PE> PE> It's not endless.  Just ask Anthony.  BFN.  Paul.

PE> FM> What does that mean? What did Anthony do? At first I read/replied

PE> Installed the software I told him to install, and never touched
PE> it since.

FM> So I noticed. Remarkable by his absence, is our Anthony.

He polls every now and again.  Anyway, he called regularly for 6
months or something after he set up with the proper software.

PE> It was all kludges.  The proper technology has always been there,
PE> it's just that it was a big secret kept by the elite.  That is
PE> no longer the case, and it's here to enjoy.  Like going Alt-R and
PE> it actually replies, netmail destination address + all.

FM> OK, but how do I know this isn't just another kludge, even deeper
FM> secrets known only to the elite?

I've seen the PKTs that I get from Dave Hatch, which are the same
as the PKTs that you get from me, and the information in them is
all duplicated in the message readers.

FM> What's the difference b/t minpdos & minpdos2, and why is there no
FM> source?

They each represent an installation using proper technology.  There
are lots of competing proper products.  I think minpdos has the
FD/Fmail/Golded suite of programs, which is BETTER, but shareware
and you will have more trouble getting support.  minpdos2 has a
Binkley/Squish/Msged suite, which is not as good as the other one
(still far superior to QWKing of course), there is a corresponding
OS/2 version should you need it, and there is lots of support for
it (because all the OS/2 people have to use it if they want to run
OS/2).  It is what I use except Tobruk has replaced Squish.  Squish
is the better program though, as far as an end user is concerned.
If you follow either of the minpdos*'s EXACTLY, you should be up
and running in 30 minutes or so, and replying to messages easily.
The installations are designed to use the minimum disk space
required, and they come to about 1 meg or something.  BFN.  Paul.

P.S. Anthony just polled today.
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