Jack Smith wrote in a message to Larry Evans:
 JS> On Nov 25, 1997, Larry Evans wrote to All:
 LE> Well, for some reason, Starbar hosed up on me, and I haven't
 LE> yet reinstalled and set it all back up with newer version. I
 LE> have File and message divisions in place for what its worth.
 LE> The users are always complaining that the message and file
 LE> areas in Max are ugly, the menus are as you might expect
 LE> from me, but the actual file search in max, and the message
 LE> functions have long been a thing the users have not cared
 LE> for. I have tried altering the menus as much as possible and
 LE> have tried StarBar but still have not found anything that
 LE> seems to meet with widespread approval.
 JS> Something you might try if you haven't already, Larry:
 JS>  FBROW122.ZIP  16K 05-27-97 FileBrowser v1.22d - Filelister for use
 JS> with                             Maximus 3.x. MEX program. Allows
 JS> the user to                             browse a filelist and tag
 JS> files with the arrow                             keys. This version
 JS> includes download, upload, and                             change
 JS> protocol from inside the program as well as                        
 JS>     improved filelisting.
 JS> I have this installed AND StarBar 2.4.  This way they can choose
 JS> whatever floats their boat. :-)  I don't get any complaints but I
 JS> only have about two and a half users these days.
I will try this one as well, Jack, always willing to take a peek. As to 
users, I still give 30 minutes a day free to any who provide full real name 
and phone number, any more time than that, I ask for a donation to support 
the BBS and I even get it from a few . I trim the user list every couple 
of months and am still at 438 users. Not all call on a daily basis, but, they 
do seem to stll be calling, one takes what one can . I think part of the 
problem is our underexposure, as most localities are so caught up in the 
INTERNET thing they simply do not know we are there. I have talked to a lot 
of people who had no idea we were here until I told them, now they are 
regular callers. Not EVERYONE has a driving NEED to be on the internet 24 
hours a day and a lot of the people I get to call here are very happy with 
the options I offer and the speed of use (a good selling point these days 
). I advertise every chance I get, and loudly . I make no bones about 
the fact that it is NOT an internet link but that I will try to provide a 
wide selection of files, games, message areas as well as internet to all 
callers. Keep trying, bud, hope the flow comes back up for ya .
Adios for now,
Lightnin' Lar (larry@fidogate.com)
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