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[Good morning, Mr. Line Eater...]

Neil,
 
  With STadel, you may not be able to leave a public message directed
to a person, but if it's public, why not simply put the recipient's
name on the first line, and if need be, send them Email saying that
there is a public message in such-and-such a room.  Also, those people
most likely to get public messages (such as yourself) could have a
room (message base) for that sole purpose.  With STadel, you can have
64 "rooms" on a system.  You could have 5 different boards with a number
of netted rooms as well as having a purpose to each separate board;
say, one for graphics, one for MIDI, etc.  If you wanted to net with
Atari Canada, you could even net some rooms with them.  Messages in
the rooms can be netted automatically or you can give the general public
netting privs.

  I, personally, don't think STadel lacks in the up/download department
either, but it is "different".  Rooms can be made directory rooms.  You
can download a file right after you read comments about it if you want
without having to leave the message base or going into a "file" section.
You can send files from system to system through netting.  You can make
directory rooms that are either upload or download only.  The only thing
I find at all lacking is the description area.  People tend not to describe
their files well.

  As for new users on STadel, there are some tricks, but once people are
used to it, it is fast and easy, and best of all, NOT redundant!  There
are help files and tutorials available.  Most of the STadel users I know
(including myself) caught on very quickly.  BBSers who are serious tend
to be fairly clever about such things.  A simple explanation that the BBS
is like a large building where you wander from room to room reading new
messages and leaving messages usually helps, as does explaining that
everything you receive from the BBS is done with some kind of a Read,
and everything you give to the BBS is done with some kind of an Enter.

  In case some of you hadn't figured out, yes, I run one of these beasties.
If you want some more information or would like a little tutorial about
using STadel (which also comes in Amiga and MS-DOS flavored Citadels, btw),
drop me a message.  It may take a day or two to get back to you, but I will
indeed get back to you.  There are a bunch of addresses where I can be
reached down below...
 
  Neil, I have had trouble finding a path to you from Bitnet, I'm afraid,
but I haven't given up hope yet!  *grin*

Holly...

Bitnet:   IHLS400@INDYCMS
Arpanet:  ihls400%indycms.bitnet@{your favorite gateway here}
UUCP:     ...!rutgers!indycms.bitnet!ihls400
GEnie:    HOLLYSTOWE
BBS:      (317) 842-7564 (300/1200/2400/9600USR)
Internet: stowe@silver.bacs.indiana.edu
USnail:   799 W. Michigan St. ET1023, Indianapolis, IN  46202
ICBM:     Just aim at the Army Finance Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison

 "Lake Wobegon - Gateway to Central Minnesota"

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