Is it too late to suggest threaded message bases, ala CNet?   
      
   Instead of each message and reply being numbered in sequence, Message 1    
   is 1 of course but the reply is Message 2... This always seemed    
   confusing to me.   
      
   CNet did it Message 1 and then contained inside that message was Reply 1    
   of 2 or however many replies there were. Then if someone created a whole    
   new post with a whole new subject, that would be message 2. So to    
   illustrate:   
      
      
   Msg  Title               Posted By   
   -------------------------------------   
   1    This is Cool!       Rich   
   2    Another new Post!   Rich   
      
   General Chat [>   
      
   Choose message 1 you read the opening post, then replies would be able    
   to be read in order. A pointer would remember where you left off in    
   reading the thread so the next time you log in, if there is a new    
   message, it starts there so you don't have to go through all the    
   previous messages. But of course, you have an option to re read the    
   whole thread, if was say an older one and you wanted to get back up to    
   speed on the conversation.   
      
   So....   
      
   Msg  Title               Posted By   
   -------------------------------------   
   1    This is Cool!       Rich   
         |   
          -Reply 1   
          -Reply 2   
      
   2    Another new Post!   Rich   
      
      
      
   Did I explain this OK? Or did I just confuse people? This is something    
   that I haven't been able to find in any other BBS software that I have    
   looked at. Even if it could made as an option that would be cool so    
   people can decide how they want their message bases to look.   
      
   I would use Enthral no doubt if it had this kind of message base.   
      
   --Rich   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   On 9/1/12 10:59 PM, Mercyful Fate wrote:   
   >    To: Netsurge   
   > $ Netsurge mentioned . .   
   > %   
   >> We need a new a version of Enthral.  Get to it, lol.   
   >   
   > working on it.. :)  probably the initial release with the message rewrite   
   will   
   > still be a compitable drop in.. with the last release.. should have a butt   
   > load of fixes and additions for config and lightbars and new menu prompts and   
   > stuff.. most of the message reading is done.. just finishing up the newscan   
   > and then i have to code the pointer resets.. then rest some things like   
   > netmail as i've added private/public areas, real names for fido, and just   
   have   
   > to test netmail addressing.. probably still need to add some stuff for   
   > importing node lists for yuou can select systems from a drop down lightbar   
   > instead of typing in raw address, ..  but will probably go with the raw   
   > address for the initial setup and testing.. :)   
   >   
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