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    From Andy Alt@1:153/757 to Maurice Kinal on Tue Aug 4 04:27:32 2026
    Maurice Kinal wrote to Andy Alt <=-

    In the meantime where did you get the source for NoCarrierMail? I
    cannot seem to find it anywhere but did find MultiMail source. Even if
    I don't use it given the lack of a suitable offline 'door' it is always nice to know what is what out there in cyberspace.

    That's where I got the source - MultiMail. I started with a copy of the MultiMail repo at https://github.com/wmcbrine/MultiMail

    As stated near the top of the repo:

    https://github.com/andy5995/NoCarrierMail#nocarriermail

    NoCarrierMail is a fork of MultiMail, maintained by andy5995. MultiMail was >written by Kolossvary Tamas and Toth Istvan and maintained for many years by >William McBrine; see Credits. This fork adds a Meson build, a unit-test suite,

    and a number of fixes and features on top of the 0.52 base.

    Though now as I re-read, I see that first sentence is a bit ambiguous and I need to change that.

    Clear as mud?


    --
    -Andy

    ... NoCarrierMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    -+- NoCarrierMail/Linux v0.55

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Andy Alt on Tue Aug 4 12:53:02 2026
    Hej Andy!

    Clear as mud?

    Ja, alles is duidelijk

    Thanks for the links. Maybe I can convince Paul to git onboard ... errrr ... maybe he already is? You ought to know. ;-)

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

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    ... Hafa a soð to syge, þonne þu secge hwæt.
    Always have truth as your goal, whatever you say.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001 to Andy Alt on Wed Aug 5 11:56:43 2026
    Hey Andy!

    <Esc>:read !./builddir/ncmail --version
    NoCarrierMail 0.54
    curses: ncurses 6.6.20251230
    wide character output: available, this terminal is UTF-8

    Only one problem; there is nothing to connect with. Nice interface though.

    Life is good,
    Maurice

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    /) /) (\ (\ (\ (\ /) /) /) /) (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Wyrd oft nereð unfægne eorl þonne his ellen deah.
    Fate often saves an undoomed man, when his courage is good.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)
  • From Andy Alt@1:153/757 to Maurice Kinal on Thu Aug 6 07:52:42 2026
    Maurice Kinal wrote to Andy Alt <=-

    Hey Andy!

    <Esc>:read !./builddir/ncmail --version
    NoCarrierMail 0.54
    curses: ncurses 6.6.20251230
    wide character output: available, this terminal is UTF-8

    Only one problem; there is nothing to connect with. Nice interface though.

    If there was, I'd have to call it CarrierMail.

    So you want an offline reader that will connect and download your mail? I think

    I had a passing thought about that. That would actually be kind of cool. But...

    a lot of code to add. At least, if the plan is to download from a BBS. Though I suppose some BBSs you might be able to download mail more directly, through sftp or something. Would that be cool, Maurice?

    Thanks for checking it. I can't take credit for the UI though. MultiMail was worked on by a LOT of people before me. I've just added a few features and fixed a few minor bugs (overseeing Claude).

    --
    -Andy

    ... NoCarrierMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    -+- NoCarrierMail/Linux v0.55

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Andy Alt on Thu Aug 6 16:26:29 2026
    Hej Andy!

    So you want an offline reader that will connect and download your
    mail?

    Not me as I've already taken care of myself ages ago, but I suspect most users of such software would require a method of exchange not to mention a compatable messaging format. I suspect that "BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7" is taking care of compatibilty to fidonet given that qwk or bluewave are not accepatble messaging formats for distribution within the fidonet community.

    sftp or something. Would that be cool, Maurice?

    That could work. At present I am using scp between points, currently 2 machines, and the fidonet node "Little Mikey's Brain" for offline messaging. This point is using binkd and standard ftn messaging formatting.

    MultiMail was worked on by a LOT of people before me.

    William McBride used to post in the LINUX echo a couple decades ago.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o o- o- o- -o o- -o -o -o o- o- -o o- -o o- -o
    (\ /) /) /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... God ger byþ þonne se hund þam hrefne gyfeð.
    It's a good year when the dog gives to the raven.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)