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  • First time

    From Retroschwein@VERT to All on Sat Dec 13 10:47:16 2025
    Hi there,
    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still using them. I'm too young to have used them in their prime, so I am happy theres still a community who maintains them.
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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 13:17:54 2025
    Re: First time
    By: Retroschwein to All on Sat Dec 13 2025 10:47:16

    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still using them.

    Well, let's see. There's you...there's me...so at least two. :)
    Naturally, there's no way to give any kind of accurate figure, but considering the number of BBSes still around, I'm sure you'll bump into somebody. Just peruse the msg. bases and that'll give you a good idea of who's out there.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 15:19:10 2025
    Re: First time
    By: Retroschwein to All on Sat Dec 13 2025 10:47 am

    Hi there,
    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still using
    them. I'm too young to have used them in their prime, so I am happy
    theres still a community who maintains them.



    only a few users. probably a hundred sysops.
    asian country bbses are BOOMING. china and taiwan have very popular bbses. makes me want to learn their language. they are very active and always have been. i wish we could have that.
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  • From Utopian Galt@VERT to MRO on Sat Dec 13 16:25:31 2025
    Re: First time
    By: MRO to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 2025 03:19 pm

    only a few users. probably a hundred sysops.
    asian country bbses are BOOMING. china and taiwan have very popular makes me want to learn their language. they are very active and alwa been. i wish we could have that.
    been. i wish we could have that.
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  • From Diamond Dave@VERT/DMINE to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 20:09:29 2025
    Re: First time
    By: Retroschwein to All on Sat Dec 13 2025 10:47 am

    Still quite a few of us!

    And still quite a few BBSes out there.

    Welcome to BBSing!

    *** Diamond Dave ***

    Hi there,
    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still using them. I'
    m too young to have used them in their p
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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 17:07:49 2025
    Re: First time
    By: Retroschwein to All on Sat Dec 13 2025 10:47 am

    Hi there,
    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still using them. I'm too young to have used them in their prime, so I am happy theres still a community who maintains them.


    Welcome to the world of BBS'ing, Suprisingly there are still quite a few of us Many of us are old timers, I personally helped start and ran my 1st BBS in 1987.



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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Utopian Galt on Sat Dec 13 21:56:02 2025
    Re: First time
    By: Utopian Galt to MRO on Sat Dec 13 2025 04:25 pm

    Re: First time
    By: MRO to Retroschwein on Sat Dec 13 2025 03:19 pm

    only a few users. probably a hundred sysops. asian country bbses are BOOMING. china and taiwan have very popular makes me want to learn their language. they are very active and alwa been. i wish w could have that. been. i wish we could have that.


    you know you can delete your posts as a sysop
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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLTBBS to Retroschwein on Sun Dec 14 21:44:09 2025
    I'm new to BBSes and been wondering how many people are still
    using them. I'm too young to have used them in their prime, so
    I am happy theres still a community who maintains them.

    The Sysops do (obviously), but there are several users. There are
    a few dial-up BBS's left, but most have migrated over to telnet.

    Daryl

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  • From bbsing@VERT/LUNAROUT to MRO on Wed Jan 28 11:03:14 2026
    Re: First time
    By: MRO to Utopian Galt on Sat Dec 13 2025 21:56:02

    you know you can delete your posts as a sysop

    last week I was having issues posting a message on fidonet, and I hit the keys to upload a file as the text body.

    befor I knew it I somehow sent the message. I went in and attempted to delete it. I haven't checked if it was sent out to all nodes. It was the HAM sub.

    I hope we have the ability to delete, but I wonder if a sysop deletes a post does it eventually get removed from other boards? I can't imagine it does. I know its still on my board but marked deleted.

    take care.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to bbsing on Wed Jan 28 15:45:50 2026
    Re: First time
    By: bbsing to MRO on Wed Jan 28 2026 11:03 am

    I hope we have the ability to delete, but I wonder if a sysop deletes a post does it eventually get removed from other boards? I can't imagine it does. I know its still on my board but marked deleted.

    It doesn't. Once it gets sent out, it doesn't get deleted from the other boards.

    Nightfox

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