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   -=> August Abolins wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DC> 1.  What pros/cons are there to using a Point, versus   
    DC> reading/writing echomail directly on a BBS, or with an   
    DC> Offline Reader.  I operate a BBS, and have used offline   
    DC> mail readers for years.  Just wondering how/if a point   
    DC> would be "better" in some way.  What can it do for me that   
    DC> I can't currently do with my OLR (MultiMail)?   
      
    AA> Even running OpenXP as a point with your bbs locally would open   
    AA> up the wonderful reading/editing/searching/database   
    AA> functionality.   
      
    AA> See http://openxp.kolico.ca/sample-screenshots/ ..for   
    AA> screenshots.   
      
   It does look pretty good, no doubt.   
      
    DC> 2.  I'm interested (only) in software for Linux.   
      
    AA> A linux installation is supported.   
      
    DC> A glance through the existing messages here would seem to   
    DC> indicate that 'OpenXP' is the point software of choice.   
    DC> Pretty much true?  Any alternatives to that?   
      
    AA> At first I was convinced that I would stick with a Win-GUI   
    AA> based point program.  But when I was introduced to OpenXP, it   
    AA> became a wonderful journey of discovery of its feature-rich   
    AA> operation.   
      
   I'll give it a look.  Thanks for the info.   
      
      
      
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