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   //Hello Dan,//   
      
   I find your point comelling.   
      
   What software do you use as a terminal to get the mail.   
      
   I am very interested in that.   
      
   Alan   
      
      
   on *6/2/2023* at *13:50:00* You wrote in area *POINTS*   
   to *Alan Beck* about *"Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations"*.   
      
    -=>> Alan Beck wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DC>> 1.  What pros/cons are there to using a Point, versus reading/writing   
    DC>> echomail directly on a BBS, or with an Offline Reader.  I operate a BBS,   
    DC>> and have used offline mail readers for years.  Just wondering how/if a   
    DC>> point would be "better" in some way.  What can it do for me that I can't   
    DC>> currently do with my OLR (MultiMail)?   
      
    AB>> Being a point is great, you just poll your bossnode and the mail comes   
    AB>> in, easy peasy.   
      
    DC> Yes, I understand that.  But it's also easy to grab a QWK packet from   
    DC> (my) BBS and read/reply that way.  So... point has no advantage there.   
      
    DC>> 2.  I'm interested (only) in software for Linux.  A glance through the   
    DC>> existing messages here would seem to indicate that 'OpenXP' is the point   
    DC>> software of choice.  Pretty much true?  Any alternatives to that?   
      
    AB>> Explore WinPoint, I use it and love it. You have to wrestle with font   
    AB>> size but after that it is OK.   
      
    AB>> At first glance  it looks like a real email program with a full screen.   
      
    AB>> In winpoint you can focus the message window and navigate using the   
    AB>> arrow keys. I like that very much.   
      
    AB>> you need a Bossnode to start with, unless you are one.   
      
    AB>> You can reconfigure Winpoint as often as you like, untill you get it.   
      
    DC> Ummmm.... did you miss the part above where I said I was only interested   
    DC> in Linux software?   
      
    AB>> you won't need to qwk again.   
      
    DC> I like using QWK, and the whole point of my questions is to find out if   
    DC> operating as a Point would be any better.  So far I've not seen any   
    DC> indication of that.   
      
    DC> Thanks for your reply...   
      
      
      
    DC> ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.   
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   Regards,   
   Alan Beck   
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