Just because the protocol was written in the 80's doesn't mean it couldn't have used a different number than 140... seems unlikely they were that forward thinking, but BBSes had been around a while, and I imagine they had their eye on that. CC: @kentpitman@climatejustice.social @wrog@mastodon.murkworks.net @screwlisp@gamerplus.org @mousebot@todon.nl @cdegroot@mstdn.ca @ramin_hal9001@fe.disroot.org