KR>> Yes. There may be restrictions if you want to use hudson base but
 KR>> there is no reason to use that stoneaged format.
 
 MJ> I think it is cool to use stoneaged formats.

 KR> That's what Fidonet is. But there is no need to struggle with problems
 KR> that the stoneage already solved. Even those solutions are still
 KR> stoneaged. ;) 

If I ran QuickBBS, then I would use Hudson. What is the point of running QBBS if not to use Hudson ?
 
 MJ> I want to check that packets contain the right messages and have been
 MJ> routed to the correct outbound directories.

 KR> That was done already when you use stoneaged software. If there are
 KR> routing troubles then the software is old enough that this troubles
 KR> would be known. 

You are assuming the software has no bugs.

What if I want to check my packed messages match what the mailer's outbound queue says ?

 MJ> How do I check this without inspecting the packet ?

 KR> You could see it in the outbound directories itself or in the logfiles
 KR> if your software tries to connect to another system. 

Except outbound directories contain files like "EFAABCFF.mo0". I want a nice user interface to scroll through and open such packets and check the message contents.

 MJ> It is not uncommon. If I have a hammer, then I know I need a nail.
 MJ> What is the point of having a hammer if not to hammer something.

 KR> That's exactly what i was talking about, i don't need a hammer if
 KR> there is nothing to hammer. It's common to have no hammer if there is
 KR> no need to hammer anything. 

It is also common to have a hammer.

 KR>> Well, it was a long way from Blue Wave to node. What kind of
 KR>> other software do you plan to use? I went from offline qwk
 KR>> readers to point software and then to node software in point mode
 KR>> before i changed the aka to node.
 
 MJ> I was thinking about running Fidonet on a Nintendo.

 KR> Which one?

 KR> And how many hours would you need for such a project?

My point was I can skip all the other software and just go directly from QWK to a node.

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