Subj : Re: wanting to clear some questions
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Seth
Date : Tue Aug 02 2022 13:35:55

On 8/2/22 11:11, poindexter FORTRAN wrote:
> -=> Seth wrote to fsxNet.FSX_GEN <=-
> 
>   Se> 1. Is it possible to run FTN echomail with out needing a bbs or would
>   Se> nntp be better for this?
> 
> You need, at the bare minimum, a mailer to connect to an uplink, a way to
> send and receive message packets, and a means to read messages.
> 
> There are all-in-one packages like WinPoint that do it all from one program.
> 
>   Se> 2. I noticed that on the fido.othernet there was a message about being
>   Se> a node on a net and it offers feeds over ftp could someone elaborate.
>   Se> on this a little bit more. I understand it for file bases but not in
>   Se> terms of message bases.
> 
> I used FTP way back when; message packets are just files, and there are many
> ways to transfer them. Some use a mailer, some use FTP, and email works,
> too.
> 
> 
> ... Do you understand who you need to become?
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I forgot to say I'm on arch linux not debian or ubuntu. my linode is 
also running arch.
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