[news.newusers.questions] Two questions: Internet and VI

jfh@netcom.UUCP (Jack Hamilton) (02/23/90)

I have two questions which aren't exactly right for this machine, but 
which someone may be able to answer nevertheless.

(1) The vendor of a product I use recently installed a PC BBS (RBBS).  They 
    have now gotten onto DataPack, the Canadian equivalent of Telenet in the
    US.  I suggested that they get an electronic mail linkup as well.  The 
    fellow there said they might be willing to do that, but he doesn't 
    know how to go about it, nor do I.  Since they're not running Unix, 
    UUCP probably isn't the way to go, but they could get onto Internet or
    FidoNet, possibly.  Does anyone know who to contact about those networks?

(2) I have an old version of a VI written for the IBM PC.  It occasionally
    freezes the PC or otherwise behaves imappropriately.  Is there a newer 
    version available on a file server somewhere?  I looked on SIMTEL20
    <MSDOS.EDITORS> and there's not one there.  Is anyone familiar with this
    program, and is there a version later than 1.9a?

                                         Jack 
 
 
  
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