On , Peter Knapper (3:772/1.10) wrote to Kay Shapero:


 PK>  2. The other area under question is with QWK mail processing, 
 PK>however it has been pointed out by many people that this is 
 PK>purely an issue with the QWK data format, and is NOT something 
 PK>that Maximus can do anything about! ALL systems that handle QWK 
 PK>mail will potentially run into problems with dates used in QWK 
 PK>format messages.

Thanks.  I don't support any off line readers at the moment (another reason
I want to change software), so at least I won't leave anybody hanging. 
What OLRs do you know if that it works with?

 PK>Otherwise the current release of Maximus should work fine.

 PK>NOTE: Scott Dudley (the Author of Maximus) released a series of 
 PK>Y2K BETA upgrade files for Maximus 3.01, these came out around 
 PK>1-1-99, however a currently installed and working version of 
 PK>Maximus 3.01 was required before you can apply the BETA version. 
 PK>Some issues have been raised over this BETA version, so it may 
 PK>pay to stay clear of it until you are happy with Maximus.

Fair enough - I won't *have* to until next year after all.

 KS> Is there anything you wish someone had told you before 
 KS> you started using the system that isn't.. quite.. 
 KS> findable in the docs? 

 PK>Everything has something not mentioned, 

Exactly - one of the things I tend to give friends at baby showers is a
small listing of all the things I wish someone had told ME before I had my
kid 12 years ago.  :->

however I am sure that if 
 PK>you install Maximus 3.01 using default settings, you will have a 
 PK>working Maximus environment within 10 mins of starting the 
 PK>install. Its increadibly easy to get a Maximus system up and 
 PK>running. I think it even includes a utility to convert an Opus 
 PK>User base into Maximus format!

Great!

 PK>The other area you will need to cover is a MAIL PROCESSOR 
 PK>(importing and exporting messsages from the Maximus Message 
 PK>bases). SQUISH is what most Maximus Sysops use, and it DEFINATELY 
 PK>has a Y2K problem! However, a Y2K BETA was also released for 
 PK>SQUISH on 1-1-99. It also has some reported issues yet to be 
 PK>resolved.

I just picked up the TUB echo for just this reason.  (BTW - know anything
about Binkley?  I'm going to need a FIDO & other fido tech net
interface that can handle half a dozen nodes or more on a regular basis)

Thanks a LOT for the information! 

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