ken@GTEtele.com (Ken Swapp) (06/18/91)
Howdy, I am once again considering joining BIX, which is Byte magazine's conference system. Can someone out in Netland provide any input on the value of BIX? I have heard it tends to be more mature and involves more professionals than college students. Other than the yearly fee for BIX versus 'free' for students, I don't understand why this would be true. Any opinions :) ? Thanks. -- --------------------------------------------------------- Ken Swapp / ken@gtenmc.UUCP "Be careful that the light you find at the end of the tunnel isn't the flashlight you dropped on your way in."
jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura) (06/19/91)
In article <1991Jun18.150036.4198@GTEtele.com> ken@GTEtele.com (Ken Swapp) writes: > I am once again considering joining BIX, which is Byte magazine's conference > system. Can someone out in Netland provide any input on the value of BIX? > I have heard it tends to be more mature and involves more professionals than > college students. Other than the yearly fee for BIX versus 'free' for > students, I don't understand why this would be true. I was a member of BIX for a year. It was OK.... The membership was more adult than your local BBS's, so the noise/signal ratio was pretty good. But even adults don't have *that* much to say. After a while, I let my subscription slide. I wasn't getting much out of it. Downloading programs over a long-distance line isn't my idea of fun, and I prefer reading paper over the VDT any day, so I could just wait till the next issue of Byte for the news. All in all, it wasn't too bad. - Jiro Nakamura jiro@shaman.com -- Jiro Nakamura jiro@shaman.com Shaman Consulting +1 607 277-1440 Voice/Fax/Data "Bring your dead, dying shamans here!"
fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) (06/20/91)
>>>>> On 19 Jun 91 01:43:59 GMT, jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura) said:
Jiro> I was a member of BIX for a year. It was OK....
Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway
to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making
it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail.
It is as if BYTE would like to make believe BIX is the only electronic
communication system in the world. This is really silly.
/Lars
--
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CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things. -- Calvinmem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett) (06/21/91)
In article <FISCHER.91Jun19202331@abel.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: >Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway >to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making >it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail. I imagine that BIX is mindful of this goal and will do something about it. It only makes sense. -mm- -- Mark E. Mallett Zinn Computer Co/ PO Box 4188/ Manchester NH/ 03103 Bus. Phone: 603 645 5069 Home: 603 424 8129 BIX: mmallett uucp: mem@zinn.MV.COM ( ...{decvax|elrond|harvard}!zinn!mem ) Northern MA and Southern NH consultants: Ask (in mail!) about MV.COM
alex@bilver.uucp (Alex Matulich) (06/22/91)
Lars P. Fischer writes: >Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway >to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making >it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail. That's not true. The BIX/Internet gateway is DasNet. To mail from Internet to a BIX user, just send it to user@dcibix.das.net. HOWEVER... this will only work if the BIX user has subscribed to the DasNet service in addition to the basic BIX service. Since it costs extra, few BIX users take this option. >It is as if BYTE would like to make believe BIX is the only electronic >communication system in the world. This is really silly. I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but in a sense you are right. They could make email to/from BIX easier and more accessible. >Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of >CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things. -- Calvin -- _ |__ Alex Matulich /(+__> Unicorn Research Corp, 4621 N Landmark Dr, Orlando, FL 32817 //| \ UUCP: alex@bilver.uucp <or> ...uunet!tarpit!bilver!alex ///__) bitnet: IN%"bilver!alex@uunet.uu.net"
paul@hal.com (Paul Sander) (06/22/91)
In article <1403@zinn.MV.COM> mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett) writes: >In article <FISCHER.91Jun19202331@abel.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: >>Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway >>to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making >>it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail. Actually, there is a gateway, called "dasnet". The catch is that it's a service that one of the parties must pay for. To get mail to a user on BIX, try the following: user@dcibix.das.net Disclaimer: This information was accurate two years ago, but has not been tried recently. -- Paul M. Sander (408) 379-7000 | I just started here, and haven't thought of HaL Computer Systems, Inc. | a new witty quotation yet. 1315 Dell Avenue | Campbell, CA 95008 USA |
wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) (06/22/91)
mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett) writes: {bix gateways-none} >I imagine that BIX is mindful of this goal and will do something >about it. It only makes sense. But BUX is in it for dollars, not cents. I've noticed, for example, that even their Unix column NEVER prints the author's Internet address. Rather it says "Write to X c/o the Editors" or such. Somehow that closed mentality reminds me of IBM's "we are God, and we won't talk to anyone else" anti-ASCII/pro 3270 additude. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.....wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu & no one will talk to a host that's close............(305) 255-RTFM Unless the host (that isn't close)......................pob 570-335 is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335
elg@elgamy.raidernet.com (Eric Lee Green) (06/26/91)
From article <1403@zinn.MV.COM>, by mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett): > In article <FISCHER.91Jun19202331@abel.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: >>Something that annoys me about BIX is that they don't have a gateway >>to Internet or UUCP mail. CIX, a UK BIX-alike, has a gateway, making >>it possible CIX and Internet users to exchange mail. > I imagine that BIX is mindful of this goal and will do something > about it. It only makes sense. According to the latest BIX newsletter, BIX is going to FINALLY implement an EMAIL gateway. -- Eric Lee Green (318) 984-1820 P.O. Box 92191 Lafayette, LA 70509 elg@elgamy.RAIDERNET.COM uunet!mjbtn!raider!elgamy!elg