Subj : Re: External mailer
To : MARK LEWIS
From : Marceline Jones
Date : Tue Mar 23 2021 11:49 pm
ML> some do, many do not... i remember quite a few complaining about
ML> having to hit escape twice... i generally told them to just wait and
ML> let the mailer time out and it would pass them to the BBS anyway...
ML> hitting escape twice was simply a quicker signal that it was a user
ML> connecting and the mailer didn't need to spend time trying to detect
ML> different mailer protocols...
Nowadays as BBS's continue to dwindle, people are more curious about program details, especially for new boards.
MJ> Just look at all the people who read tear lines for example.
ML> most do that to see what software was used to create the message...
ML> that and signaling the end of the message is their purpose...
