KR> yes, i have been thinking about it. i had a go some time 
 KR> ago, on another board, but there was a need to use fakenet 
 KR> addressing rather than 3d, and i could not seem to get that 

A need that you caused by your software, or one that he needed?  There is
no need for fakenet addresses if you point off my board, so long as the
software you use is 4-D capable.  I suggest using Frontdoor, Fmail and
Golded (for MSDOS).  I have instructions on how to do it on this board,
called point.lzh.

 KR> going, and the sysop had never done it before. i still have 
 KR> a couple of sets of point software lurking around somewhere. 
 KR> the only reservations that i have are a. i am happy with 
 KR> the olrs that i currently use, and b. my irregular polling 

By running a bit more software, you can still use your OLR's, if that's the
way you want to do it.  You need to install Remote Access 1.x and a QWK
reader for it whose name escapes me at the moment.  Once you have that
running, you can delete Remote Access.

 KR> pattern - will it caused problems?

No, I have disk space to burn.  You can poll once a month if you like.  BFN.

Paul

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