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   Message 986 of 3,070   
   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   point softare PROS and CONS   
   06 May 19 14:08:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:240/2188.31@fidonet d829eca1   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.59 66af470d   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Linux) (x86_64)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello August!   
      
   On 27.04.19 at 19:22, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    AA>>> For your perusal and comments/additions/corrections:   
    AA>>> https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/points/   
      
    MF>> Thank you very much indeed for putting that up, much appreciated.   
    MF>> Where should we post our comments/additions/corrections :)   
      
    AA> Oh.. this echo is probably fine for that.  Or.. a netmail with "PRO" or   
    AA> "CON" somewhere in the Subject would get my attention too.   
      
   Here's some more .....   
      
   OpenXP   
   ======   
      
   Additions   
   ---------   
      
   [CONS]   
   No support for USB printers.   
   No support for Wireless printers.   
   Extremely limited message tagging.   
   Cannot show message lists by posting date.   
      
   [PROS]   
   Automatic nodelist/pointlist updating.   
   Autopost feature.   
   Supports file echos, easily managed by the file echo manager.   
   Comprehensive, easy to use, echo area manager.   
   Supports importing of file lists.   
   Outgoing messages can be held via the "Park" function.   
   Automatic RRQ confirmations.   
   Real-time language switching to/from English/German.   
   4D and 5D addressing.   
   Editor line length configurable.   
   Multi-Quote replying.   
   Archive viewer.   
   Enable/disable dupe detection.   
   Comprehensive colour configuration.   
   Debug log.   
   Twit filter.   
   Show hex dumps of messages.   
   Supports collection of identical echos from multiple Boss Nodes.   
   Fully integrated email/news clients(POP3, SMTP, NNTP, SSL/TLS, IPv4,     
   IPv6)   
   Open source(GPLv2).   
   Source freely available either by svn or by d/loadable ZIP archive.   
   Actively developed.   
   Responsive developer.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
   --- OpenXP 5.0.38   
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