Subj : Trialing FMail/lnx - Phase 4
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Sun Sep 17 2017 08:43:44

Hi! Michiel,

On 09/17/2017 07:48 AM, you wrote:

 PQ>>>> You had better tell FTools then.  It has a 'post' function
 PQ>>>> sporting a '-r' switch (I wasn't using it... honest).

 MvdV> It is a relic from the past. Fmail was originally designed in a
 MvdV> FrontDoor like environment. In a Frontdoor environment creating a file
 MvdV> attach message makes sense. The Frontdoor environment is also called AMA
 MvdV> (Arc Mail Attach). Files are always send as file attach. There is a
 MvdV> message associated with every file transfer.  Also with a file request.

So, we have 'r'=='relic' in this context.  :)  Thank you for the history 
lesson.

 MvdV> In a BSO environment things work different. The mailer only knows about
 MvdV> files. It does not directly deal with messages, that is left to the
 MvdV> tosser or packer.

Mmm... you're limited by your experience with binkD, perhaps.[shrug] 
BinkleyTerm (where BSO originated) knew exactly what to do when Alt-G was 
pressed: it started a FREQ dialogue of its own.  I can do the same thing with a 
few mouse clicks in Radius... an advanced BSO mailer.

 MvdV> Have you tried to manually create a *.req file. If you ever dealt with
 MvdV> hex, it shoukd not be hard...

After five years with CrashMail II, I already have the necessary files at hand, 
and a wonderful editor.  Thanks, Michiel.

Cheers,
Paul.

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