Subj : Re: External mailer
To   : MARK LEWIS
From : Marceline Jones
Date : Tue Mar 23 2021 23:49:00

 ML> some do, many do not... i remember quite a few complaining about
 ML> having to hit escape twice... i generally told them to just wait and
 ML> let the mailer time out and it would pass them to the BBS anyway...
 ML> hitting escape twice was simply a quicker signal that it was a user
 ML> connecting and the mailer didn't need to spend time trying to detect
 ML> different mailer protocols... 

Nowadays as BBS's continue to dwindle, people are more curious about program details, especially for new boards.

 MJ> Just look at all the people who read tear lines for example.

 ML> most do that to see what software was used to create the message...
 ML> that and signaling the end of the message is their purpose... 

Exactly. People pay attention to these details.

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