Subj : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
To   : August Abolins
From : Dan Clough
Date : Thu Jun 01 2023 20:43:00

-=> August Abolins wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> 1.  What pros/cons are there to using a Point, versus
 DC> reading/writing echomail directly on a BBS, or with an
 DC> Offline Reader.  I operate a BBS, and have used offline
 DC> mail readers for years.  Just wondering how/if a point
 DC> would be "better" in some way.  What can it do for me that
 DC> I can't currently do with my OLR (MultiMail)?

 AA> Even running OpenXP as a point with your bbs locally would open
 AA> up the wonderful reading/editing/searching/database
 AA> functionality.

 AA> See http://openxp.kolico.ca/sample-screenshots/ ..for
 AA> screenshots.

It does look pretty good, no doubt.

 DC> 2.  I'm interested (only) in software for Linux.

 AA> A linux installation is supported.

 DC> A glance through the existing messages here would seem to
 DC> indicate that 'OpenXP' is the point software of choice.
 DC> Pretty much true?  Any alternatives to that?

 AA> At first I was convinced that I would stick with a Win-GUI
 AA> based point program.  But when I was introduced to OpenXP, it
 AA> became a wonderful journey of discovery of its feature-rich
 AA> operation.

I'll give it a look.  Thanks for the info.



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