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In article 54G@news.cso.uiuc.edu, jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Doc) writes:
>peckd@lonexc.rl.af.mil (Daniel P. Peck) writes:
[..]
>Firstly, please excuse me in that I dont know what RTFM means, but the context
>of the sentence gives me an idea.  Secondly, are you a USER of SL or a SYSOP?
>There are big differences in the 2 perspectives.  From a user's standpoint
>its not so bad.  The ansi menu system is a Good Thing.  But if youve ever
>tried to run an SL board, you would see just how incredibly poor a piece
>of software it is from the sysop's perspective.  Right down to the fact
>that when you order it on 1.44M 3.5" disk, you get a 720K disk that has been
>punched to allow it to be formatted to 1.44M.  For the goddamn $100+ it
>costs, I think youre entitled to a real HD disk.  
>I will further expound on the reasons SL sucks if you really want me to.

First off, RTFM = Read The F-ing Manual :-)

I have not used SL as a SysOp, but I have been on a number of SL boards, and the user
interface is more than acceptable.  SL has been around for a while now - and I suspect
that - as with all BBS SW - it was written to satisfy the needs/desires of its
author and was later put into circulation.  There are enough BBS software products
to choose from that you can find one that meets your needs very well.

Someone put a lot of effort into writing SL, and if they're trying to save a little
money sending you a 720K diskette more power to 'em!  It gets very expensive trying
to keep a small business rolling -- especially a SW business!  I mean, you paid
for BBS SW not a floppy disk, right -- or was the HD disk the deciding factor in your
purchasing SL???

All I am trying to say is that because a piece of SW doesn't meet your needs, does
not mean it "sucks."  Its incredibly annoying to hear people (and Sysops do this best)
whine about SW --  If you're really unhappy with the SW - send the author some
CONSTRUCTIVE critisism.  Don't just slam him for selling you a bogus product - and,
BTW, if it "sucked" so terribly - why did you purchase it??????

Just my $2/100

Howie
A Spitfire Sysop -- Which, BTW, doesn't suck :-)