MP> About the Usenet bit, I was talking about the messages you'd be sending me 
MP> through to go onto Usenet, re the comp.lang.c bit and so on.

I haven't had access to comp.lang.c for the last 10 years, a few more weeks
of getting things sorted is not a problem.

MP> Also, I know I can toss Fidomail through Linux because I've already been 
MP> doing that, as a node in N712.

Then what did you want Tobruk for?

MP> About the PKT->QWK converter, it wouldn't work because I still
have to take 
MP> out the Usenet stuff before I put the rest through the converter, bringing 
MP> us back to square one.

You were the one suggesting that.

MP> I've had an idea which may work, which involves giving the Usenet side of 
MP> things a separate point number or something, tossing everything as Fido 
MP> stuff through Tobruk, packing up the Usenet, and feeding it through the 
MP> gating software.  Convoluted, but it might work.  I'll have a look at it.

A separate point would be good for external mail, but if you are pointing
off me, you can't do that anymore.  I thought you would be spending the
next few weeks setting up your system so that you could point off me, using
your Devil Dialer for Minicom, tobruk, and msged.  I'm more interested in
knowing how well that software actually works on a Linux machine than I am
in comp.lang.c.  BFN.  Paul. 
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