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echo: telemate
to: FRANK BELL
from: DAVE NEUMAN
date: 1996-06-01 23:36:00
subject: Re: Unresponsive arrow ke

 FB> -> FB> DN> FB> -> quote stuff, I can't move up or down in quote boxes,
 FB> Look in TM's OPTIONS/TERMINAL/QUOTE and see what you have configured
 FB> for the quote prefix.  It looks like it's quoting my initials, as
 FB> well as yours.  You might have something like "DN> @>" when you
 FB> should have something like "@>" or simpley "->".  (If I recall
 FB> correctly, @ is a variable that attempts to guess the initials of the
 FB> person you're quoting.)
Ok, this sounds reasonably confusing... :)
 FB> Here's another suggestion:  Get an off line reader (I like Blue Wave)
I've been through the offline reader trials, and here's why I'm not going to
start using one:
They're complicated, there are so many options it sent my head spinning!
They are a waste of time.  If place that much importance in messages, I need
to seriously examine my social life.  I don't want to manipulate messages,
sort messages, read through countless messages, etc.
As for thinking of things to say online, I'm pretty sharp, don't you worry
about me ;)  Also, I can type reasonably fast, and usually don't carry on
for too long.
They take up space.. well, not much.. but I just don't like'em!  And I
usually get stubborn about these things :)
 FB> -> No doubt, and thanks for the good luck.. I think I'll need it, the
 FB> -> guy running this place is a professional programmer and even HE
 FB> -> doesn't know
 FB> IOW, give up on trying to quote on this BBS and try another route ;).
Did you mean to say WOW?  Anyways, I'll just work around it.. I've got a
program called SIRDOOM (might have guessed, it's intended for DOOM matches ;)
And while it doesn't offer nearly as many neat functions, etc, it does this:
 FB> Here's another suggestion:  Get an off line reader (I like Blue Wave)
 FB> Hope this helps!
Obviously I had to move the bar up to quote that top line :)  It just a pain
using this cause I have to got back to Telemate for other BBS systems..
l8r
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