BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  New offline QWK mail
De:       Tiny
Data:     Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:23:25 -0500
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Hi Accession,
In a message to Robert Wolfe you wrote:

 A> It's just a "feature" of SlyMail since I believe FTP is the most
 A> common way to upload/download QWK/REP packets, it does not need to be
 A> used. You can download the QWK packet via telnet with zmodem yourself,
 A> and open the QWK packet with SlyMail once you have it, just like you
 A> would with Multimail or Bluewave (or probably any other offline QWK
 A> readers.

I use that feature on your BBS every day.  I wrote a program that:

1) Polls Fidonet and tosses those packets.
2) connects to your FTP site and downloads a QWK
3) Imports QWK into squish base.

When I close the offline reader it then:

4) Scans for any messages I wrote and if it finds them creates a REP
for those networks, or runs HPT scan etc for fidonet.
5) Sends fidonet mail if any.
6) Connects via FTP to your BBS and uploads a REP if it exists.

All done automatically so for me it's great since in the summer I operate
on limited bandwith when I'm in the woods.

So IMO if anyone wants to use offline mail a Synchronet BBS that's
configured to allow FTP is the perfect solution.

... Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.


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