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Re: SMALLNET.EXE?

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From: Rod Ellery
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:00
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Congratulations John, you've done it again! A superb addition to ka9q.
Well done!

Could you put the large version on your website? I miss the telnet
client which I use for a quick perusal of my mailbox whilst news is
being downloaded.

Suggested enhancements for version 2 or later:

1. Implement some form of pager in the view option. 'httpopt pager
   on' maybe? (or better 'httpopt pager nn' where nn is the number of
   lines at which to pause).

2. A pause before closing the session to allow viewing of the last
   screenfull.

3. Optional use of proxies ('httpopt proxy www-cache.demon.co.uk' ?)

4. Some form of scripting ('http src=filename' ?) to allow a whole load
   of urls to be downloaded one after the other. Obviously the overwrite
   would have to be automatic.


Will the source be available? I'm thinking of having a look at Ka9Q soon
and I wouldn't like to lose the http bit.

Well done again John.


--
Rod Ellery

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