RM> It gets better. While trying to fix a problem, I had two
 RM> Bink/Squish/Golded setups in two different partitions. I'd 
 RM> stripped out a lot of disk references in the config files 
 RM> (eg i:\bink\ became just \bink\ ), and just *one* of these 
 RM> threw a wobbly: the "squish out squash" command (idiot 
 RM> syntax!) would go into a near endless loop trying to rename 

If you are using MSDOS, you chose the shithouse path.  Frontdoor, Fmail and
Golded is the wise path.  If you use OS/2, then yeah, you have to go Bink +
squish.  

 RM> I still haven't worked out a fast way to get Bink to dial 
 RM> out. I can't use alt-Y anymore (now isn't that an easy 
 RM> command to remember!), as in my newest setup I'm not a 

Pardon?  What exactly do you want to do?  Pick up your daily mail?

 RM> point. Unless I have written some crash replies, in which 
 RM> case Bink sends them automatically, I gotta *type* "alt-M 
 RM> 61:6800/20.0{at}Worldnet". There is a nodelist sysop name 

Pardon?  What's wrong with golded???

 RM> lookup feature, but it's so poorly described that I can't 
 RM> get it to work.

You're a disturbed man, Roy.  Anyhow, once you've got it set up, stop
stuffing around with it.  How did you send crashmail via QWK anyway?  You
didn't, that's how.  Why not use your point setup to get QWK packets, just
like the good old days?  Alan will be providing it shortly...  BFN.

Paul

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