SE> Is it possible to reach a BBS somewhere via telnet that
 SE> carries this echo?
  I don't know of any off-hand. The only possibilities that
come to mind would be "The Panther" or "The Crusader" BBS.
Another might be "Pennsylvania Online", George Pease's (the
"head man" of Fidonet's) BBS/Internet Service. George carries
the ENTIRE backbone plus most, if not all, of the USENET news-
groups.
 SE> Or is there an inexpensive way to download this echo via
 SE> late night long distance?
  Yes, with a communications program with some good scripting
tools (QmodemPro, Telix, etc.) and an offline reader (Edward
DiGeronimo is considering writing a GEOS-based .QWK reader if/
when he gets the SDK). If you are unsuccessful otherwise, drop
me a card at:
 P. O. Box 330
 Ionia, MI 48846-0330
  or email to cmsallek@dinfsvs.com or cmsallek@aol.com
  I have been waiting for the OS/2 ver. of the BBS software
that I bought before setting up a BBS in earnest. Also, it
will depend on whether I decide to set up an Internet Ser-
vice about 15 miles southeast of here as to when and where
the BBS will be located. The OS/2 ver. is in wide-beta now.
  One nice feature of the BBS program that I will be running
is that it will prepack your .QWK packet for you if I set it
up that way. Therefore, you would just have to log on, u/l
your replies and download the .QWK packet... you don't have
to wait for the .QWK packet to be put together for you.
  Also, it will allow you to "FREQ" a file in your .QWK pac-
ket... you would just send a message to the BBS and it would
automatically find it and include it in your .QWK packet.
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