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От : Dan Clough 1:135/115 03 июн 23 21:33:00
К : August Abolins 03 июн 23 05:42:08
Тема : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
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-=> August Abolins wrote to Dan Clough <=-
AB>> Being a point is great, you just poll your bossnode and the mail
AB>> comes 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.
AA> Pointing can be faster. With OXP, the command to poll are
AA> three keystrokes: N A
Well, that`s not a huge concern of mine. Doesn`t take me much more than
that to login to the BBS and grab a QWK packet.
DC> I like using QWK, and the whole point of my questions is
DC> to find out if operating as a Point would be any better.
DC> So far I`ve not seen any indication of that.
AA> You just gotta give OXP a try to see what`s different and/or
AA> better.
So, I did give it a look a couple days ago. I didn`t get very far. I
have to say, I cannot easily recall a piece of software that is less
intuitive on how to use it, than this. Especially the opening dialog
when you start it for the first time, I mean.... WTF? Really strange
stuff there. Could I learn it with some time/study/reading? Sure. But
there isn`t anything that makes that worth my while, at this point.
AA> For me, it`s the database-like storage of messages following a
AA> poll. Unlike QWK were you have to keep track of each
AA> particular file and/or read/reply to all the messages in a
AA> single QWK at a time, the database result allows archiving
AA> messages all in one place and makes it easy to find any
AA> particular message.
Yes, understood, but if you run a BBS, you already have all that. I can
see this being a decent option for a non-Sysop though.
AA> OXP allows marking individual messages for "later reply" or
AA> tagging them to HOLD so they don`t get deleted on a purge.
That doesn`t fit how I`m used to doing things. It may suit others very
well, I`m sure, but for me.... can`t find any reason to switch to this
from BBS/QWK. A big part of that is the learning curve on how to use
it; I just don`t have the time or desire for that, at least right now.
Thanks for the response to my question(s), though, it`s appreciated.
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