Subj : fido in sync with multiple devices
To   : Tony Langdon
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Apr 09 2019 04:54 am

In a post between "Tony Langdon : August Abolins", on 4/8/2019 8:12 PM

>  AA> Maybe if Jamnntp could be enhanced with a sync-packet exchange during
>  AA> the process..

> Would be nice if there was some way of storing that information on
> the BBS and transferring it during initial NNTP connection.  But the
> NNTP reader would have to support downloading and transferring the
> BBS configuration and state into the newsreader.  In other words, I
> can see this requiring the cooperation of all newsreader vendors,
> something I don't see as practical for a niche application.  Nice
> thought though.

Readers such as Thunderbird allow Add-ons.  For example, I use a special Add-on

that builds the header "In a post between.." at the top.  I can customize that
at will.

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