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   -=> Flavio Bessa wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    FB> On 31 May 2023, Dan Clough said the following...   
      
    DC> Just started following this echo, as I may have an interest in setting   
    DC> up a point for reading mail.  I have a few questions, and apologize if   
    DC> they've been asked before, which I'm sure they have...   
      
    FB>     Sure, I will give you my five cents on it.   
      
    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)?   
      
    FB>     Essentially? Nothing, I would say. The only difference   
    FB> between having a point and using online reading/offline mail   
    FB> client is that the connection with the BBS is almost   
    FB> instantaneous - You poll the BBS, get the mail, answer, send your   
    FB> outbound mail, and that is it. You don't need to log in to a   
    FB> system to do so.   
      
    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?   
      
    FB>     Yes, look for FidoOverIP packages, or you can try some   
    FB> combination of binkp+crashmail+Golded, which are the most known   
    FB> alternatives. Personally, I do not like OpenXP interface.   
      
    DC> Thanks for taking some time to provide me some info/advice, and I look   
    DC> forward to participating here.   
      
    FB>     Hope my five cents have been useful.   
      
   Thanks, Flavio, for the feedback.  This question I asked was 11 months    
   ago... and I've definitely decided that I'll stay with the Offline Reader    
   approach.  It's something I'm used to, and MUCH simpler.  ;-)   
      
   Appreciate the reply.   
      
      
      
   ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.   
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