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Assunto:  Re: New offline QWK mail
De:       Rixter
Data:     Mon, 4 May 2026 18:44:21 -0400
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  hbRenb: hcRe: New offline QWK mail
  bBynb: hcBoraxman bto cRixter bon cTue Apr 07 2026 10:42 pmn

 >   Re: Re: New offline QWK mail
 >   By: Rixter to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Apr 06 2026 06:57 am
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 >  > I can imagine an offline mail reader would be good for travel. If you HAV
 >  > see the messages. Sometimes you cannot always be connected. What QWK prog
 >  > you use? We had starlink here for about a year at 120.00 a month. It was 
 >  > 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 
 >  > mobiles mobile hotspot for back up and at best it was 10mbsp down and 1.8
 >  > best. Maybe it was mbps :) better than nothing. I think T-mobile was the 
 >  > one we used ever. The cable RARELY gives us issue and we just added a hot
 >  > plan to our verizon phone account now for just in cases. I can see the QW
 >  > coming in handy for quick message grabs and sends during bad weather even
 >  > 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 transf
 > f media.
 > 
Thanks! I will check it out!
Rixter
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