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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by dredmorbius on Thursday August 31, 2023 @05:50PM (#37344120)
When Australia joined Usenet in 1983, connections were via airmailed data tapes, updated weekly:

<http://article.olduse.net/[email protected]>

This would mean that part of the bang path for Bob Kummerfeld's email address was in fact a 747: "!sdchema!sydney!bob"

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