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From: neil@atari
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Multiuser BBS
Message-ID: <928@atari>
Date: 4 Jan 88 17:27:00 GMT
References: <918@atari>
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In article <296@stag.UUCP>, trb@stag.UUCP ( Todd Burkey ) writes:
> In article <918@atari.UUCP> neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris) writes:

> Several thoughts. First, STadel seems to be a bit more user-friendly
> now than it did 6 months ago. You might want to log into the STadel
> development system sometime and check it out again (612-377-9239).

Will do, but I have logged in to several STadel boards and still haven't
changed my opinion.  Maybe the reason you find them more friendly now is
that you've had 6 months of experience!

> One other thought. Stadel is best used as a message base system. You
> can log on with minimal fuss, quickly find the section you are
> interested in, read what is appropriate, leave a message, and log off
> a lot faster than any other BBS that I have ever used.

OK, I'll buy that part.  But you can't leave messages "TO" a specific person.

> If you could reserve say three of your systems for downloading

Based on the current usage, I'd have to set up 4 for downloading and 1 for
messaging.  But, I am philosophically opposed to that -- I think it would
reduce message traffic.  Some people call mainly to download but also read
the messages.  And messages are my primary reason for having the board.

Hmmm... maybe I should go with STadel... it would cut down the downloaders
:-)

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