Does anyone remember .qwk and QWK readers from the BBS days? I want that. Let me download the messages, sift through them how I want to and reply. Oops - I f

Does anyone remember .qwk and QWK readers from the BBS days? I want that. Let me download the messages, sift through them how I want to and reply. Oops - I forgot. Communication isn't the goal of forums these days; monetization is :(