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    From August Abolins@1:153/149.42 to All on Wed Jan 21 02:27:56 2026
    Just a heads-up on some recent BinktermPHP updates..

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    📢 Latest Updates

    January 20, 2026: System upgraded to BinktermPHP 1.6.5. We're doing testing on this new system - feel free to use LOCALTEST as a local discussion forum.

    Welcome to myPoint! [ https://mypoint.lovelybits.org ] This is a semi-development instance and may have bugs. Use the LOCALTEST echo to check on recent updates or to post bugs.

    Theme Support: You can now set your theme between Regular, Dark, Green Terminal and Cyberpunk. Support for custom themes is now available.

    Message Sharing: You can now share echomail via web links
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    COMMENTS:

    [1] This interface is quite nice to use on laptop or mobile. The custom theme changes follow your account from device to device.

    [2] It offers a Share link option which makes it super easy to share messages to other message platforms. (A great way to expose fidonet/FTN in general)

    [3] Marks messages for permanence or as a way for "reply later".


    --- BinktermPHP v1.6.5
    * Origin: myPoint System - https://mypoint.lovelybits.org (1:153/149.42)
  • From Matthew Asham@1:153/149.42 to August Abolins on Fri Jan 23 04:02:01 2026
    Just a heads-up on some recent BinktermPHP updates..

    Thanks for the post :)

    I'm pleased to say I now have multi-network support working in Binkterm (1.6.7). It's still in testing, but so far has been working well. File requests are not yet supported but I do have crashmail working now.

    I've setup a new board at https://claudes.lovelybits.org/ - this is a full fidonet node (not a point like myPoint is). My hope is to build it into a more full fledged BBS over just being a mailer, but there is much work to be done (read: things to keep me busy when I'm bored).

    Binkterm now also supports fuller customization options and now includes a dark green terminal theme and (my personal favourite) - a cyperpunk theme that's easy on my eyes. Some other niceties including colored message quoting and hyperlinking of URLs from echo messages are also in that release.

    I don't have an ETA for when I'll merge the development branch into binkterm-php's main branch, but hopefully it'll be soon.

    As always I'd like to thank Anthropic's claude for typing way faster than I do, as well as frustrating me with silly little bugs and patterns I don't care for ;)

    Now I should probably think about writing an installer.

    Cheers

    Matthew

    --- BinktermPHP v1.6.6
    * Origin: myPoint System - https://mypoint.lovelybits.org (1:153/149.42)
  • From August Abolins@1:153/149.42 to Matthew Asham on Fri Jan 23 05:17:21 2026
    Just testing a REPLY for a reply kludge from your system. I did not see it in your message on my OpenXP system.

    --- Original Message ---
    From: Matthew Asham
    Date: 2026-01-23 12:02:01.323557
    Subject: Re: the BinktermPHP project..

    Just a heads-up on some recent BinktermPHP updates..
    Thanks for the post :)
    I'm pleased to say I now have multi-network support working in Binkterm (1.6.7). It's still in testing, but so far has been working well. File requests are not yet supported but I do have crashmail working now.

    --- BinktermPHP v1.6.6
    * Origin: myPoint System - https://mypoint.lovelybits.org (1:153/149.42)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to August Abolins on Fri Jan 23 22:48:33 2026
    Hi August,

    On 2026-01-23 05:17:21, you wrote to Matthew Asham:

    @MSGID: 1:153/149.42 65B0833F
    @REPLY: 1:153/149.42 96A20A60
    @CHRS: UTF-8 4
    @TZUTC: -0800
    Just testing a REPLY for a reply kludge from your system. I did not see it in
    your message on my OpenXP system.

    So there is a REPLY kludge, but it's wrong, because the MSGID of the message replied to is:

    @MSGID: 1:153/149.42 16B06A9B


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)