On 28 Jul 05  19:51:00, Nancy Backus got back to DAN CEPPA 
-> Re: Here I am, lost as us

 NB> Well, such as having to use qwk packets since that is the best choice
 NB> on that bbs, and then having the qwk/rep issues; or, having things on a
 
 DC> In another Echo, what's the problem about PKTs and allow the user to 
 DC> translate them to XYZ format?  
 NB> 
 NB> From this* user's perspective... Totally new magic spells that have to
 NB> be learned... 

They can be magically created when you aren't looking!  

 NB> that way... probably my local Wizard could figure it out and teach me,
 NB> but there's no need to trade my set of issues for a NEW, unknown set,
 NB> as far as I am concerned... 

You are probably doing that already but you didn't notice that 
seamless change.  

 NB> My original point was merely that you, as a point, have a different
 NB> set of issues that us users do, even when we end up using the same
 NB> (wonderful) software to read and answer the messages that we get by
 NB> our different means.

Unless you are going on-line and hitting all the commands to get your 
mail downloaded, you are a Point, for all intents and purposes.  


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