Subj : Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
To   : Gamgee
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 00:55:00

  Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
  By: Gamgee to Mindsurfer on Tue Nov 04 2025 12:41:11

 Ac>> What TUI interfaces do you already have?
 Mi>> well, sitting in my BBS reading/writing messages, or connecting to the
 Mi>> LXC where the BBS resides via ssh terminal and doing stuff in the
 Mi>> terminal or using midnight commander to move files around. i just thought
 Mi>> it could be nice to zoom out a bit of the 80x25 matrix every now and then
 Mi>> and have a different interface for reading/writing messages =) But it
 Mi>> seems it is still the easiest and most convenient to just stay connected
 Mi>> to you bbs the whole day and open the messages view when you feel like it
 Mi>> ;)

 Ga> I find it easier/better to login to the BBS a few times a day, and
 Ga> download a QWK packet of messages to read/reply to in an offline mail
 Ga> reader.  I use MultiMail, which seems to be the modern/popular choice,
 Ga> available for several operating systems.

Thats the other option. But you always have to login to download or upload the qwk file. There is no option for the qwk up/download to be directly managed between the QWK reader and the BBS account?

Mindsurfer

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