Re: .QWK readers

[vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry)]

bbs-aphelps@jwt.UUCP (Austin Phelps) writes:
>90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao) writes:
>>     Not everyone has v.42bis or high-speed modems, but if indeed the QWK
>> specs don't require that the reply packets be compressed, it would remove a
>> very large obstacle.

>Well my Fido set requires that replyies be packed, so it vaires from 
>system to system.

If you just put the packet in a .ZIP envelope, then as far as the BBS is
concerned it's packed with a very shitty packing program. But I'll eat my
shirt if it doesn't work!

>Austin C. Phelps            pick a address: bbs-aphelps@jwt.UUCP
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