Subj : What I Don't Like About Synchronet
To : Mvan Le
From : Ryan de Laplante
Date : Mon Apr 30 2007 08:53 am
ML> As of v3.14, there're a couple of things I don't like about Synchronet.
ML> Mainly its message reading functionality. Thus far this is my critique,
Yes I agree, I don't particularly like it either.
ML> Oh well. Maybe one day :)
ML> "I'm a die-hard Maximus fan and I ain't switch'n,
ML> ever." -- received quite a lot of flagrant replies in
ML> the (imo reproachable (at the time)) Synchronet
ML> Discussion echo in contrast to the humble mild mannered
ML> MUFFIN echo seemingly full of UN embassadors like Ryan
ML> de Laplante ...
Thanks. You know back in the 90's when everyone was telling me I should be
using Telegard, PC Board, or whatever.. I never switched. I was the only
Maximus BBS in our county for a long time and spread the word. A few people
tried it but it was too hard for them. In 2003 when I broguht my bbs back to
life I insisted on keeping it Maximus, or not opening it again. I gave the new
Linux maximus a try but it wasn't usable so I waited it out.... for 4 YEARS.
Read the MUFFIN archives, you'll see my posts have always asked about
supporting DOS doors. How much longer am I supposed to wait to get Maximus
running in Linux with DOS doors? As you have seen I have explorered
alternatives such as running the entire Maximus system inside of dosbox or
dosemu. I don't want to switch, but I'm not waiting another 4 years. I think
you even told me not to use the linux version recently because it's not quite
ready. I've been using Maximus since 1993, I think that's pretty dam die
hard.
Ryan
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* Origin: The Dog House * Orillia ON Canada * bbs.doghousebbs.com (1:229/1394)
