Subj : Create message bases
To : KAI RICHTER
From : Marceline Jones
Date : Sun Mar 07 2021 06:03 pm
KR>> Yes. There may be restrictions if you want to use hudson base but
KR>> there is no reason to use that stoneaged format.
MJ> I think it is cool to use stoneaged formats.
KR> That's what Fidonet is. But there is no need to struggle with problems
KR> that the stoneage already solved. Even those solutions are still
KR> stoneaged. ;)
If I ran QuickBBS, then I would use Hudson. What is the point of running QBBS if not to use Hudson ?
MJ> I want to check that packets contain the right messages and have been
MJ> routed to the correct outbound directories.
KR> That was done already when you use stoneaged software. If there are
KR> routing troubles then the software is old enough that this troubles
KR> would be known.
You are assuming the software has no bugs.
What if I want to check my packed messages match what the mailer's outbound queue says ?
MJ> How do I check this without inspecting the packet ?
KR> You could see it in the outbound directories itself or in the logfiles
KR> if your software tries to connect to another system.
Except outbound directories contain files like "EFAABCFF.mo0". I want a nice user interface to scroll through and open such packets and check the message contents.
MJ> It is not uncommon. If I have a hammer, then I know I need a nail.
MJ> What is the point of having a hammer if not to hammer something.
KR> That's exactly what i was talking about, i don't need a hammer if
KR> there is nothing to hammer. It's common to have no hammer if there is
KR> no need to hammer anything.
It is also common to have a hammer.
KR>> Well, it was a long way from Blue Wave to node. What kind of
KR>> other software do you plan to use? I went from offline qwk
KR>> readers to point software and then to node software in point mode
KR>> before i changed the aka to node.
MJ> I was thinking about running Fidonet on a Nintendo.
KR> Which one?
KR> And how many hours would you need for such a project?
My point was I can skip all the other software and just go directly from QWK to a node.
