I used to feed newsgroups and email to BBS systems using UUCP. You could easily expect a 3 day turnaround when posting something, and seeing the initial respons

I used to feed newsgroups and email to BBS systems using UUCP. You could easily expect a 3 day turnaround when posting something, and seeing the initial responses. I distinctly remember thinking that this was really efficient. At the very least, it made lists a lot more entertaining to read than they would be today.