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   PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/e54bed451 May  6 2023 GCC 11.2.0   
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   -=> 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.   
      
      
      
    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.   
      
      
      
    AB> I find your point comelling.   
      
   I don't know what that sentence means.   
      
    AB> What software do you use as a terminal to get the mail.   
      
   I use Syncterm to log into my BBS and download a QWK packet, and then    
   read/reply the packet using Offline Mail Reader software called    
   Multimail.   
      
    AB> I am very interested in that.   
      
   Okay... It's quite easy and works great.   
      
      
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