Subject: Pine PC as a ROL, possible ?

From: Bruno Rosenthal <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 09:55:13 -0800

Hello All,

Could someone help me to solve my problem ?

I'm connected to an Internet Provider which enables me to connect to his
host
with VT100 term emulation. His host is running Linux O/S and when
connected I just
have to start a host-Pine session which works quite well.

The only problem for me is that everything must be done On-Line which
costs me
telephone charges (compose and read mail).

I would like to know if the Pine PC software could allow me to prepare
mail off line
then connect and transmit for just mail/file transferring, then read
mail received
off line.

I've tried to use the Pine-PC offline to prepare mail but it does'nt
want to enter
the Compose option without having a remote folder open (i.e. to be
already 
connected to the ISP).

I've tried then to launch my Pine-PC after connecting to my ISP through
an external
dialer (Trumpet Winsock) whose I've customized the login script. Login
OK, no success
with Pine-Pc.

Thanks for any help you could provide. In the meantime, I wish you, all,
a very 
Happy New Year.

Best Regards
Bruno

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From: Edward M Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 22:57:56 +0800 (GMT)

Hello,

	Very sorry to say that pine does not yet support disconnected
mode operations.

Regards,

	Ed

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From: Bruno Rosenthal <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 08:54:10 -0800

>         Very sorry to say that pine does not yet support disconnected
OK Ed, That's very clear. Thanks you so much for this info.

Best wishes for the New Year
Regards
Bruno