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Re: Why we use Waffle

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From: August Abolins
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 04:00
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bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:

> This brings up an interesting point: What percentage of the Waffle community
> actually runs a BBS or cares about Waffle's ability to support one?  For my
> part, I use Waffle so that my wife and I can send and receive email and read
> news.  To me, the BBS support built into Waffle is more of a nuisance than a
> benefit.  Am I the oddball, or is there a sizable contingent of non-BBS Waf-
> flers?  At one time I thought that People Like Me were the intended user com-
> munity for Chrome.  Is the fact that Chrome doesn't exist a reflection of the
> fact that not many of us (i.e., People Like Me) exist either?

I concur.

I first used Waffle to get introduced to Usenet news and then just for
reading and replying. For individuals who only seek Usenet and Email,
Waffle may be good enough, albiet it is a heck of a lot to setup just
for personal use.

The UUCICO.exe requires a subset of the waffle file structure to work so
I plan to maintain that minimum.  Meanwhile, I already have a BBS in
place and can easily import/export Usenet.  Soon, I will only require
UUCICO to my host.

What is Chrome?  It is mentioned in Waffle docs, but it is not
described.

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