern
 >  >> and still-in-development software?
 >
 >  DM> And "still-in-development" is a dynamic state (what's in-
 >  DM> development today may not be tomorrow), so it's more of a
 >  DM> sign of the times.
 >
 > I think it could be very straightforward. Just stipulate that
 > in order to participate in FTN2, certain NEW minimums (and in
 > this case a higher bar) must be met.

Then just call it something else entirely.

 >  DM> In any case, I'd look closely at other network
 >  DM> technologies (e.g. WWIVnet, NNTP, QWK, PostLink) before
 >  DM> inventing a new noe.
 >
 > JamNNTP is fairly impressive. It affords reading echos from
 > one's own mail program. I think the vision ought to be what can
 > support the average non-sysop/user.

JamNNTP (as I understand it) is just an NNTP service that uses JAM to store the news articles. Much like Synchronet's nntpservice.js. If you think NNTP is an ideal networking technology, just use that. No need to invent something new.

 >  DM> At the very least, you can take away the best ideas to be
 >  DM> utilized in a new network technology. I would not
 >  DM> recommend trying to tying anything "new" to FidoNet
 >  DM> however. That's just asking for trouble. :-)
 >
 > Aww.. where's your sense of adventure?

I enjoy adventures in technology, not personality. :-)

 >  >> Again.. perhaps the answer is to retire the support for
 >  >> abandoned software. It's not unlike the progression in www..
 >
 >  DM> Nobody's stopping old web sites using old versions of HTML
 >  DM> from still working however. If you have a retro computer
 >  DM> with Mosaic, it's still gonna work on those sites, which
 >  DM> is pretty cool. I can see similar arguments being made
 >  DM> about FidoNet. Dust off that old IBM XT from the 1980s and
 >  DM> its still possible to get it on FidoNet using (much of)
 >  DM> the software of that era. --
 >
 > The novelty to try Fido 1.0 might be interesting, but is it
 > practical and useful on a regular basis or in the long run?
 > Probably not. Same thing with Mosaic - it might be fun as a
 > curiosity to re-experience its limitations, but then the
 > limitations can get old fast.   ;)

Yup, but it's still a thing that people are interested in doing even if just sporadically or for short periods of time.
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