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  • Feb 2025 - What are easily viable Point Software Options?

    From k9zw@1:154/154 to All on Tue Feb 25 16:09:38 2025
    Do we maintain a list of what Point software currently works?

    Are there how-to guides we can coach someone as they work through?

    All best and 73

    Steve
    K9ZW

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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to k9zw on Tue Feb 25 20:36:37 2025
    k9zw wrote to All <=-

    Do we maintain a list of what Point software currently works?

    There is a list of FidoNet Software in the weekly FidoNews magazine,
    published in the echo of the same name.

    Are there how-to guides we can coach someone as they work through?

    I don't operate a point, but I know there is product-specific
    documentation for all of the well-known packages.

    Two that I know of offhand are WinPoint and OpenXP.




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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Dan Clough on Tue Feb 25 22:10:00 2025
    Hi Dan,
    In a message to K9Zw you wrote:

    Two that I know of offhand are WinPoint and OpenXP.

    I have a full node number, but I use sempoint which is an old windows
    3.1 program. I use that "msdos player" which wraps a 64bit shell around
    it somehow and allows it to run on Windows 11.

    Sure I don't use sempoint for anything but the reader part, but I like
    being able to toss QWK or Bluewave packets into message areas on the local computer here for storage.

    Shawn

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  • From k9zw@1:154/154 to Dan Clough on Wed Feb 26 12:18:28 2025
    On 25 Feb 2025, Dan Clough said the following...

    k9zw wrote to All <=-

    Do we maintain a list of what Point software currently works?

    There is a list of FidoNet Software in the weekly FidoNews magazine, published in the echo of the same name.

    Appreciate that reminder, though we have to remember much of that list is historic and other than building a retro-setup, not current.

    Are there how-to guides we can coach someone as they work through?

    I don't operate a point, but I know there is product-specific documentation for all of the well-known packages.

    Ummm... not always and again much documentation and even YouTubes are woefully out of date.

    When I set up my first personal mailer the documentation was arguably better, and that was in the 1980's.

    Two that I know of offhand are WinPoint and OpenXP.

    Wondering if some of the BBS packages also fuction well in a Point use case?

    Appreciate the reply!

    All best!

    -- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS

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  • From k9zw@1:154/154 to Shawn Highfield on Wed Feb 26 12:22:46 2025
    On 25 Feb 2025, Shawn Highfield said the following...

    I have a full node number, but I use sempoint which is an old windows
    3.1 program. I use that "msdos player" which wraps a 64bit shell around it somehow and allows it to run on Windows 11.

    Thank you - I am thinking there is a space for a more contemporary solution. While I could follow what you've done, I am loath to guide a newbie through wrap-arounds and elmulations.

    Perhaps we lack a KISS level option?

    All best,

    Steve

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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to k9zw on Wed Feb 26 16:07:32 2025
    k9zw wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Two that I know of offhand are WinPoint and OpenXP.

    Wondering if some of the BBS packages also fuction well in a Point use case?

    Sure they do; at least Synchronet and Mystic would be fine. They could
    just be set up with a point network address and get mail from whomever.
    I know of several people doing that very thing.



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