SP> 1. Fulfill the list of TODO tasks for the existing providers. Too big to   
    SP> publish here :) Bug fixes included.    
      
   todo-lists, roadmaps etc in all cases very long ;) i understand   
      
    SP> 3. Make ftn provider open source. I think it's possible to find   
    SP> developers that can improve it in many ways. For example to support all   
    SP> codepages correctly and dynamically, not like now (one codepage for the   
    SP> whole echo).   
      
   that is a great idea. sound like a little api to the hotdog-editor.   
      
    SP> 4. Create other providers. Don't know, what to start with. Probably will   
    SP> look at rss or some forums support. I think there is no need in another   
    SP> mail or instant messaging client, there are plenty of them everywhere.   
    SP> But. What about some new generation fidonet? :)   
      
   RSS is a great idea! if you combinate the rss-reader and any other   
   messaging-module like nntp/ftn a rss can be read and send into an echo or   
   group automaticly (if it is a info-echo/group)   
      
   A new generation of fidonet-users is needed. without a easy accessable   
   fidonet it cant catch new users. hotdoged goes a good way. i heard from a   
   user that a new point is created in about one minute and the settings will be   
   set automaticly.    
   this is great and makes hotdoged to a very easy fido   
   software.    
   for the future it was (may be) a good idea to have a list of   
   systems where the user can choose to be a point. i am sure behind the   
   new-auto-point function is a webserver thats create the point and add the   
   info to your system.    
   if this part of code or a "how it works / what is needed"   
   will be open source/published too, some other systems will adopt this function   
   and make a list, where a new users can choose were he wants to be a point   
   possible.   
      
   and by the way the "hotdoged phenomenon" is that already registerd points   
   want a second point-access to read/write into fido from mobile.   
      
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