Hello Sean!

*** Monday 17.01.22 at 12:20, Sean Dennis wrote to All:

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A n A l t e r n a t i v e F i d o n e t N e w s l e t t e r

Published by Sean Dennis (1:18/200) weekly on Mondays

Thank you very much for this.

[BIG snip]

==> POINT SOFTWARE

APoint |PI |https://stargate.org.uk/apoint/
| | v1.25 on 2001-12-12

CrossPoint (XP) |P? |http://www.crosspoint.de (German only)
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22

FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de (German only)
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2010-06-27

FidoIP |PO |http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki
| | /fidoip/
| | v.1.0.5 on 2010-12

OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /openxp5/
2:240/2188.31 | |http://openxp.uk
Windows/Linux | | dev@openxp.uk
English/German | | v5.0.42 on 2019-12-28

WinPoint |PI |http://www.winpoint.org
| |
English/German/Spanish | |https://stargate.org.uk/winpoint/ | | v5 (Beta Release) on 2017-03-17 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

This section is well out of date and some of it is factually incorrect.
How does one go about updating it and yes, I have read the submission
guide but it doesn't seem to cover the software listings section.

Regards,
Martin
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This section is well out of date and some of it is factually incorrect.

There are other inconsistencies in the software section ...

Let's face it, Sean hashed this together just to have this and in a way he must be commended for doing so.

The real job starts next week, in less than 6 calendar days because:

Published by Sean Dennis (1:18/200) weekly on Mondays

... "Every Monday" ...

He'd have a much better shot at it saying "around the first of the month" or "bi-monthly".

But now "weekly" ? ? ... Every person with a brain understands that the present level of critical mass in Fido cannot sustain it ...

\%/@rd

--- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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Hi Sean,

Wouldn't want you to go without your daily dose of "\%/@rd" ... 8-)

- Twice elected to FTSC

As if that is an achievement ... my neighbour's cat can get himself elected into the FTSC ...

But, of course ... it is a lie.

I went through the archives of the FTSC-conference back to 2010 and you were elected once, not twice, in 2017 ... with more negative votes than anyone "ever" ...

Your participation and input was limited to basically one-liners with a limited number of words ... nothing new or with substantial content was produced. We had to do with "I hear you". "Lurking from the back row", "Glad you're back Carol" "So sorry to hear that" ... general chit-chat. But FTSC-related business? Zero, nothing, nada ...

When the 2019-election came up, you declined another term for undisclosed reasons.

Since you lied, you have now got to go to your Bisshop and repent.

\%/@rd

--- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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Hello Sean!

*** Tuesday 18.01.22 at 10:10, Sean Dennis wrote to Martin Foster:

[snip]

This section is well out of date and some of it is factually
incorrect. How does one go about updating it and yes, I have read the
submission guide but it doesn't seem to cover the software listings
section.

Please contact Andrew Leary, who maintains that list, directly via
netmail at 1:320/119.

OK, will do, thanks.

Regards,
Martin
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Hello Ward!

*** Tuesday 18.01.22 at 13:59, Ward Dossche wrote to Martin Foster:

This section is well out of date and some of it is factually incorrect.

There are other inconsistencies in the software section ...

Maybe there are but I'm only interested in the Point software section and besides, I neither have the time nor the inclination to plough through
stuff which is of little to no interest. Perhaps *you* would like to take care of it? :-)

Regards,
Martin
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Hello Martin!

18 Jan 22 11:08, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

==> POINT SOFTWARE

This section is well out of date and some of it is factually
incorrect. How does one go about updating it and yes, I have read the submission guide but it doesn't seem to cover the software listings section.

The end of the software listing has instructions for updates, but you can netmail them to me at the address below...

Regards,

Andrew

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Hello Andrew!

*** Wednesday 19.01.22 at 19:39, Andrew Leary wrote to Martin Foster:

==> POINT SOFTWARE

This section is well out of date and some of it is factually
incorrect. How does one go about updating it and yes, I have read the
submission guide but it doesn't seem to cover the software listings
section.

The end of the software listing has instructions for updates, but you can netmail them to me at the address below...

Ups, so it has, hadn't seen those, sorry.

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.51
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Martin Foster wrote to Andrew Leary <=-

I've updated the Point Software section but I've had to increase the
width of the right-hand column to accomodate all the relevant
information *and* to keep it legible. In so doing, the columns don't
line up with the columns above the Point Software section(obviously). Would you like me to submit the update or not? I'm not fussed either
way.

If the column width is over 70, I will manually adjust it to 70 due to the ancient (1989) software that is used to create both the FidoGazette and the FidoNews.

-- Sean

... Any wire cut to specified length will be too short.
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Some more research ...

- Former Region 11 Coordinator

... for a whopping 2 months ... 20 years ago ... what an achievement.

\%/@rd

--- DB4 - Jan 20 2022
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Hello Sean!

*** Friday 21.01.22 at 16:54, Sean Dennis wrote to Martin Foster:

I've updated the Point Software section but I've had to increase the
width of the right-hand column to accomodate all the relevant
information *and* to keep it legible. In so doing, the columns don't
line up with the columns above the Point Software section(obviously).
Would you like me to submit the update or not? I'm not fussed either
way.

If the column width is over 70, I will manually adjust it to 70 due to
the ancient (1989) software that is used to create both the FidoGazette and the FidoNews.

Either I worded my post badly or you may have misunderstood what I said.

The width of the "table" remains the same as it was before(69 chars). I've increased the width of the right-hand "table" column to accomodate all the relevant information *and* to keep it legible. To achieve this, I've had
to decrease the width of the left-hand "table" column accordingly, like
this .....

Before:
+- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

After:
+- - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

Obviously, the "table" columns will be out of alignment with all the other software sections above the Point software section.

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.51
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On 2022 Jan 21 23:31:44, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

Some more research ...

- Former Region 11 Coordinator

... for a whopping 2 months ... 20 years ago ... what an achievement.

so what? he was still an RC...

the tag line seems appropriate...

)\/(ark

"The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"

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- Former Region 11 Coordinator

... for a whopping 2 months ... 20 years ago ... what an

achievement.

so what? he was still an RC...

I was ZEC like until 1994 ... for up to 4 years or something (could've been 2 too) 28 years ago. I'm not bragging about it ...

the tag line seems appropriate...

Which tag line ?

\%/@rd

--- DB4 - Jan 20 2022
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On 2022 Jan 22 13:01:06, you wrote to me:

the tag line seems appropriate...

Which tag line ?

tag lines start with three dots... my posts carry only one tag line at a time in them ;)

this random tag line also seem appropriate :lol:

)\/(ark

"The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
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Sean,

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Nice logo.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Nice logo.

Thanks! I used an online version of Figlet for that.

-- Sean

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Sean,

Nice logo.

Thanks! I used an online version of Figlet for that.

Better than a fig leaf or a fig newton. <G>

Daryl

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