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   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   point softare PROS and CONS   
   13 May 19 13:54:37   
   
   MSGID: 2:250/1.1 72681b89   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d858518e   
   Hello August!   
      
   ## 12.05.19 at 19:36:00, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    MF>> [CONS] No support for USB printers.   
      
    AA> I've included this in the table (I've allowed "wireless printers" to be   
    AA> part of USB), and have applied a reference to the hack solution.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
    MF>> [PROS] Automatic nodelist/pointlist updating.   
      
    AA> That, I have noticed.  Very nice.  Once configured, never have to bother   
    AA> with separate tasks like "compiling".   
      
   Yup, very sweet.   
      
    MF>> Real-time language switching to/from English/German.   
      
    AA> Really? WHERE is that?   
      
   To change from English to German:   
   Config -> Options -> Language   
      
   To change from German to English:   
   Config -> Optionen -> Sprache   
      
    MF>> Multi-Quote replying.   
      
    AA> What is so particular about that?   
      
   Quote multiple messages in a single reply.   
      
    AA> Is there a specific setting/config for that?   
      
   Nope, just mark a bunch of messages with the  and then press   
   . However, I do not like the way OpenXP handles this, it's   
   somewhat messy to say the least. Try it and you'll see what I mean but    
   don't forget to unmark all the marked messages after you're done.    
      
    MF>> Twit filter.   
      
    AA> Albiet, limited to "fully listed" or manually added names: "fname   
    AA> lname@z:nnn/nnn.p"   
      
   yup.   
      
    MF>> Show hex dumps of messages.   
      
    AA> WHERE is that?   
      
   Cursor over any message in any message list and press .   
      
    MF>> Supports collection of identical echos from multiple Boss Nodes.   
      
    AA> I bet you really like that, to compare feeds from multiple boss nodes?   
      
   Not only that, it paid dividends when my UK Boss Node's system was down   
   for 3 weeks recently - it guaranteed continuity of mail :)   
      
    MF>> Fully integrated email/news clients(POP3, SMTP, NNTP, SSL/TLS, IPv4,   
    MF>> IPv6)   
      
    AA> That is rather cool.  Therefore, OXP could be a quite nice all-in-one   
    AA> kind   of solution for someone.  But personally, t-bird or similar   
    AA> Windows prog   is the better tool for email and nntp, IMHO.   ;)   
      
    AA> Practically ALL of your PROs and CONs observations are now included in   
    AA> the   table:   
      
    AA>         https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/points/   
      
   Thanks very much for that.   
      
    AA> Since the list was quite long, I grouped your submissions as per   
    AA> "function" and separated the new groupings a bit for better readability.   
      
   OK .....   
      
   In the bit about mbcico, can you change "protocol" to "mailer", thanks.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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