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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Carlos Navarro on Sat Feb 12 18:37:00 2022
    Hello Carlos Navarro!

    ** On Saturday 12.02.22 - 21:42, Carlos Navarro wrote to All:

    So far I have only been told about:

    - SemPoint
    - NetMgr (*netmail only)

    1. Looks like no one uses SemPoint nowadays.


    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from
    time to time. It would be my commendation for new users.

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    ../|ug

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757 to Carlos Navarro on Sat Feb 12 15:50:52 2022
    Hi Carlos,

    1. Looks like no one uses SemPoint nowadays.

    And here is a reply with Sempoint.

    ..Regards,
    August

    * SeM. 2.26 * The highest bidder catches the most politicians.
    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Carlos Navarro@2:341/234 to August Abolins on Sun Feb 13 09:57:23 2022
    12 Feb 2022 18:37, you wrote to me:

    1. Looks like no one uses SemPoint nowadays.

    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from
    time to time.

    Do you know of anyone else that uses it?

    It would be my commendation for new users.

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    Carlos
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    * Origin: Costa Blanca, Spain (2:341/234)
  • From Carlos Navarro@2:341/234 to August Abolins on Sun Feb 13 10:01:26 2022
    12 Feb 2022 15:50, you wrote to me:

    1. Looks like no one uses SemPoint nowadays.

    And here is a reply with Sempoint.

    :-)

    Can you read Rob Swindell's messages in this echo?

    Can you please check if you can read, and reply to, some message from Daryl Stout in FIDOTEST?

    Carlos
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    * Origin: Costa Blanca, Spain (2:341/234)
  • From Andre@1:154/70 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Feb 13 03:34:29 2022
    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from
    time to time.

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    I'd think yes. The download page title is literally SemPoint for Windows 10


    - Andre
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  • From Martin Foster@2:280/464.27 to Andre on Sun Feb 13 10:47:51 2022
    Hello Andre!

    *** Sunday 13.02.22 at 9:34:29, Andre wrote to Carlos Navarro:

    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from time to
    time.

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    I'd think yes. The download page title is literally SemPoint for Windows
    10

    ..... and the download page is where?

    Regards,
    Martin
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    * Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:280/464.27)
  • From August Abolins@1:153/757 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Feb 13 09:47:54 2022
    Hi Carlos,
    On <Mon, 13 Feb 22>, you wrote me:

    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from
    time to time.

    Do you know of anyone else that uses it?

    Personally, I do not. :( The next logical step might be to use one of these point solutions, imho:

    https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/points/


    Does it work on Windows 10?

    Probably not. :( BTW, has anyone tried to run it on Linux under Wine?


    ..Regards,
    August

    * SeM. 2.26 * Sorry, I forgot all about the Amnesia Conference!
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Andre on Sun Feb 13 13:00:00 2022
    Hello Andre!

    ** On Sunday 13.02.22 - 03:34, Andre wrote to Carlos Navarro:

    Sempoint is a superb offline reader. I might still use it from
    time to time.

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    I'd think yes. The download page title is literally SemPoint for Windows
    10

    If you mean this hit, https://loaditsoft.com/download/sempoint,
    it doesn't work.

    --
    ../|ug
    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From August Abolins@1:153/757 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Feb 13 10:35:06 2022
    Hi Carlos,
    On <Mon, 13 Feb 22>, you wrote me:

    Can you read Rob Swindell's messages in this echo?

    I don't see any of Rob's recent messages in this BBS, but some older ones look fine from a QWK packets that I have gleened from another BBS in the past. Why should there be a difference?

    Can you please check if you can read, and reply to, some message from Daryl Stout in FIDOTEST?

    Why would Daryl's messages stand out? All the messages from QWK show up fine. They are stored in SQUISH format by default and look fine.

    ..Regards,
    August

    * SeM. 2.26 * Salvation is only a Beer Bottle away.......
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  • From Carlos Navarro@2:341/234 to August Abolins on Sun Feb 13 23:35:20 2022
    13 Feb 2022 10:35, you wrote to me:

    Can you read Rob Swindell's messages in this echo?

    I don't see any of Rob's recent messages in this BBS, but some older
    ones look fine from a QWK packets that I have gleened from another BBS
    in the past. Why should there be a difference?

    Because his messages have "string@z:r/n"-type MSGIDs. Paul Quinn told me that SemPoint may have issues with those MSGIDs.

    Can you please check if you can read, and reply to, some message
    from Daryl Stout in FIDOTEST?

    Why would Daryl's messages stand out? All the messages from QWK show
    up fine. They are stored in SQUISH format by default and look fine.

    Daryl uses Synchronet so his MSGIDs are like "string@..." too (and he has recent messages in FIDOTEST).

    Carlos
    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Costa Blanca, Spain (2:341/234)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Feb 13 18:52:00 2022
    Hello Carlos Navarro!

    ** On Sunday 13.02.22 - 23:35, you wrote to me:

    Because his messages have "string@z:r/n"-type MSGIDs. Paul
    Quinn told me that SemPoint may have issues with those
    MSGIDs.

    [...]

    Daryl uses Synchronet so his MSGIDs are like "string@..."
    too (and he has recent messages in FIDOTEST).

    OH! Clarification.. I don't use Sempoint as a point-connect
    program. Sempoint was originally written to support dialup
    connections. Today, something like Husky/HPT could be used
    (and has been demonstrated to work), but I only use SemPoint as
    a QWK reader.

    IMHO, it's too tedious to operate Sempoint with HPT. And, if I
    recall correctly, Sempoint in Fido-mode defaults to JAM.
    However, there is a JAM base problem in Sempoint. That is not
    to say that the bases could not be configured for Squish.. but
    all that can be a config headache to keep organized - for the
    average user.

    --
    ../|ug
    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Carlos Navarro on Sun Feb 13 11:39:00 2022
    Hello Carlos,

    13 Feb 22 09:57, you wrote to August Abolins:

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    SemPoint was originally written for 16-bit Windows so unless it's been rewritten, you'd need Windows 3.1 running in DOSbox or OS/2 to use SemPoint these days. SemPoint was a great program.

    -- Sean

    ... Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Local Console (1:18/200)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Sean Dennis on Mon Feb 14 09:01:00 2022
    Hello Sean Dennis!

    ** On Sunday 13.02.22 - 11:39, Sean Dennis wrote to Carlos Navarro:

    Does it work on Windows 10?

    SemPoint was originally written for 16-bit Windows so
    unless it's been rewritten, you'd need Windows 3.1 running
    in DOSbox or OS/2 to use SemPoint these days. SemPoint was
    a great program.

    It works fine in XP and Win7 too.

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)