OK, disclaimer, I work for the place. But CIX (Compulink Information eXchange) in the UK evolved out of a BBS and still has a strong conferencing community.
CIX added an internet service too later on after some CIX users formed Demon Internet, but many people still connect direct with an offline reader rather than over IP. And others will use a different ISP for internet but still have a CIX account just for the conferencing.
Even though the company are trying to aim more at the business internet market there's still a good community feel on the conferencing system and there is even a barbecue once a year where members can meet face-to-face.
However, it is a pay-for service, so you can't really get a feel for the community without stumping up the cash. And there's no web front-end yet.
Check out the web pages at www.cix.co.uk - however I don't think there's much about conferencing on there.
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OK, disclaimer, I work for the place. But CIX (Compulink Information eXchange) in the UK evolved out of a BBS and still has a strong conferencing community.
CIX added an internet service too later on after some CIX users formed Demon Internet, but many people still connect direct with an offline reader rather than over IP. And others will use a different ISP for internet but still have a CIX account just for the conferencing.
Even though the company are trying to aim more at the business internet market there's still a good community feel on the conferencing system and there is even a barbecue once a year where members can meet face-to-face.
However, it is a pay-for service, so you can't really get a feel for the community without stumping up the cash. And there's no web front-end yet.
Check out the web pages at www.cix.co.uk - however I don't think there's much about conferencing on there.
Sean
sean@cix.co.uk
Frank Zappa must be spinning in his grave....
UK mirror of the old and new trailers, as well
as a South Park-style trailer, apparently,
at http://www.ifis.org.uk/starwars/