Subj : qwk 25 char subj lin
To : Dale Shipp
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Apr 28 2019 12:34 pm
Hello Dale!
** 28.04.19 - 01:34, Dale Shipp wrote to August Abolins:
DS>>> I am using the same desktop I have had for years and read my QWK
DS>>> packets using BlueWave in a virtual XP window. Don't intend to change.
AA>> Noted.
DS> That's my story and I'm sticking to it:-}}
Absolutely! You work with what you are comfortable with. Excellent.
AA>> But QWK's 25 char limit in the subject s cutting off my
AA>> beautifully thought out subjects! LOL
DS> In today's fido, not a lot of attention is paid to subject lines anyhow.
DS> They last forever, no matter what the subject is. Plus, in tonight's
DS> QWK packet for this echo, every subject line except yours was well under
DS> 25 characters. I.e. most people are not bothered by the limitation.
Well, I guess I fall into the lessor group of your study. I skip messages
that bear a subject that has proven to be "off" topic. I don't know if
you read newsgroups, but the subject is a key factor there, primariily due
to the high volume in many cases. Fidonet echos are extremely low volume,
so *any* message seems a welcome read in many cases than having nothing.
AA>> I dunno how you can accept that! :/
DS> I do not have a lot of choice. It is just one of those things that QWK
DS> users have to bear.
QWK is a very clever invention. QWKE is even lil'bit better! The
"future" awaits. Albiet, it is still kinda like "back to the future" in
this case. LOL
../|ug
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