Subj : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
To   : Dan Clough
From : Alan Beck
Date : Fri Jun 02 2023 21:40:29

//Hello Dan,//

I find your point comelling.

What software do you use as a terminal to get the mail.

I am very interested in that.

Alan


on *6/2/2023* at *13:50:00* You wrote in area *POINTS*
to *Alan Beck* about *"Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations"*.

 -=>> Alan Beck wrote to Dan Clough <=-

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

 AB>> Being a point is great, you just poll your bossnode and the mail comes
 AB>> in, easy peasy.

 DC> Yes, I understand that.  But it's also easy to grab a QWK packet from
 DC> (my) BBS and read/reply that way.  So... point has no advantage there.

 DC>> 2.  I'm interested (only) in software for Linux.  A glance through the
 DC>> existing messages here would seem to indicate that 'OpenXP' is the point
 DC>> software of choice.  Pretty much true?  Any alternatives to that?

 AB>> Explore WinPoint, I use it and love it. You have to wrestle with font
 AB>> size but after that it is OK.

 AB>> At first glance  it looks like a real email program with a full screen.

 AB>> In winpoint you can focus the message window and navigate using the
 AB>> arrow keys. I like that very much.

 AB>> you need a Bossnode to start with, unless you are one.

 AB>> You can reconfigure Winpoint as often as you like, untill you get it.

 DC> Ummmm.... did you miss the part above where I said I was only interested
 DC> in Linux software?

 AB>> you won't need to qwk again.

 DC> I like using QWK, and the whole point of my questions is to find out if
 DC> operating as a Point would be any better.  So far I've not seen any
 DC> indication of that.

 DC> Thanks for your reply...



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Regards,
Alan Beck
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