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От : Dan Clough 1:135/115 25 апр 24 19:54:00
К : Flavio Bessa 25 апр 24 04:14:01
Тема : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
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-=> Flavio Bessa wrote to Dan Clough <=-
FB> On 31 May 2023, Dan Clough said the following...
DC> Just started following this echo, as I may have an interest in setting
DC> up a point for reading mail. I have a few questions, and apologize if
DC> they`ve been asked before, which I`m sure they have...
FB> Sure, I will give you my five cents on it.
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)?
FB> Essentially? Nothing, I would say. The only difference
FB> between having a point and using online reading/offline mail
FB> client is that the connection with the BBS is almost
FB> instantaneous - You poll the BBS, get the mail, answer, send your
FB> outbound mail, and that is it. You don`t need to log in to a
FB> system to do so.
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?
FB> Yes, look for FidoOverIP packages, or you can try some
FB> combination of binkp+crashmail+Golded, which are the most known
FB> alternatives. Personally, I do not like OpenXP interface.
DC> Thanks for taking some time to provide me some info/advice, and I look
DC> forward to participating here.
FB> Hope my five cents have been useful.
Thanks, Flavio, for the feedback. This question I asked was 11 months
ago... and I`ve definitely decided that I`ll stay with the Offline Reader
approach. It`s something I`m used to, and MUCH simpler. ;-)
Appreciate the reply.
... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
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