Is Abel a joke to you?

Lately I’ve been seriously thinking about resurrecting my FidoNet node. It looks like FidoNet still exists!

So long as you’re not breaking any laws

In the US, basically anything you are not authorized to do on someone else’s computer is illegal and can be prosecuted under the CFAA.

I point this out only to highlight that it’s a terrible law that needs to be changed, I’m not disagreeing with anything that your said.