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Hello Mike - 

MP> Re: BlueWave, 

The BlueWave OLR is not Y2K and even with the 'patch' file it
will make mistakes because of this non-Y2K condition. 

A better choice would be MultiMail. MM is very similar to BW
but the maintainer is 'evolving' the MM code each year to keep
it up to date and improve it. MM is free, BW is shareware.
Trick is the author of BW disappeared some years ago and the
legality of the one remaining location to get BW registered is
questionable. Those who use BW have used it for some time and
are accustomed to the interface and do not want to change. 

MP> I have been using this "capture" batch file because it
MP> seems to be the easiest way to read everything offline. I
MP> guess that qualifies it as an offline reader. 

'Reader', yes. The OLR designation is a bit misleading. They
are offline read & reply applications, not just 'readers'. The
real advantage is being able to compose _replies_ offline and
upload them using a protocol controlled upload (usually
zmodem). To reply you can chose any WP that you are familiar
with as long as it can save in standard ASCII text format or
you can use an ASCII text editor. You can spell check and
revise as many times as you wish then compress all of your
replies into a ".REP" packet and upload using zmodem or
whatever protocol your software and the BBS will allow. 

This also gives you time to research your replies if need be
without feeling rushed. 

MP> I have only one phone line and I'm on the BBS and/or the
MP> Internet between 6:00 and 8:00 AM. On the BBS I select the
MP> ReadNonStop option which flashes the messages across the
MP> screen, and on a daily basis is finished in about 1 to 3
MP> min., depending on how heavy the traffic has been. All the
MP> messages are captured for offline reading and I'm rarely on
MP> the BBS for more than 5 minutes. I'm sold on reading
MP> offline even though this method may not be the best. :) 

".QWK" is one of the OLRs methods of _reading_ offline. The BBS
will compress all of the messages you have configured it to
grab for you in a matter of seconds and offer this compressed
archive for you to download (again usually zmodem). Once this QWK
archive is written to your system the OLR can uncompress and
read the messages allowing you to reply if you chose to. 

MP> I use pretty much the same procedure for the Internet (more
MP> time for surfing, but it's paid for). 

If your methods are similar on the Internet you must be using a
text-only browser? Keeping a log file is handy for those times
when you can't recall exact numbers, dates, times, etc. that
you found while online. :-) 

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