Hello Joe.

22 Jul 03 20:38, you wrote to me:

 JD> I can see what you mean, in that the scanner/packer does not have as
 JD> many options, and bells and whistles.

Ftrack can do scheduling, bouncing, packing, all in on package.
Essentially, you can have it perform additional actions at the same time it
routes. Think of it as netmgr+router.  I can code these features (basic)
into my tosser using perl hooks but I also am the person that does not
believe in reinventing the wheel!  :-)

 JD> However for the person that doesn't need them, it is also nice to not
 JD> have to wade through them.   Its sort of like... why use an elephant
 JD> gun when a fly swatter will do?   

I am also thinking the same since my hpt has all the routing capabilities I
need.  In fact, hpt's routing is more powerful that squish's.

 JD> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, huh?   :)

 JD> I think it is nice that there is a choice of software out there, to
 JD> hopefully suit each individuals needs and wants.

 JD> Thanks for explaining it.

You have not got a clue!  Look around in R50 sometimes as there are *lots*
of nice software packages.  If you are not good at figuring out software
without docs then I encourage you to avoid the frustration.  There are
mailers for unix that work very well with a BSO or Filebox setup (bforce
and qico).  I kind of see it as a challenge.  The Ruskies are more than
eager to assist.  I post English in the ru.* echoes often and there is
always at least one who willing to help out.

Matt

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