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   At 4:09 PM on 2 Sep 19, Anssi Saari said to Simon Geddes:   
      
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   AS> Just curious but what's the reason for offline mail readers today? Back   
   AS> in the day I used offline readers to save on phone costs and I suppose   
   AS> it was more efficient for the BBS too with limited phone lines... But   
   AS> are these issues relevant today?   
      
   I like being able to work on messages in my own time, without the sense of   
   being connected - even though call costs are not really an issue there is   
   still a feeling of being "hurried" which I don't have when working offline. I   
   might like to use a spell checker in the future too, once I become more au   
   fait with changing the editor in Q-Blue. Plus I use dial-up and am thinking   
   about calling international boards because I've exhausted the meagre UK   
   offerings that still offer dial-up connections. This will very much make call   
   costs relevant again too! I could "just" telnet, but I like not having   
   internet in the home. It makes it something of a sanctury.    
      
   I wrote the previous paragraph last night, packed the message ready for   
   uploading the next day. Then, pondering what I wrote after going up to bed, I   
   realised I had been needlessly inflammatory with a few points. So another   
   unappreciated benefit of using an offline reader is it gives a bit of buffer   
   between writing and posting.   
      
   Trump might find such an innovation handy for his Twitter account!   
      
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