Ankur Gupta wrote in a message to All:
I hope you don't mind if I comment on some of these Gary? It might get people 
thinking a bit.
 AG>  2. New msgbases like Pip and Jam. 
Never heard of PIP. Can you use an external editor and/or other external 
utilities to support other bases? Adding extra bases would add to the size of 
Max (unecessarily as fa as I am concerned :-), and there would be more that 
could break or have problems.
 AG> 4. Built-in HTML along with the current Mecca screens.
I don't know to much about HTML, but isn't that a text-format itself? If so, 
why not simply include the screens in your normal Mex/Mecca stuff, like I 
include other graphics protocols such as MaxGfx?
 AG>  6. Sound for DOS. Both locally thru the speakers and remotely.
With a little thought, this can be done easily, althought I'd like to see a 
Yell_External command just like Max's Chat_External option.
 AG> 7. Hotflash! (remember v2.0?) but upgrade the feature
 AG> to point & click!! 
I don't believe that ANSI supports mouse movements, so for P&C it'd have to 
be in RIP or something that supports the mouse. Either way, if you use ANSI 
menus (or even if you don't) HotFlash can be supported easily - just draw up 
an extra set of menus (I know, more to keep updated but hey, that's what you 
use Max for isn't it? :-)
 AG>  11.HUB capacity in handling file and echomail tossing.  EVANS>  
My system is a distribution hub for several networks, and takes national and 
international calls for mail/files. Using Bink as my mailer, Squish as my 
tosser, SqaFix and AllFix as my message/file robots, I have a fairly stable 
mail system which processes megs of mail daily, and includes automated 
maintainance. Maximus is just another program on top of that to allow users 
to access the files/mail without using points, and to add access to the games 
as well. Max doesn't need anything extra to make hubbing any different from 
my end.
This is my last comment in the echo on this thread, since Gary doesn't want 
it to continue. Those parts I haven't commented on I either agree with, or 
have nothing to say about. Think about what I've said, Set Flames>nul, and 
send any replies to me either in netmail or e-mail 
(david.chord@cobra.galaxy.gen.nz). I won't reply again in the echo.
Bye..
Dave 
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