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    From MIKE POWELL@618:250/2 to SEAN RIMA on Fri Feb 20 09:49:00 2026
    Hello Sean!

    *.. TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
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    I have a few questions about your mail only system.

    I was thinking of moving my fidonet/micronet hubs to a more mail-only
    format and was wondering what software you are using.

    I was thinking of using binkd, hpt to toss, and then I would need something
    to read any netmail sent to the system. I would probably set up most/all the echoes as pass-thru on that system.

    Looks like you are using fmail as the tosser instead? What kind of message bases -- jam or other -- are you writing to?

    Thanks for the 20Q. ;)

    Mike

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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to MIKE POWELL on Sat Feb 21 00:58:19 2026
    Hello MIKE,

    20 Feb 26 09:49, you wrote to SEAN RIMA:

    Looks like you are using fmail as the tosser instead? What kind of message bases -- jam or other -- are you writing to?

    FMail supports Hudson and JAM.

    -- Sean

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to SEAN DENNIS on Sat Feb 21 10:47:54 2026
    20 Feb 26 09:49, you wrote to SEAN RIMA:

    Looks like you are using fmail as the tosser instead? What kind of message bases -- jam or other -- are you writing to?

    FMail supports Hudson and JAM.

    I wonder if it is better supported than hpt.

    Mike


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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 21 14:08:57 2026
    Hello Mike,

    21 Feb 26 10:47, you wrote to me:

    I wonder if it is better supported than hpt.

    Wilfred van Veltzen claims to be Fmail's developer but I have it on good word that all he did was add his name to the program and compiled it. YMMV.

    -- Sean

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  • From Atreyu@618:400/24 to Sean Dennis on Sat Feb 21 17:38:17 2026
    On 21 Feb 26 14:08:57, Sean Dennis said the following to Mike Powell:

    I wonder if it is better supported than hpt.

    Wilfred van Veltzen claims to be Fmail's developer but I have it on good wo that all he did was add his name to the program and compiled it. YMMV.

    It was the Mystic author who pointed this out, then gee whiz... all of the sudden a new version of Fmail got hatched without the name in neon lights.

    Nick

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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to Atreyu on Sat Feb 21 19:28:30 2026
    Hello Atreyu,

    21 Feb 26 17:38, you wrote to me:

    It was the Mystic author who pointed this out, then gee whiz... all of
    the sudden a new version of Fmail got hatched without the name in neon lights.

    Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

    Ol' Winifred is much like other so-called BBS developers we know...

    -- Sean

    ... Indecision is the key to flexibility.
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