-=> Quoting Rudi Timmermans to Nancy Backus on 24 Oct 12  12:31:00 <=-

 > I believe that there is either a built-in BW door in EleBBS or one that
 > works with it.  I've used that on other bbses running EleBBS.

 RT> Yes indeed there are a few doors that works with EleBBS but no build
 RT> in  ones...

Ok.  :)
 
 > There is a difference between QWK and BW...  Bluewave doors produce BW
 > offline packets, which can be read only in BlueWave or BW-compatible
 > readers.  The BW (or compatible) readers also read and generate QWK
 > packets, so they can be used with other bbses that only have some sort
 > of QWK packets, such as Wildcat.  I'm using my BW reader right now to
 > answer this message.  As it happens, it is going to be going to a BW
 > door, so will stay in a BW format.  If I were replying from one of my
 > backup bbs packets, it likely could have been in a QWK format, as some
 > of them don't have BW, just QWK.  As a user that relies heavily on doing
 > things offline, I Thank You very much for offering the option.  :)  If I
 > were to visit your bbs, offline capability is one thing I look for. :)

 RT> Yes i know this but i just name it al QWK ;)

Probably better to name it all as Offline reader, since that is less
confusing, and more inclusive.  :)

 RT> No problem for this option on my BBS ;) I have also EleWEB online and
 RT> there  also you can read and reply to a echomail. The link is 
 RT> http://renobbs.wordpress.com/ 

Thanks, but I don't do web stuff... just telnet (and offline [g]).  :)

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