* Originally posted in "FIDOTEST"
* Crossposted in "POINTS"

Hello Michiel!

*** Thursday 11.06.20 at 11:21, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to August Abolins:

[snip]
MvdV> MvdV>> Why not use real Fidonet software for you messages in Fidonet
MvdV> MvdV>> instead of sofware mainly designed for e-mail and usenet?

Granted, I heard that oxp was adapted for ftn, but it works quite well
afaik.

MvdV> It seems it was written for e-mail and usenet mail and FTN was added as
MvdV> an afterthought.

The current incarnation of OpenXP(5.0.xx) is based on the long since
defunct OpenXP 4.x.xxxx which, in turn, was based on CrossPoint 3.2

Following portion of text translated from this original document: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossPoint

"CrossPoint v1.0 was released in 1992 as shareware for the DOS operating system. It was a pure point program for Z-Netz and its data exchange
protocol Netcall. Version 2.0 appeared at the end of 1992, which also supported FidoNet, MausNet, MagicNet, QuickMail and the data format of the new Z-Netz protocol ZConnect."

Hardly an afterthought, more of a development of the software, IMO.

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.44
* Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)