>  RA> But being a point also allows you to File Request from participating
 >  RA> systems, which you can't do without a nodelist.

 > That's quite possibly the case, but personally I haven't found

Not possibly, it is the case!  :)

 > the need to Freq, so am not qualified to comment. Although I
 > would have thought it possible, provided you know the telephone
 > number of the BBS being sent the request.

Then you may as well just use your regular terminal program!  The whole
idea of being a point is to avoid all the "dross" associated with
logging into a board, waiting a few days until the Sysop agrees to register
you, just so you can grab a 3k file! :)

Of course, pointing is more that a matter of just file leeching! :)

 > Surely when the remote system IDs itself to your mailer it is
 > enough for it to know it has a file request message waiting? As

That's exactly what happens!  :)

It's also really nice to be able to log into a BBS and be immediately
"recognised".

R.

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