Otto Reverse wrote to All <=-
I've found a couple of QWK mail offline readers for Mac OS but
they are old shareware/crippleware with contact info that is now
defunct. The two programs are Alice and TIMM.
Does anyone else use them and have a serial or even better,
current author contact info?
I've found a couple of QWK mail offline readers for Mac OS but they are old shareware/crippleware with contact info that is now defunct. The
I don't use a Mac, but the best current QWK reader that I know of
(and use) is called MultiMail. It has a Mac version.
I've found a couple of QWK mail offline readers for Mac OS but they are old shareware/crippleware with contact info that is now defunct. The
two programs are Alice and TIMM.
The only pointers I got was either Multimail, or Alice. What version
have you seen? I was sent this info.
Multimail is OS X only.
Multimail is OS X only.
I thought it was also available for Windows and other platforms.. I looked it up online and I see downloads here for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, and Mac OS: https://wmcbrine.com/MultiMail/
Nightfox
Thanks. Multimail is OS X only. I have Alice (version 2.4.4) but it needs registration.
I thought it was also available for Windows and other platforms.. I looked it up online and I see downloads here for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, and Mac OS: https://wmcbrine.com/MultiMail/
Multimail is OS X only.I thought it was also available for Windows and other platforms.. I
looked it up online and I see downloads here for MS-DOS, OS/2,
Windows, and Mac OS: https://wmcbrine.com/MultiMail/
Thanks. Multimail is OS X only. I have Alice (version 2.4.4)but it OR> needs registration.
I s'pose that begs the question, what does reg get you with alice? Is
it crippled or does it expire without it? Or does it mostly function
and get you some bonus features?
Spec
I've found a couple of QWK mail offline readers for Mac OS but they are old shareware/crippleware with contact info that is now defunct. The two programs are Alice and TIMM.
features. But the Alice doc just says you have to register in 30 days.
It doesn't say what, if anything, happens after 30 days. I guess I will find out!
If you find some good ones to try out, I'd *love* if you were to test
out the QWK export on Xibalba BBS. I have a few clients for Windows
and DOS that I've tested, but have not tested anything on Mac.
In dem good ol' days, a lot of shareware didn't cripple, it just gave
you a time frame and then relied on your good graces to pay the fee.
On a slightly different note, often early versions of the same
software wouldn't be crippled although it may not be quite as fully featured. So if E looks good but becomes crippled it might be worth
looking at a few versions earlier.
Just for fun, no idea if you've seen this...
https://www.applefritter.com/search/node/qwk
But it does have a few other readers in its list.
If you find some good ones to try out, I'd *love* if you were to test out the QWK export on Xibalba BBS. I have a few clients for Windows and DOS that I've tested, but have not tested anything on Mac.
So I can't download a QWK packet. It fails during the "building qwk packet" phase and it seems to fail at the same spot. I tried first on my old Mac then on a PC with NetRunner. As it is going through the various areas, when it reaches:
Test New Node (478 / 501)
the connection is immediately terminated.
the connection is immediately terminated.Thank you, I really appreciate it! I've got a stack to go along with
this... Hope to push up a patch in just a bit ;)
No problem. Give me a shout when you want it tested again.
Fix has been pushed, hopefully you can actually download the things
now :D
Works with no problems. One suggestion though, the packet name was odd and looked random. It should be something like xibalba.qwk and not change each session as many (most?) qwk readers get set up to look for a specific filename per BBS.
A more reasonable filename makes sense. I need to go back and check my notes/etc. to see why I did that?! :D
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