Subj : Bluewave
To   : Oli
From : Al
Date : Fri May 07 2021 08:36 pm

  Re: Bluewave
  By: Oli to apam on Fri May 07 2021 11:36 am

 Ol> I never understood why people used QWK / Bluewave back in the 90s (I tried
 Ol> and was not convinced). Crosspoint or a FTN editor seemed so much more
 Ol> enjoyable to use. But I have to admit, I haven't used an offline reader
 Ol> since then. Maybe someone can remind me what the advantages of offline
 Ol> readers are?

I used offline mail simply because of the time limits that were a constraint back in the day. That way I still had time to download files if I needed to do that.

Offline mail does work well even today. The only thing I don't like is that you are limited to the packet you have open. A point reader is much better but pointing was never big around these parts. I have three points on board at the moment and never had more than two or three, even back in the heyday.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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