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["Glenn Gilbreath Jr." <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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This has always been the A.S.P.'s "Achille's heel"...
when the author/distributor moves or changes, the
software more times than not is forgotten.  Really
sad, there were a great deal of DOS Shareware apps
for a multitude of needs at one time.  I think a few
people have put registered versions of some things
on the net, but, always check them for viruses first.
DOS Boot viruses were common in the mid-1990s
C U L8R!
Wiz  <{;-)
On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 18:02:41 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote:

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>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:48:15 -0700
>> Subject: [arachne] Backmail DOS Program
>> From: Bob Dohse <bobdohse@xxxxxxxx>

>> Hi all,
>> Here's hoping for a successful and productive New Year for all ... and
>> for the development of Arachne GPL.

>> I ran across an old (c. 1989) DOS program called Backmail. It handles
>> peer-to-peer mail and file transfer between phone numbers - both single
>> or multiple numbers - at a periodic rate set by each individual user.
>> Backmail operates in a background mode based on parameters set in an
>> easy-to-modify config file.

>> Backmail is shareware, but I can't find the owner. The version I found (v

> Unfortunately that is the case with a lot of older shareware. The
> owner shifts to a new email or snailmail address and doesn't
> leave any forwarding information. This is VERY frustrating when
> you want to do the right thing by him/her....

>> I suspect that the
>> authors/owners have long since given up hope that they will make any more
>> money from the program. Quite possibly, they might be willing to donate
>> the source code to a good (Arachne) cause.

> Quite possibly they would, _IF_ you can find them.

> Other than that the only alternative I can think of is reverse
> engineering it -- usually a no-no for obvious reasons, but when the
> owner is no longer available what else is there?

> Greg

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