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От : Alan Beck 1:229/426.36 02 июн 23 21:40:29
К : Dan Clough 02 июн 23 03:48:16
Тема : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
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//Hello Dan,//
I find your point comelling.
What software do you use as a terminal to get the mail.
I am very interested in that.
Alan
on *6/2/2023* at *13:50:00* You wrote in area *POINTS*
to *Alan Beck* about *"Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations"*.
-=>> Alan Beck wrote to Dan Clough <=-
DC>> 1. What pros/cons are there to using a Point, versus reading/writing
DC>> echomail directly on a BBS, or with an Offline Reader. I operate a BBS,
DC>> and have used offline mail readers for years. Just wondering how/if a
DC>> point would be "better" in some way. What can it do for me that I can`t
DC>> currently do with my OLR (MultiMail)?
AB>> Being a point is great, you just poll your bossnode and the mail comes
AB>> in, easy peasy.
DC> Yes, I understand that. But it`s also easy to grab a QWK packet from
DC> (my) BBS and read/reply that way. So... point has no advantage there.
DC>> 2. I`m interested (only) in software for Linux. A glance through the
DC>> existing messages here would seem to indicate that `OpenXP` is the point
DC>> software of choice. Pretty much true? Any alternatives to that?
AB>> Explore WinPoint, I use it and love it. You have to wrestle with font
AB>> size but after that it is OK.
AB>> At first glance it looks like a real email program with a full screen.
AB>> In winpoint you can focus the message window and navigate using the
AB>> arrow keys. I like that very much.
AB>> you need a Bossnode to start with, unless you are one.
AB>> You can reconfigure Winpoint as often as you like, untill you get it.
DC> Ummmm.... did you miss the part above where I said I was only interested
DC> in Linux software?
AB>> you won`t need to qwk again.
DC> I like using QWK, and the whole point of my questions is to find out if
DC> operating as a Point would be any better. So far I`ve not seen any
DC> indication of that.
DC> Thanks for your reply...
DC> ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
DC> === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
DC> --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
DC> * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:135/115)
Regards,
Alan Beck
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