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    From Al DeRosa@21:4/131 to All on Wed Jan 28 18:18:23 2026
    Hey folks, not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it's that time of year for me, clearing out the dead networks, I know a few that I have are being brought back soon, but here is a list of networks I carry that I haven't received anything from in ages.

    Gamenet - Probably a year since anything was posted.
    WINSnet - Heard it was closing down 12/31/25 True???
    DoreNet - Supposedly being revamped.

    These 3 are the biggest ones I am looking for info on.. Anyone have info on these??


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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Al Derosa on Wed Jan 28 20:50:50 2026
    BY: Al DeRosa (21:4/131)

    |11AD|09> |10Gamenet - Probably a year since anything was posted.|07
    |11AD|09> |10WINSnet - Heard it was closing down 12/31/25 True???|07
    |11AD|09> |10DoreNet - Supposedly being revamped.|07
    WinsNet did close down.


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  • From Exodus@21:1/144 to Al Derosa on Wed Jan 28 20:20:31 2026
    DoreNet - Supposedly being revamped.

    Dream Master's girlfriend died like 5 years ago, he hasn't been really BBSing since .. so I'd say that one is dead.

    ... Hell hath no misery like a backup ignored.

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  • From Al DeRosa@21:4/131 to Utopian Galt on Thu Jan 29 18:44:36 2026
    On 28 Jan 2026, Utopian Galt said the following...

    WinsNet did close down.


    Thanks...


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  • From Al DeRosa@21:4/131 to Exodus on Thu Jan 29 18:44:56 2026

    On 28 Jan 2026, Exodus said the following...

    DoreNet - Supposedly being revamped.

    Dream Master's girlfriend died like 5 years ago, he hasn't been really BBSing since .. so I'd say that one is dead.

    Gotcha... Thanks...


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  • From Nigel Reed@21:2/101 to Al DeRosa on Wed Feb 11 02:47:58 2026
    Re: Networks Alive or Dead!?
    By: Al DeRosa to All on Wed Jan 28 2026 18:18:23

    Gamenet - Probably a year since anything was posted. WINSnet - Heard it was closing down 12/31/25 True??? DoreNet - Supposedly being revamped.

    These 3 are the biggest ones I am looking for info on.. Anyone have info on these??

    Pretty much every network except fsxnet and fidonet are dead. I was on DoREnet and the hub couldn't really give a crap about whether I was able to properly connect or not and I just gave up in the end.

    I'm on a list of networks like survnet, agoranet, etc and they're all dead. Most traffic is of the type "is this working because I don't see anything".

    Most networks are pretty much all duplicates of what's here or on fido though some more specialized than others to thin down the pool a bit more.

    I'm forever finding that hubs are broken, down, somehow my passwords changed or I've been unsubbed from everything. I'm sure network owners will say otherwise, but unless you're going to post a whole bunch of stuff to all the networks to try and keep them busy, I'd just stick to one or two.

    Nigel
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  • From CloudDancer@21:3/226 to Nigel Reed on Wed Feb 11 09:33:21 2026
    Nigel,

    Pretty much every network except fsxnet and fidonet are dead. I was on

    Zer0net is fine, and jp! is accepting new applications. Decent amount of chat there (no more or less than fsxNet IMHO).

    https://jackphla.sh/zer0net/

    Cheers!

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