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russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Russell Schulz) writes:
> frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca writes:
> > It took me about an entire evening to configure Waffle.  Then another
> > couple days to get everything working perfectly (cron, phone answering,
> > polling, etc.).  About a week to get things *real* nice -- external
> > commands, ANSI screens, etc.
> 
> is it just me, or are these features you're unlikely to be worried about
> in an offline reader?  (no matter what you call it)

I'm suprised that it took 'another couple days' to get it working 
perfectly.  When I set waffle up the first time it took about an hour.  
Setting up the news feed took a few messages back and forth to John 
(the feed sysadmin).  So to set it up as a news reader should take the
average person about six hours tops.

> > CIM, on the other hand, took me a total of 15 *minutes* to configure.
> 
> [if you pay me compuserve's rates, I'll write you a similar application
> that dials your nearest pay-per-minute place.]  this is about the only

I use TAPCIS to call CI$.  It took about as long to set it up as it did   
to get Waffle to work.   There is a number of addons to TAPCIS to make it 
as useful as Waffle.  And they also take time to install and configure.


> > Yes, Waffle is powerful.  But not everybody wants to run their own
> > site.   
> 
> AGAIN with the analogies.  

From my point of view -- If you want a simple, the brain dead can install, 
easy to use system to give you access to the "net" then you use Waffle.  

If you want a complicated, custom, multi-bell and whistle system that 
will allow you to have multiple users dialed in with full net access then
you use Waffle.  

The only difference is the amount of time that you spend in the configure 
time.  

:-) :-) :-) IMHO I'd rather have someone on the net that has spend some
time working on what they are using.  It cuts down on the BIFFS of the
world.  :-) :-) :-) 

And since I'm on a roll, 99% of the questions that I've seen in c.b.w
about Waffle have been answered with a variation of RTFM.  Maybe one 
of the native english writers out there could write the ultimate Waffle
document: "Everything you MUST know about Waffle for those people who
refuse to read the documents." 

Thanks for your time

Foster Schucker  (foster@nzkites.uucp)  (1-215-458-8354 (voice))