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From: Phillip Temple <ptemple@acorn.com>
Subject: Re: More suggestions for Acornet
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On Tue 29 Jul, Dawie van den Bergh wrote:
> Further to my previous message recommending !FreeDial for Acornet, I
> would like to add the following.
>
> Replace !FreeNews with !Newshound. NewsHound does not use the NEWNEWS
> command and, at least in South Africa, the NEWNEWS command is slowly
> being dropped by ISPs. Newshound is also a very stable program. I have
> had no problems using it.
Does Newshound support header-only downloads? Does Newsbase do it
reliably yet? That is a consideration.
> Replace !TTFN with !Messenger. Version 1.00 of !Messenger, which was
> released last weekend, is a much better newsreader. I have not followed
> the recent !TTFN developments, but I do know that !Messenger is
> continually being updated.
As in my last email, both could be an option as ttfn is so small!
> Integrate the latest version of !FreeCost with Acornet and you have a
> superb online timer, as well as a means of keeping tabs on how much you
> spent on phone calls.
Agreed 100%
Phillip.
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Phillip Temple