Is it just me or is anyone else getting more callers lately?

Starting to get some "regulars" here...

Nick

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Nick,

Is it just me or is anyone else getting more callers lately?

Starting to get some "regulars" here...

I've been down more than usual, due to severe weather. Hurricane
force winds blasted through here around 3am this morning, and I was
without power for 15 hours. No structural damage, but widespread downed
trees and power outages in the area.

Daryl

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Hello Nick,

21 Jul 18 10:56 at you wrote to All:

Is it just me or is anyone else getting more callers lately?

I just keep getting script kiddies but that's from the lack of doing anything on my part. I also don't really advertise my BBS. I haven't updated my Telnet BBS List listing in quite some time but I'll wind up removing that eventually because of how Dave Perrussel treated me on Facebook (I won't go into it here). I am just too busy right now taking care of family matters and working. I was called in today (it's a 90 minute round trip) to check on some servers since we had severe weather this weekend and two electric poles got knocked over, putting both of my employer's local factories offline for nearly eight hours.

I've noticed an uptick of questions about Linux and OS/2 BBSing that I have been receiving in other lines of communication (netmail, email, Skype). It seems there's more people putting in boards. I've been seriously thinking about putting a POTS line in even at the outrageous cost of $50+ a month here locally with taxes (the US has the highest-taxed telecommunications system in the world). But, with that being said, when I did have POTS, I got a lot of local callers interestingly...

I'm hoping things will calm down enough for me to work on my hobbies more. Just working, sleeping and repeating the process is not very fun.

Later,
Sean

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Sean,

on my part. I also don't really advertise my BBS. I haven't updated my

I post my BBS ad once a week...to me, that's more than enough. I want
folks to logon because they WANT to...NOT because they have to. Some
systems have multiple posts of their ad in the same day, and practically
every day of the week. To me, that's overkill.

I'm hoping things will calm down enough for me to work on my hobbies more. SD>Just working, sleeping and repeating the process is not very fun.

I know what you mean. While I'm retired (on disability), being
caregiver for my elderly Mom is taking a lot of my time now, and many
days, my hobbies have to take a back seat.

Daryl

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Starting to get some "regulars" here...

I dont get any calls, send some my way lol

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Hello Chad,

23 Jul 18 14:29 at you wrote to Nick Andre:

I dont get any calls, send some my way lol

I remember some local sysops in Texas many years ago made t-shirts with their BBS ad on it and handed them out at flea markets. Those were the days.

Later,
Sean

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On 23 Jul 18 14:29:28, Chad Sharp said the following to Nick Andre:

Starting to get some "regulars" here...

I dont get any calls, send some my way lol

I'll send the script kids to you!

Nick

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Sean,

I remember some local sysops in Texas many years ago made t-shirts with thei SD>BBS ad on it and handed them out at flea markets. Those were the days.

I had one T-Shirt made awhile back for my BBS...but it got torn, so I
need to get some new ones made. On the front, it said "The Thunderbolt
BBS" with the URL for it...and on the back, it said "Have You Hugged
Your SYSOP Today??". That was the perfect setup for folks to inquire
about. :)

Daryl

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Hello Nick,

24 Jul 18 11:18 at you wrote to Chad Sharp:

I'll send the script kids to you!

Give 'em time, they'll find him eventually.

Later,
Sean

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Re: Callers
By: Nick Andre to All on Sat Jul 21 2018 10:56 am

Is it just me or is anyone else getting more callers lately?

Not neccesarily more but steady stream. 8-10 a day. I also transit some 2-4,000 packets a day in a game league. I seem to have the largest remaining BRE league here.
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Daryl Stout wrote in a message to SEAN DENNIS:

I post my BBS ad once a week...to me, that's more than enough. I
want folks to logon because they WANT to...NOT because they have
to. Some systems have multiple posts of their ad in the same day,
and practically every day of the week. To me, that's overkill.

I agree. I know that in the Wildcat! Sysops Alumni group that I am a member of
on Facebook, the same guy posts the same ad for his BBS several times a day it seems. It's quite annoying.

I know what you mean. While I'm retired (on disability), being
caregiver for my elderly Mom is taking a lot of my time now, and
many days, my hobbies have to take a back seat.

I can understand this all TOO well. My big thing, though, is that I wish there
were more warmer days ahead of us as I'd like to ride my bike more often than I
do :)

Peace,
Robert

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Robert,

I agree. I know that in the Wildcat! Sysops Alumni group that I am a member RW>on Facebook, the same guy posts the same ad for his BBS several times a day RW>seems. It's quite annoying.

It makes you wonder if he's that desperate for users. I run the BBS
for MY ENJOYMENT.

I can understand this all TOO well. My big thing, though, is that I wish th RW>were more warmer days ahead of us as I'd like to ride my bike more often tha RW>do :)

Well, with winter, it's colder. While the cold makes the arthritis
hurt more, it means no insects (the spiders have been real bad around
here this year), no heat illness, and no tornadoes. We haven't had much
of a winter the last 2 years in Arkansas (especially around Little
Rock), so I think we're overdue for one.

Daryl

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