Subj : Re: Why use a Point, and recommendations
To   : August Abolins
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sat Jun 03 2023 21:33:00

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

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

 AA> Pointing can be faster.  With OXP, the command to poll are
 AA> three keystrokes:  N A <CR>

Well, that's not a huge concern of mine.  Doesn't take me much more than 
that to login to the BBS and grab a QWK packet.

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

 AA> You just gotta give OXP a try to see what's different and/or
 AA> better.

So, I did give it a look a couple days ago.  I didn't get very far.  I 
have to say, I cannot easily recall a piece of software that is less 
intuitive on how to use it, than this.  Especially the opening dialog 
when you start it for the first time, I mean.... WTF?  Really strange 
stuff there.  Could I learn it with some time/study/reading?  Sure.  But 
there isn't anything that makes that worth my while, at this point.

 AA> For me, it's the database-like storage of messages following a
 AA> poll.  Unlike QWK were you have to keep track of each
 AA> particular file and/or read/reply to all the messages in a
 AA> single QWK at a time, the database result allows archiving
 AA> messages all in one place and makes it easy to find any
 AA> particular message.

Yes, understood, but if you run a BBS, you already have all that.  I can 
see this being a decent option for a non-Sysop though.

 AA> OXP allows marking individual messages for "later reply" or
 AA> tagging them to HOLD so they don't get deleted on a purge.

That doesn't fit how I'm used to doing things.  It may suit others very 
well, I'm sure, but for me....  can't find any reason to switch to this 
from BBS/QWK.  A big part of that is the learning curve on how to use 
it; I just don't have the time or desire for that, at least right now.

Thanks for the response to my question(s), though, it's appreciated.




.... System halted - Press all keys at once to continue.
=== MultiMail/Linux v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
 * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:135/115)

.