Subj : qwk and/or points
To   : Tony Langdon
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Apr 08 2019 07:35 pm

Hello Tony!

** 08.04.19 - 12:16, Tony Langdon wrote to August Abolins:

AA>> Yes.. I used QWK method for quite a while (at first) too.  It was a
AA>> wonderful solution.  Later, I added a Robocaller..

TL> These days (under Linux) it's even easier:

TL> wget ftp://username:password@my.bbs.com/BBSID.qwk


That's beautiful.  I was not aware of this.  But unlike going manually to  
the BBS, where the qwk file is created dynamically on the spot, with wget  
you only get the qwk that has been pre-packed by the server ahead of time?


AA>> Back to your current situation, why not carry a point/qwk setup on a
AA>> thumbdrive or memory card and plug that in to the different PCs you
AA>> use?

TL> It would have to be platform independent, I also run different OSs.  On
TL> Windows now, netbook runs Linux (Lubuntu)

Your Multimail is multi-platform, no?  So, you *could* have full  
installations on each of your devices, and use QWK with the thumbdrive(?)


AA>> Not sure how that would work on a smartphone device, but it probably
AA>> doesn't matter since you would only use that for a quick check, and not
AA>> to write back. ?

TL> I would like to be able to have a decent mail session on a smartphone as
TL> well, but with a suitable mobile aware GUI interface, rather than trying
TL> to fit fixed text mode onto a tiny screen.

I assume you've tried the Aftershock and Hotdoged offerings, and they  
don't quite fit the bill.


Regards,
  ../|ug

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