Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

--
Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)


*** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
---
* Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (21:2/148)

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

I don't use it myself but I see advertisements periodically in the othernets area for a usenet service in PKT form from 1:229/426.

I've been seeing that for years so it is a mature setup.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

* In a message originally to Shurato, Al said:

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

I don't use it myself but I see advertisements periodically in the
othernets area for a usenet service in PKT form from 1:229/426.

I've been seeing that for years so it is a mature setup.

thanks, I get some services from Nick already so I could do that.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton,
BC Canada (21:4/106)

--
Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)


---
* Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (21:2/148)

On 27 Jun 2025, Shurato said the following...

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

Nick Andre offers a usenet feed, check out his Ad in the OTHERNETS echo on Fidonet.


Jay

... When in doubt, predict that the trend will continue

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

On 27 Jun 2025, Shurato said the following...

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

Nick Andre offers a usenet feed, check out his Ad in the OTHERNETS echo on Fidonet.

Yep, sent him a netmail.

Jay

... When in doubt, predict that the trend will continue

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64) * Origin: Northern
Realms (21:3/110)

--
Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)


*** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
---
* Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (21:2/148)

On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:13:00 +0000
"Shurato" (21:2/148) <Shurato@f148.n2.z21.fidonet> wrote:

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

--
Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)

*** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
---
* Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (21:2/148)

If you want to sign up for an account on my BBS then I can give you
access to my usenet server. You just use your bbs credentials once
enabled.
--
End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
--- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux
* Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (21:2/101)

On 27 Jun 2025 at 05:02p, Al pondered and said...

Since Avon is going to stop this, is there an alternative for us?

I don't use it myself but I see advertisements periodically in the othernets area for a usenet service in PKT form from 1:229/426.

I've been seeing that for years so it is a mature setup.

I agree, Nick offers a nice smooth service.

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)