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Article #3404Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"]
From: Adam Whiteson
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 00:00
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Scott Bogert wrote: > > i am a member of icc and presently have no desire to switch to another > server. after all, my dues are paid for another 9 months or so, there > are more, stronger players, as well as many people that i know (both > previous acquiantances and people that i met on icc)are on icc and what > i saw of FICS (undoubtedly not the whole picture) was not at all > appealing. I too prefer ICC to FICS. However, when you "checked out" FICS without an interface you did not give it a fair shake. You did call it a "joke" in your post. If you log to ICC without a GUI you will also get just an ASCII board ( I have done this). FICS is an excellent server and deserves a proper evaluation. Connecting without an interface is a bit like "trying out" spaghetti by eating it straight from the box without bothering to cook it first. I suggest that next time you decide lambast something as a joke that you first make sure both halves of your ass are firmly in place! You dont need to download any special software for this, just reach around with both hands... Adam -- ******************************************** Adam Whiteson <whiteso@ibm.net> ********************************************
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100b20,f51e90f16d7fc306 X-Google-Attributes: gid100b20,public X-Google-Thread: 1035ff,f51e90f16d7fc306 X-Google-Attributes: gid1035ff,public X-Google-Thread: 1502a1,f51e90f16d7fc306 X-Google-Attributes: gid1502a1,public X-Google-Thread: 110df2,f51e90f16d7fc306 X-Google-Attributes: gid110df2,public X-Google-Thread: 10d71d,f51e90f16d7fc306 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d71d,public From: Adam Whiteson <Adam@DeathTo.Spammers> Subject: Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"] Date: 1997/08/03 Message-ID: <33E4D688.C72@DeathTo.Spammers> X-Deja-AN: 262028607 References: <01bc8e3d$efde3e00$b8933dcf@charmaine> <01bc9606$3e4041e0$a3f12399@service-ace> <33D77296.1D49304F@txdirect.net> <5r8e9i$r3r$1@steve.prima.ruhr.de> <5rel4c$aoa$1@newshound.csrv.uidaho.edu> <33DDD73E.51BB@odin.cmp.ilstu.edu> <33DE9D39.50249266@ibm.net> <5rqtem$hrm$2@newshound.csrv.uidaho.edu> <33E2BE50.2B01A73A@ibm.net> <33E3DC9D.6CFD@odin.cmp.ilstu.edu> <slrn5u8hu5.jrv.kturvey@pug1.sprocketshop.com> <33E4CD2F.1F34C920@ibm.net> Newsgroups: gnu.chess,pdax.games.chess,alt.chess.ics,rec.games.chess.analysis,rec.games.chess.computer