FidoNet: A Technical Overview of the 1984 Store-and-Forward Email WAN
This article provides a comprehensive technical overview of FidoNet, a point-to-point and store-and-forward email WAN developed in 1984 that uses modems on the direct-dial telephone network. It covers the technology's architecture, operational tools, usage patterns, and historical development. The author notes FidoNet has over 20,000 public nodes worldwide a
