Hello Maurice.

11 Sep 04 07:59, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Well I just started compiling a new huskylib, smapi and fidoconf,
 RT> RT>> when that is done, then hpt, htick, sqpack will be next, and
 RT>> then fastlst and msged.

 MK> I was going to do sqpack but then realized I might not have a use for
 MK> it if I keep heading in the direction I seem to be heading in.  So far
 MK> only smapi, fidoconfig and hpt are currently in use on the node.  As
 MK> far as the point I use, I have yet to make any changes but am planning
 MK> to, which is why I wanted to "fix" the node first.  All
that needs to
 MK> do is repack inbounds and outounds and I have an idea I want to try
 MK> there eventually.  One step at a time.

One step at a time is the way to go, am having fun with hpt now, cannot find 
areafix.c, hpt.c seems to be the problem, might be the makefile ...

Well then it seems you might getaway with out using sqpack ...

 RT>> Well *.diff files like we use for the nodelist might be a good
 RT>> way of doing things,

 MK> Errrrr ... Fido wasn't the first to do that but I guess if it
 MK> illuminates then fine.

Might not have been thefirst, but I figure every one here will understand the 
reference ...

 RT>> but then a lot of folks, seem to take it for granted that
 RT>> internet
 RT>> access is allways available, and affordable every where, which is
 RT>> not allways the case.

 MK> That too.  For my way of thinking it seems a waste of time and bytes
 MK> the current strategy.  I honestly don't get it.

Well some folks reason that if the bandwidth is there, why not use it. They 
have yet to understand the old saw, "Waste not, want not"

Russell

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