FastEcho is a message processing package for FTN (FidoNet Technology Network) mail systems.
Running on MS-DOS, DPMI and native OS/2 32-bit, it offered numerous features that were desirable for leafnode systems as well as highend FTN mail distribution hubs.
The list of supported archiver packages was PKZIP/PKUNZIP 1.10/2.04g, ARJ 2.30/2.41a, LHARC 1.13c/LHa 2.13, PKPAK/PKUNPAK 3.61, ARC 6.02, ZOO 2.10, PAK 2.51, SQZ 1.08, RAR 1.5x, and UC2 2.00.
Also supported were various Bulletin Board System packages like RemoteAccess, Maximus, QuickBBS, ProBoard, and T.A.G.
This method was a bit more complicated but allowed the BBS user to operate much like any other FTN mail system and reap its benefits.
Mail distribution hubs looked for the ability to handle many downlinks as well as large numbers of message areas.