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|    Robert Wolfe to Allen Prunty    |
|    Wildcat Quoting Engine    |
|    26 Nov 16 21:52:04    |
      Hello Allen!              In a message to All <11/26/20> Allen Prunty wrote:              AP> Just wondering is the quoting engine internal to wildcat       AP> that uses the -> method of marking quotes something that is       AP> a part of wildcat's core program or a WCBASIC part?              wcBASIC _is_ pretty much the core of WINServer :) I believe to       change this you would need to make the necessary changes in one       of the modules of the wcBASIC Plus Pack.              AP> Is this something that can be worked to make initial quotes       AP> like AP> and etc? Also the wordwrapping in quotes turncates       AP> the end of the lines? This is something that is so       AP> antiquated you would think it would have been looked into       AP> from the early Wildcat 3 before the Ultra-Modern Wildcat 7.              AFAICT, this wrapping is pretty much standard in most BBS       packages because of the standard length of lines in messages on       echomail networks.              AP> Plus if you quote a fidonet message on the web interface it       AP> quotes all the hidden kludge lines. Just wondering if this       AP> is something a 3rd party can address or if it's something on       AP> the Santronics side.              Possibly third party if you don't mind editing the HTML code.       Unless one is too lazy to highlight the text and press the Delete       key.              AP> I know Hector can fix this as PXEDIT, PXTOOLS, Silver       AP> Express and OLX all have great quoting engines in them.       AP> Hector has a track record of making great message editors.              I doubt hector will ever touch these products again -- speaking       from experience. AFAIK, the business side of things just simply       does not rely on the sales of FTN technology products.              AP> I just don't think he has ever touched wildcat in this       AP> regard.                     AP> Allen       AP> --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5       AP> * Origin: -=* LiveWireBBS.com *=- Louisville, KY USA -=*        AP> Bazing (1:2320/100) 700              ... Platinum Xpress...The totally cool way to do mail!              --- ViaMAIL!/WC v2.00        * Origin: Neptune's Lair II þ Memphis TN þ wildcat4.winserver.org (1:261/20)    |
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