BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: New offline QWK mail
De:       Boraxman
Data:     Tue, 7 Apr 2026 22:42:10 +1000
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  hbRenb: hcRe: New offline QWK mail
  bBynb: hcRixter bto cpoindexter FORTRAN bon cMon Apr 06 2026 06:57 amn

 > I can imagine an offline mail reader would be good for travel. If you HAVE t
 > see the messages. Sometimes you cannot always be connected. What QWK program
 > you use? We had starlink here for about a year at 120.00 a month. It was ok.
 > The spectrum cable ran a line out to the sticks here 5 years ago and 1gb
 > service for 99.99 a month. I am very happy with it so far.  We are in the
 > mountains and whenever weather tanked so  did the starlink and we had to use
 > mobiles mobile hotspot for back up and at best it was 10mbsp down and 1.8 up
 > best. Maybe it was mbps :) better than nothing. I think T-mobile was the wor
 > one we used ever. The cable RARELY gives us issue and we just added a hotspo
 > plan to our verizon phone account now for just in cases. I can see the QWK
 > coming in handy for quick message grabs and sends during bad weather events 
 > travel.
 > Rixter

Yes, but zmodem is a bit flaky over TCP sometimes.

One protocol which is good for asynchronous transfer and "sometimes on"
connecctions is NNCP.  It is based on UUCP, Unix-Unix copy, but incorporates
encryption and can be mixed with over-the-wire transfers and physical transfer
f media.
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