Email as moved to centralized for the most part.
IRC have moved on to centralized silos for the most part
Usenet has largely moved on.
finger has moved on.
Note you can still run these tools on your own if you want.
It is getting progressivly harder.
I have given up running my own mail server, since the "big silos"
have a strong tendency to reject emails from small servers.
Note you can still run these tools on your own if you want. It is getting progressivly harder.
I have given up running my own mail server, since the "big silos" have a strong tendency to reject emails from small servers.