On 31 May 2023, Dan Clough said the following...

Just started following this echo, as I may have an interest in setting
up a point for reading mail. I have a few questions, and apologize if they've been asked before, which I'm sure they have...

Sure, I will give you my five cents on it.

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

Essentially? Nothing, I would say. The only difference between having a point and using online reading/offline mail client is that the connection with the BBS is almost instantaneous - You poll the BBS, get the mail, answer, send your outbound mail, and that is it. You don't need to log in to a system to do so.

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

Yes, look for FidoOverIP packages, or you can try some combination of binkp+crashmail+Golded, which are the most known alternatives. Personally, I do not like OpenXP interface.

Thanks for taking some time to provide me some info/advice, and I look forward to participating here.

Hope my five cents have been useful.

Regards,
Flavio

... Evil triumphs when good people do nothing. - Einstein

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Hello Flavio!

Personally, I do not like OpenXP interface.

For me, it took a little while to grow accustomed to where
things are and how to navigate. I still get the TAB and S
controls confused and what they do at different screens.

The message editor is superb, imho.

The message database system is ideal for people who may want to
save particular messages and look thing up easily (the search
options are quite versatile).

Once it's all configured with a boss/point information, the
poll is as simple as N A <CR>

--
../|ug

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* Origin: The ONLY point that matters! --> . <-- (2:221/1.58)

Flavio Bessa wrote to Dan Clough <=-

On 31 May 2023, Dan Clough said the following...

Just started following this echo, as I may have an interest in setting
up a point for reading mail. I have a few questions, and apologize if they've been asked before, which I'm sure they have...

Sure, I will give you my five cents on it.

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

Essentially? Nothing, I would say. The only difference
between having a point and using online reading/offline mail
client is that the connection with the BBS is almost
instantaneous - You poll the BBS, get the mail, answer, send your
outbound mail, and that is it. You don't need to log in to a
system to do so.

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

Yes, look for FidoOverIP packages, or you can try some
combination of binkp+crashmail+Golded, which are the most known alternatives. Personally, I do not like OpenXP interface.

Thanks for taking some time to provide me some info/advice, and I look forward to participating here.

Hope my five cents have been useful.

Thanks, Flavio, for the feedback. This question I asked was 11 months
ago... and I've definitely decided that I'll stay with the Offline Reader approach. It's something I'm used to, and MUCH simpler. ;-)

Appreciate the reply.



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