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#: 86000 S4/Version 2.x
31-Mar-92 01:05:24
Sb: Forum msg reader for 2.0
Fm: Dave Briccetti [MsgVu] 74475,1072
To: All
As some of you know, I'm the author of a "forum message reader" called MsgVu.
I wrote the first version in 1983 and released the first OS/2 version in 1987.
In December 1988 I started working on MsgVu/PM, but never got very far because
I keep busy with OS/2 consulting.
Thanks to the new OS/2 2.0 and Workplace Shell and new Container and other
controls, I've been inspired to pick up the project again. (The container
control has a handy Tree view which is perfect for graphically displaying the
hierarchy of a message thread.)
I now have a very basic, but working version of MsgVu/PM. All it does is let
you read CompuServe/ZiffNet forum messages, while traversing a graphical
depiction of the thread hierarchy. You can expand and collapse portions of the
thread tree. I was quite surprised to discover how useful it is to see each
thread tree drawn with the subject and participants. Some of the threads here
and on other forums are, as you know, long and extremely complex.
If anyone is interested in playing with this special preview version of
MsgVu/PM, I will give it to you in exchange for your feedback.
MsgVu/PM will be marketed via both Shareware and commercial channels. Previous
MsgVu beta testers and all Sysops will receive it for free. Registered MsgVu
users will be able to upgrade for a small charge.
#: 86221 S4/Version 2.x
31-Mar-92 12:27:06
Sb: #86000-Forum msg reader for 2.0
Fm: Dave Briccetti [MsgVu] 74475,1072
To: Dave Briccetti [MsgVu] 74475,1072 (X)
Thanks everyone for the responses here and via email. After reading them, I
think I should clarify a few things about MsgVu/PM.
MsgVu and MsgVu/PM are OFFLINE tools. They don't go online and get email and
forum messages for you. They are intended to be used with an online tool such
as Larry's Golden Commpass, Tapcis, AutoSIG, or a terminal emulator such as
CrossTalk, Procomm, etc.
The current MsgVu 2.0 (the DOS and OS/2 character mode version) is several
years old and has been largely superceded by newer tools such as Recon. My plan
with MsgVu/PM is to engage in a little exciting competition with these other
authors. I would like MsgVu/PM to be the one tool for offline message
management for 32-bit OS/2 users.
While MsgVu/PM will soon have features such as thread aging, printing,
searching, deleting, extracting, etc., this special preview version only lets
you READ MESSAGES in thread order, while traversing the visible thread tree. I
hope noone will download it expecting more.
Well, with all that said, I think I'd like to upload the special preview
version of MsgVu/PM here shortly. I welcome your feedback.
Dave Briccetti