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-=> August Abolins wrote to Dan Clough <=-
DC> 1. What pros/cons are there to using a Point, versus
DC> reading/writing echomail directly on a BBS, or with an
DC> Offline Reader. I operate a BBS, and have used offline
DC> mail readers for years. Just wondering how/if a point
DC> would be "better" in some way. What can it do for me that
DC> I can`t currently do with my OLR (MultiMail)?
AA> Even running OpenXP as a point with your bbs locally would open
AA> up the wonderful reading/editing/searching/database
AA> functionality.
AA> See http://openxp.kolico.ca/sample-screenshots/ ..for
AA> screenshots.
It does look pretty good, no doubt.
DC> 2. I`m interested (only) in software for Linux.
AA> A linux installation is supported.
DC> A glance through the existing messages here would seem to
DC> indicate that `OpenXP` is the point software of choice.
DC> Pretty much true? Any alternatives to that?
AA> At first I was convinced that I would stick with a Win-GUI
AA> based point program. But when I was introduced to OpenXP, it
AA> became a wonderful journey of discovery of its feature-rich
AA> operation.
I`ll give it a look. Thanks for the info.
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