Subj : questions
To   : Seth Hurst
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Mon Aug 01 2022 13:18:02

Hello Seth,

 SH> Is it possible to run a test net for playing with out running a BBS
 SH> software? Kind of wanting to skip the menus for screenreaders/tts
 SH> devices. Is there a good reason for ftn vs qwk?

You could get yourself a point and do it that way. A point software has a mailer and message reader so you basically do what a BBS does (toss & scan messages) without a BBS.

QWK is simpler. You can use any QWK reader.

WinPoint might be a good place to start, you can grab it from..

http://winpoint.org down at the bottom of that page.

 SH> Also what does it mean for a ftp based feed? One of the othernets on
 SH> here said that they host nodes via a ftp link.

That just means they transfer mail and files using ftp instead of a mailer.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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