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- From: jwaris@pdrome.UUCP (Jeffrey Waris)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: What is the best BBS?
- Message-ID: <jwaris.03tu@pdrome.UUCP>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 19:12:41 GMT
- References: <paulk.0xcq@terapin.com>
- Organization: The PowerDrome BBS [(716)825-3614 CNet]
- Lines: 52
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- In article <paulk.0xcq@terapin.com>, paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz) writes:
-
- >Well what I hate about the *particular* C-Net I'm using right now,
- >more than anything else, is the way messages are connected in the
- >message base ... a sequence of originals, each with a bunch of
- >replies dangling off of it, all considered as replies to the first
- >message rather than as replies to later replies ... and none with any
- >"To:" information in them. And on THIS bbs, whenever there is one
- >new reply at the end of the chain and I say "read new" it refreshes
- >my memory by showing me about half a dozen older replies before the
- >new one. BLEAH!
-
- As far as the message base structure goes.. To each their own. As far as a RN,
- I have never had a problem with that. What version are you running??
-
- >I do hope that this is merely something weird done by this particular
- >sysop, and not what every C-Net user has to put up with. This
- >structure of the message bases is far LESS useful than the simple
- >linear structure most BBSes use, in my opinion.
-
- Depends totally on what your preferences are. ANd in my opinion are QUITE
- useful. You don't have to follow threads and can lead to more in depth
- discussion on one post, where you might kinda loose the idea through a linear
- structure.
-
- >Another thing that annoys me: the file subdirectory commands areinconsistent
- >about how they behave when you're in a directory with further subdirectories
- >vs. when you're at the bottom level ... or is it the top level, I forget ...
- >anyway the effect is that one gets confused about what level in the structure
- >any directory-switching commands are going to act on.
-
- True. You really should be careful how you use subdirectories. If used properly
- people don't really become confused.
-
- >C-Net, as far as my experience on this board goes, is one of those systems
- >which offers lots of features, but in such a way that you end up wanting to
- >learn as few of them as possible and just avoid anything you don't havetodeal
- >with right away. Sort of the Amiga equivalent of PC-Board, only more so.
-
- Not nessesarily.
-
- Jeff
-
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