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º ùNEW Area managers store window pos º
º ùFIX Wrong outbound used by tosser º
º ùFIX Some minor bug fixes º
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Hello All,

I have provided this update mainly to adress a nasty bug that has sneaked into the outbount folder management, that can under certain circstances cause outgoing mail packets to be stored in the wront outbound directory.

The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Regards,
Tim

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On 13 Feb 2023, PainDictator said the following...

The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Hit Tim

Are there some docs/system requirements/setup info/wiki available?

Thanks!

73

Steve
K9ZW

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The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Are there some docs/system requirements/setup info/wiki available?

I feel like I should've known about this program already, especially if it's already on version 413.0.

But I guess I haven't really had the need to run a point system.

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Re: Re: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available
By: Adept to k9zw on Mon Feb 13 2023 10:14 pm

I feel like I should've known about this program already, especially if it's already on version 413.0.

That's a lot of versions... :)

Nightfox
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Hello Adept!

** On Monday 13.02.23 - 22:14, Adept wrote to k9zw:

The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Are there some docs/system requirements/setup info/wiki available?

I feel like I should've known about this program already, especially if it's already on version 413.0.

It was around for years, but the developer dropped it for a
decade or two. I compared it to two other point programs that I
discovered around the same time.

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

Then, after some modest encouragement, Tim resumed development
of WinPoint.

But I guess I haven't really had the need to run a point system.

Might not be important to someone who is the sysop of their own
full-blown BBS message system. But a point solution can be a
good way to introduce other people to FTN/BBS message networks.

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//Hello k9zw,//

on *13.02.23* at *16:01:26* You wrote in Area *FSX_GEN*
to *PainDictator* about *"Re: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available"*.

On 13 Feb 2023, PainDictator said the following...

The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Are there some docs/system requirements/setup info/wiki available?

The existing documentation is rather old and does not reflect the current state of the software. Martin Foster maintained some documenation that is outdated today as well.

Still, most of it is largely self explanatory. Also the setup process will already configure most of the software to your needs, which is already good enough for many people. The most critical part for many people is setting up automatic nodelist updates.

Still, there is the WINPOINT fidonet echo, that will help.

Also, you can ask me ;)

Regards,
PainDictator

--- WinPoint 413.0
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//Hello Ogg,//

on *13.02.23* at *23:29:00* You wrote in Area *FSX_GEN*
to *Adept* about *"WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available"*.

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

Really good comparsion. Meanwhile, I addressed most of the issues found and did a lot of other improvements.

Then, after some modest encouragement, Tim resumed development of
WinPoint.

Jep.

Regards,
PainDictator

--- WinPoint 413.0
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//Hello Nightfox,//

on *13.02.23* at *23:28:04* You wrote in Area *FSX_GEN*
to *Adept* about *"Re: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available"*.

Re: Re: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available
By: Adept to k9zw on Mon Feb 13 2023 10:14 pm

I feel like I should've known about this program already, especially if
it's already on version 413.0.

That's a lot of versions... :)

Based on my 90s internal versioning policy, where every build with new features got a new major version and every fix to that build was a revision.

Back in the time however, I did not use these version numbers prominently but instead made a few "releases" with separate articial versioning. At a certain point I realized, this makes no longer sense as release cycles shortened so I decided just to use the internal version number to better consistently reflect how different versions actually are.

For a new project, I would count different. But here, particularly for the last years this works well.

Regards,
PainDictator

--- WinPoint 413.0
* Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (21:3/127.29)

On 14 Feb 2023, PainDictator said the following...

//Hello k9zw,//

on *13.02.23* at *16:01:26* You wrote in Area *FSX_GEN*
to *PainDictator* about *"Re: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix)
is available"*.

On 13 Feb 2023, PainDictator said the following...

The latest version is available from http://www.winpoint.org.

Are there some docs/system requirements/setup info/wiki available?

The existing documentation is rather old and does not reflect the
current state of the software. Martin Foster maintained some
documenation that is outdated today as well.

Still, most of it is largely self explanatory. Also the setup process
will already configure most of the software to your needs, which is already good enough for many people. The most critical part for many people is setting up automatic nodelist updates.

Still, there is the WINPOINT fidonet echo, that will help.

Also, you can ask me ;)

Hey PainDictator - thank you for the reply.

Maybe the easiest thing is ask is there any hardware bounding (too little this or that or too much breaks WinPoint)?

Any additional software requirements?

I expect I will have some more questions upcoming, as I want to play around with WinPoint with the idea to help several friends try out life as a point.

Thank you,

Steve
K9ZW

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//Hello k9zw,//

on *14.02.2023* at *20:04:41* You wrote in Area *FSX_GEN*
to *PainDictator* about *"Re: Re^2: WinPoint Version 413.0 (important bugfix) is available"*.

Maybe the easiest thing is ask is there any hardware bounding (too little this or that or too much breaks WinPoint)?

Nope. If it runs windows, you should be fine.

Any additional software requirements?

Windows XP or better.

I expect I will have some more questions upcoming, as I want to play
around with WinPoint with the idea to help several friends try out life as a point.

Do that.

Regards,
PainDictator

--- WinPoint 414.0
* Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (21:3/127.29)