Subj : Re: WinXP
To   : CHARLES SCAGLIONE
From : ROBERT FOWLER
Date : Sun Sep 11 2005 06:41 pm

-=> CHARLES SCAGLIONE wrote to THURSTON ACKERMAN <=-

 TA> I have PAN in my linspire disto but haven't been able get
 TA> it to work correctly yet. Where can OldAck please go to
 TA> find out howto to manage my QWK packets from Docsplace.tzo,
 TA> or BBSNETS, or ? please?

 CS> You won't be able to use PAN at either DOC's Place, Juge.com, or
 CS> BBSNets as they only accept download\upload in QWK packet format which
 CS> PAN does not support.

 CS> If you can get PAN working, you might want to access Ross' server "The
 CS> E-Star".  Once he gets you setup with a userid and password you'll be
 CS> able to download\upload FIDO as news messages in PAN or Agent (as I'm
 CS> doing right now).

 Thunderbird is another option.

 CS> If you're asking about telnet to DOC's Place, Jay should be able to
 CS> help you out there.  I don't use DOC's Place at all.  When I telnet, I
 CS> use Juge.com in Houston, TX (Sugarland).   If DOC's Place is anything
 CS> at all like Juge.com, it's really very simple to setup an account via
 CS> telnet and begin downloading\uploading just like dial up.  Of course
 CS> you need a good telnet client first.  I recommend using either
 CS> Hyperterminal PE (free) or NetTerm (payware).

 Web access with Doc's is also a possibility, and includes the ability
 to upload and download QWK via HTTP, or to read and post from the
 browser.

 Multimail is supposed to work with Linux.  I suppose that's my
 next project.


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