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- From: Eric@wolf359.exile.org (Eric Edwards)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: News-Readers
- Message-ID: <y0nTx*d52@wolf359.exile.org>
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 06:18:10 GMT
- References: <john.006o@python.southern.co.nz> <548.6572T676T993@jroger.in-berlin.de>
- <19951231.7243078.C70E@dmz.medstroms.se> <873.6574T465T981@icenet.no> <paul.3ezg@serena.iaehv.nl>
- <1036.6575T727T2568@icenet.no>
- Organization: Engineers in Exile
- X-Newsreader: Arn V1.03a
-
- In article <1036.6575T727T2568@icenet.no>, Petter Nilsen writes:
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- >
- > In article <paul.3ezg@serena.iaehv.nl>, paul@serena.iaehv.nl (Paul
- > Kolenbrander) wrote:
- >
- > >I agree with that. But what I find a huge drawback is that the message
- > >base is no longer accessible for any other readers. The standard UUCP:
- > >format might take more space, but all other readers can access it. They
- > >can't access the Thor base though.
- >
- > True, but I don't see a problem with that. THOR has been developed for quite
- > some time to make the best out of our messagedatabase (and our other
- > databases). The API docs for programmers who wants to make their program
- > interface to the these databases is freely available.
-
- There is a problem. Since thor can not directly read from standard UUCP
- structure, is is unsuitable as a local news reader.
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