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From: trljim@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (James Sonnenmeier)
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Subject: Re: TAPCIS: information?
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Date: 25 Jun 91 11:57:17 GMT
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In article <40790011@hpcvra.cv.hp.com.>, everett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser) writes...
>I recently heard of a program called TAPCIS, for reading Compuserve stuff
>off-line, to cut phone costs.  It's supposed to be pretty slick.  Is this
>a shareware program? Commercial?  Any pointers?
> 
>Everett Kaser                   Hewlett-Packard Company
>....hplabs!hp-pcd!everett        work: (503) 750-3569   Corvallis, Oregon
>everett%hpcvra@hplabs.hp.com    home: (503) 928-5259   Albany, Oregon

TAPCIS is a shareware (ie. pay and register to continue using after 20
days, in fact the unregistered program dies after that)  The easiest place
to get it is on CompuServe in the TAPCIS forum (GO TAPCIS) and download
the version there (current version 5.3) then you can register the software
online and they will send you the lastest version and a manual.  It is
able to retrieve email, do upload/downloads, faster than you can by hand.
It uses CompuServe's own download protocol which is fastest there since
it is tailored to their system.
It lets you read the retrieved mail and reply offline. It works in CI$'s
expert mode and streamlines online activity as much as possible. Its like 
$75 but well worth it considering the money you can save in the long run.
(It works so well tho, that you spend even more time online! .. smile)

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