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Files-lists and how to read them
by Eneko Lacunza (2:344/20.13, 2:344/19.11, enlar@iname.com)

I've always felt that reading and looking through BBS' files-lists is quite boring and time loosing: I have to browse over all the list (which can be >1Mb!) to figure out what files and programs are on-line. Of course, there are some shortcuts: search for strings, look at the index, ... but they aren't comfortable if you want to see what's on your favorite BBS.

Finally, some months ago, I decided that it was time to do something. So I have written a program that allows the user to browse over the areas list, select one and then look at its contents, go back to the areas list and select another and so on. It also has an autoFREQ feature similar to those found on message editors such GoldEd.

The questions are: Do you guys think it is useful? Are you interested in such a program? Is out there any program that does it?

The matter is that right now the program speaks Spanish, so I'd like to know people's opinion before I take the work to translate it.

Any comment would be appreciated!
Eneko.

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