Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send a netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like the software very much!


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pasquale monti

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Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send a
netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like the software
very much!

It is a nice point software. I doesn't look like there will be be more updates to it unfortunately but it works well for the most part.

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Hello pasquale,

On 29.09.19, you wrote to All:

Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send a netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like the software very much!

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Winpoint is quite nice as it integrates well with a Windows environment. I also tried to contact the author (I found a trail that led me to an address at a Univerisity in Germany, @hshl.de) Is that the same destination you found?


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//Hallo August, //

am *29.09.19* um *16:55:31* schriebst Du in der Area *POINTS*
an *pasquale monti* eine Mail zum
Thema *"winpoint"*.

Hello pasquale,

On 29.09.19, you wrote to All:

Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send a
netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like the
software very much!

-+- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)

Winpoint is quite nice as it integrates well with a Windows environment.
I also tried to contact the author (I found a trail that led me to an address at a Univerisity in Germany, @hshl.de) Is that the same destination you found?

No;I tried to send a netmail to the address indicated in the software.
Let us know if you have any news, we'll cheer for you!

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pasquale monti

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Hello pasquale!

* 29.09.19 at 15:28, pasquale monti wrote to All:

Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send a netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore.

The author is no longer active on Fido but you should be able to
contact him at the following email address: timschat(at)gmx(dot)de

I like the software very much!

Yes, it is quite nice but it's no longer being developed by the
author.

If it's of any interest, there's a basic installation guide available
here ..... https://stargate.org.uk/winpoint/winpoint_guide.pdf

Although the document is not fully up to date, I think you may find it useful.

Regards,
Martin

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Hola pasquale!

El domingo 29 de septiembre de 2019, pasquale monti le escribi¢ a All:

Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send
a netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like
the software very much!

WinPoint has some bugs, but not fixed for a long time. Software is very important for survive of fidonet points and nodes.

Sorry, my english is poor. =(

Saludos!
.:Fercho:.

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Hello Fernando!

* 08.11.19 at 09:13, Fernando Miculan wrote to pasquale monti:

Hi, no one has any news about the author of WINDPOINT? I tried to send
a netmail but his address doesn't seem to be active anymore. I like
the software very much!

WinPoint has some bugs, but not fixed for a long time. Software is very important for survive of fidonet points and nodes.

Unfortunately, the bugs will never be fixed as the author ceased
development of WinPoint 12 years ago :-((

Regards,
Martin

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Hello pasquale,

On 09.11.19, you wrote to Fernando Miculan:

Hi Fernando, I agree with you. Fidonet needs an easy to use software to increase its following. Winpoint despite its problems is a good solution. pity that the developer has not gone ahead with the development. :-( Best regards

Winpoint has many fine qualities. It was my first go-to point|editor program.
Along the way I learned about 2 other ones that are quite worthy of regular use.

I produced a summary of PROS and CONS across 3 of the better known point programs, here:

https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/points/

You might find it useful in your journey.

Martin Foster produced a wonderful Quick-Start Guide for Winpoint. I know that
I would have struggled a bit with configuring Winpoint had it not been for the step-by-step instructions in the guide.

Welcome to the world of fidonet|fidonet-style messaging.


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Hola pasquale!

El s bado 09 de noviembre de 2019, pasquale monti le escribi¢ a Fernando Miculan:

Hi Fernando, I agree with you. Fidonet needs an easy to use software
to increase its following. Winpoint despite its problems is a good solution. pity that the developer has not gone ahead with the
development. :-( Best regards

A good alternative software is OpenXp, i don't know if configure this software is easy.
So, i try and comment this.

Saludos!
.:Fercho:.

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Hello Fernando!

* 10.11.19 at 23:21, Fernando Miculan wrote to pasquale monti:

Hi Fernando, I agree with you. Fidonet needs an easy to use software
to increase its following. Winpoint despite its problems is a good
solution. pity that the developer has not gone ahead with the
development. :-( Best regards

A good alternative software is OpenXp, i don't know if configure this software is easy. So, i try and comment this.

OpenXP is not easy to configure but there's a document here that you
and others may find useful: https://openxp.uk/doc/oxpguide.pdf

Regards,
Martin

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Hola Martin!

El s bado 16 de noviembre de 2019, Martin Foster le escribi¢ a Fernando Miculan:

A good alternative software is OpenXp, i don't know if configure
this software is easy. So, i try and comment this.

OpenXP is not easy to configure but there's a document here that you
and others may find useful: https://openxp.uk/doc/oxpguide.pdf

Of course, not easy to configure for beginner fidonet user. We have experience for many years, but young users not.
Thanks for document!. =)


Saludos!
.:Fercho:.

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Hello Fernando!

* 18.11.19 at 22:43, Fernando Miculan wrote to Martin Foster:

A good alternative software is OpenXp, i don't know if configure
this software is easy. So, i try and comment this.

OpenXP is not easy to configure but there's a document here that you
and others may find useful: https://openxp.uk/doc/oxpguide.pdf

Of course, not easy to configure for beginner fidonet user. We have experience for many years, but young users not. Thanks for document!. =)

You are very welcome and I hope you find the document useful :)

Regards,
Martin

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Hola Martin!

El martes 19 de noviembre de 2019, Martin Foster le escribi¢ a Fernando Miculan:

Of course, not easy to configure for beginner fidonet user. We
have experience for many years, but young users not. Thanks for
document!. =)

You are very welcome and I hope you find the document useful :)

My idea is to try to develop a script that automatically configures OpenXP, so I will read the manual and see what i can do. :)
I try for husky project, but not easy, also that is only available in linux.

Saludos!
.:Fercho:.

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Hello Fernando!

* 19.11.19 at 13:00, Fernando Miculan wrote to Martin Foster:

Of course, not easy to configure for beginner fidonet user. We
have experience for many years, but young users not. Thanks for
document!. =)

You are very welcome and I hope you find the document useful :)

My idea is to try to develop a script that automatically configures OpenXP, so I will read the manual and see what i can do. :)

Wow, that's interesting and I wish you the very best of luck. Please
keep us posted on your progress, thanks.

Regards,
Martin

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