Subj : Re: Getting new users
To   : Ogg
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Oct 16 2022 17:50:59

 Og> Hello boraxman!
 Og> 
 Og> ** On Sunday 16.10.22 - 00:08, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed:
 Og> 
 Og>  b> I would like to try NNTP to access a BBS discussion, I do
 Og>  b> mostly just use the BBS itself, and occasionally use
 Og>  b> Multimail.  I do prefer a "text mode" interface, which is
 Og>  b> less cluttered, allows focus.  This view would be a
 Og>  b> minority view, I bet.
 Og> 
 Og>  b> Being able to upload/download a QWK packet without having
 Og>  b> to log in through telnet and go through the BBS interface
 Og>  b> would be a major hurdle overcome in making it more
 Og>  b> accessible.  This would mean that a QWK reader on the
 Og>  b> mobile could draw new message, and upload, without having
 Og>  b> to deal with the issues of rendering an 80x25 interface to
 Og>  b> be navigated for updates.
 Og> 
 Og> Check out OpenXP. It will do all that. All you will need to  
 Og> establish is a point address for each particular FTN that you  
 Og> want to be a member of. For NNTP, it's pretty straight forward  
 Og> too.  You might appreciate the "text mode" interface too.
 Og> 
 Og> Screenshots here:  http://openxp.kolico.ca/sample-screenshots/
 Og> 

I'm trying to get it running now.  It seems to, after creating the necessary directories, now just exit immediately upon running.  I'll try an earlier version and see how I go.

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