• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        Man it was a real artifact of time that I remember some email newsletters back on AOL where the writer would get mad and kick you off the list if you didn’t reply to the newsletter thanking the author.

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      11 months ago

      Back in the AOL days you would hang out in the Warez chat room, and you would subscribe to download files using email as the delivery. Chat for a few minutes and then next time you log in. You’ve got files!

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          11 months ago

          For me it started in AOL, once banned for taking over the Disney chat I then learned about IRC and from there I learned of usenet. Been usenet ever since.