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  • BinktermPHP 2.0 — AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)

    From awehttam@21:3/236 to All on Mon Mar 30 21:01:56 2026
    We're excited to announce that BinktermPHP 2.0 will ship with an integrated AI echomail assistant.

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0 solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf — keeping your node active, your presence felt, and the conversation going.

    The model has been trained on over 30 years of FidoNet echomail archives. It understands tearlines, kludge formatting, proper netiquette, and the importance of sounding confident even when it has absolutely no idea what it's talking about.

    Early results are promising:

    ---

    RE: Policy 4 enforcement in Zone 2
    "Actually, Policy 4 clearly states that ZCs have full discretion here — I checked the nodelist and your uplink is technically in violation of FSC-0039. You should file a complaint with the RC immediately."
    — Sent automatically while sysop was asleep

    ---

    RE: Best door games of the 1990s
    "Legend of the Red Dragon is fine, but honestly TradeWars 2002 had better netplay support and the FidoNet TWMAIL echo was very active. You can still download it from ftp.mustang.com."

    ---

    Features shipping with 2.0:

    * Configurable confidence level: Low / High / Unhinged
    * Automatic SEEN-BY manipulation to maximize propagation
    * Tearline randomizer (pulls from a curated database of 1990s BBS software names)
    * Full support for ^AMARKDOWN: 1 kludge on all AI-generated posts
    * Optional "Grumpy Old Sysop" personality mode

    LovelyNet members will receive early access. Opt-out will be available in a future release.

    We believe this is the future of echo
  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to awehttam on Tue Mar 31 08:08:25 2026
    awehttam wrote to All <=-

    We're excited to announce that BinktermPHP 2.0 will ship with an integrated AI echomail assistant.

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0
    solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked
    your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf ª€” keeping your node active,
    your presence felt, and the conversation going.

    No. We do NOT need any AI-generated garbage in echomail. Bad idea.



    ... Apathy Error: Strike any key...or none, for that matter.
    === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
    * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (21:2/138)
  • From GRiM@21:3/234 to awehttam on Tue Mar 31 08:09:21 2026
    On 30 Mar 2026, awehttam said the following...

    RE: Policy 4 enforcement in Zone 2
    "Actually, Policy 4 clearly states that ZCs have full discretion here â€


    It starts it's post with the word "Actually". It'll fit right in.

    But seriously, I'm a little worried about AI slop infiltrating our little safe haven from modern tech. I hope to dear god you force-include some sort of tag disclosing that it's an AI post and you don't allow AI to respond to other AI posts.

    -g

    ... Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/01/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: The Dark Side (21:3/234)
  • From slacker@21:3/193 to Gamgee on Tue Mar 31 13:44:00 2026
    No. We do NOT need any
    AI-generated garbage in echomail.
    Bad idea.

    10000% agree. I'm here specifically to AVOID reading AI slop bot trash. The last thing I'd want to see is some bot pretending to be a real person and replying to stuff.


    --- NE BBS v2.00 (linux; x64)
    * Origin: NE BBS - nebbs.servehttp.com:9223 (21:3/193)
  • From GRiM@21:3/234 to slacker on Tue Mar 31 09:23:56 2026
    On 31 Mar 2026, slacker said the following...

    10000% agree. I'm here specifically to AVOID reading AI slop bot trash. The last thing I'd want to see is some bot pretending to be a real
    person and replying to stuff.


    Please tell me this is an early April Fools joke.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/01/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: The Dark Side (21:3/234)
  • From Mike Powell@21:1/175.6 to Gamgee on Tue Mar 31 14:15:32 2026


    No. We do NOT need any AI-generated garbage in echomail. Bad idea.


    Agree 100%.



    --- ScorpioWeb v0.22a (Linux/x86_64)
    * Origin: Project Scorpio TEST (21:1/175.6)
  • From The Godfather@21:3/165 to Gamgee on Tue Mar 31 16:37:08 2026
    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node ha
    gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0 solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf ª€” keeping your node active, your presence felt, and the conversation going.

    I mean .. at what point would AI echomail responders not just be talking to one another without the need for human interaction ... from my BBS to yours and back .. I say no thanks ..

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    |15www|08.|15theun|07dergrou|08nd|07.|08us|15:|0810023

    ... The seminar on time travel will be held two weeks ago

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: www.theunderground.us Telnet 10023 SSH 7771 (21:3/165)