HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: DTR/AT do not work... need an axe.
Date: 6 Sep 92 03:15:07 GMT
Organization: The little node that could...

moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:

> When I get a feed, the modem just sometimes never hangs up... it gets
> confused and I want to be able to kill it myself.
[fast foward]
> I've even added a DTR OFF before the DTR ON and seperated all the commands
> with up to 2 seconds of wait time for the modem to respond OK, etc... NOTHING
> WORKS!

Why don't you try this.... As part of your SEND/EXPECT pairs, try this
sequence:

     SEND ! EXPECT
     -----+-------
     +++  ! OK
     ATH0 ! OK

     This assumes you have the modem set for VERBOSE mode (X4?). If not,
you'll probably get result codes. Another thing you can try is to create a
batch file that is called from the end of your POLL.BAT for polls you
instigate, UUSHELL(??) for those the other site instigates. What the
contents of this batch file would be:

     [2 second delay]
     ECHO +++ > COMx:
     [2 second delay]
     ECHO ATH0 > COMx:

     This might also work. Hope this helps! :-)

                              Jeff

...From a tiny little node called Eternal!
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From: len@pagesat.netsys.com (Len Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Call for Developers
Summary: Satellite to Waffle Newsfeeds
Keywords: waffle satellite usenet
Date: 6 Sep 92 05:26:25 GMT
Organization: Satellite Uplink,Palo Alto

We are looking for one or two people who would like to become in a development
effort to integrate waffle and our Satellite usenet news service. Any code
produced would have to be public domain, since we need to be able to give it
away to people who want to use our usenet satellite newsfeed service. 

Anyone who develops code that works can obtain a satellite system for 
substantial discounts. We are not charging anything for the service, but
we do charge for the equipment. 

The equipment consists of a 45 cm dish,a specialized satellite receiver, and
a specially adapted modem. 

Essentially, the news is input to the computer via serial port at 9600 bps,
the host system has to be able to process incoming news batches, seperate
each article, and spool it to disk. 

Contact me at 415-424-0380 during normal business hours (Pacific time).


Len Rose
len@netsys.com 
len@pagesat.netsys.com


len@netsys.com (rutgers!netsys!len) "What a long,strange trip it's been.."

For more information regarding the Pagesat Usenet to Satellite Uplink system,
mail to "pagesat@pagesat.netsys.com" or call: 415-424-0380 (ask for marketing)
.. Delivering 40+ megabytes of Usenet news each day, at 9600 bps .. 
.. We aim at the stars, and you get news ..
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: king@rtsg.mot.com (Steven King, Software Archaeologist)
Subject: How to let users make group aliases?
Reply-To: king@rtsg.mot.com
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:10:38 GMT

My users have been bugging me fore this, and I can't find a way to let
them do it.  It should be simple, so hopefully I'm just missing
something.

How can users set up a group-type mail alias?  For example, a user
wants to set up an alias to send to about 8 people, all of them
off-site.  Together their addresses are far too long to fit on a single
line in the user's ALIASES file.  Recursive aliases don't work, so they
can't set up something like:

        a       user@foo.bar.com
        b       user@some.site.edu
        c       user@some.other.site
        gang    a b c

I tried using the "+ filename" format that's allowed in the system
ALIASES file, but that's apparently not valid in user ALIASES files.

There *should* be a way to do this.  Can anyone clue me in?  Pointers to
the manual would be great, but since I've already looked all the way
through it (including a grep on the DOCS directory) I'd really
appreciate document name and section in which to look.

This is Waffle 1.65 running under DOS.

-- 
---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------
My other computer is an MS-DOS box with delusions of     |     Steven King
Unix-hood.  MKS and Waffle mostly get along together...  |  Motorola Cellular
               PShrink Wrap BBS, veck@pshrink.chi.il.us  |  king@rtsg.mot.com
From: burch@rhps.UUCP (Lee Burch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: wanted: format of waffle password file
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 12:18:51 PDT
Organization: CrissySoft Incorporated

   can anyone post or send me the format of the waffle password
file?  what I would like to do is be able to read the file in
search of a name and extract the password and check it against a
password they enter.  this means if its crypted its ok, although
I *highly* doubt it is since when you go to change your password
you can see it.

  I would really like to have this information, and I would pay
for the source *but* right now $120 is a lot of money on my
student buget.

-- Lee Burch
From: sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de (Stefan Reck)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: new version of RWMAIL and NWRAEDER
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 16:46:25 GMT
Distribution: world               
Organization: REBOX's Host, Berlin, Germany

Now there is a new version of RWMAIL and NWRAEDER at giraffe. The names of
the version are NN270.ZOO and RWM215.ZOO.
Thank's to all BETA TESTER !!!

  Stefan

V-MailServer 1.20 HELP                        March 10, 1992
(c) Copyright 1992 Rick Vandenberg


V-MailServer 1.20 supports a variety of commands for retrieving file
via electronic mail.


Available commands:
-------------------

HELP

    Retrieves this file


INDEX

    Retrieves the master index list of available files


GET     dir/filename [UUENCODE | XXENCODE]
/GET    dir/filename [UUENCODE | XXENCODE]
SEND    dir/filename [UUENCODE | XXENCODE]
/PDGET  dir/filename [UUENCODE | XXENCODE]
    Retrieve a file, optionally encoding using UUencode or
    XXencoding.


INFO [subject]

    Retrieves more detailed information on various subjects.

    INFO with no subject returns the INFO GENERAL information.

    eg - INFO GENERAL
         INFO INDEX
         INFO VMAIL


PW ADD     password
   CHANGE  oldpassword newpassword
   DEL     oldpassword


PASSWORD password

    If a password has been added to your account, you must give
    the PASSWORD command before any others.  No commands will be
    accepted until the correct password is given.


SUBSCRIBE MailingListName

    Adds you to the specified public mailing list.


UNSUBSCRIBE MailingListName
SIGNOFF     MailingListName

    Removes your name from the specified public mailing list.


REVIEW MailingListName

    Retrieves a list of all the members of a mailing list.


ECHOMAIL MailListName

    Causes all mail sent to the specified mailing list to be
    echoed back to the sender.  The default is to send the message
    to everyone except the sender.


NOECHOMAIL MailListName

    Turns off the mail echoing feature.




Private Mailing List Commands:
------------------------------

The mail server at giraffe.in-berlin.de supports a number of commands
for implementing mailing lists.  The command INFO LIST will retrieve a
list of these commands and a brief description of each.

These commands are restricted and are accessible only by previously
authorized users.


Please direct any correspondence regarding the mail server itself
(problems or suggestions) to postmaster@giraffe.in-berlin.de.

Please send all mail server requests to
Mail-Server@giraffe.in-berlin.de

--
root@giraffe.in-berlin.de
  

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Berlin       |---------------------------------------------------------------
Germany      |  UUCP : ...!unido!fub!rebox.in-berlin.de!sreck
From: a-dent@somenode.uucp (Bryan Hannahs)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: re: modem angst
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 15:31:16 EDT
Organization: .sdrawkcaB sgnihT gnipyT roF yteicoS ehT

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention in the last post that I'm using 16450
UARTS, so it's not a case of needing a 16550...

---
"Man created God in his own image." - Lazarus Long

Bryan Hannahs      |   a-dent@somenode.uucp    a-dent@bluemoon.rn.com
(aka Arthur Dent)  |               bryan@bluemoon.rn.com
From: dlhpfm.uucp!dlh@abvax.icd.ab.com (daniel lance herrick)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: 1.65 for Xenix - where is it?
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 22:00:30 EDT
Organization: dlh Performance Marketing

tim@qed.cts.com (Tim Capps) writes:

> So... does anybody else know how I am supposed to get 1.65 for Xenix?
> I am running 1.64 now.  I was hoping that it would just show up in
> my mailbox at some point.  Apparently, I'm sadly mistaken in this
> assumption.
> 
> What IS the procedure?

Send paper mail with a check for $120?

dan  of dlh Performance Marketing  POBox 1419  Mentor Ohio 44061
         NCoast.org!dlhpfm!dlh or ab.com!dlhpfm.uucp!dlh
From: system@micromed.com (Duane Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Modem angst
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:16:27 PDT
Organization: Micro-Medic BBS - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access


system@inqmind.bison.mb.ca ( Sysop Entity) writes:

> I finally took the plunge and bought myself one of them new fangled 14.4 
> Kbps modems with all those V.32s, V.42s and MNPs.  It is a BOCA modem, 
> 
> I am open to suggestions about what I can do to make this thing work 
> better.  I am kind of disappointed so far.  I also have some problem with 
> the modem not resetting after a normal BYE.  I had this problem with my 

You've run into a known problem with the Rockwell v.32bis chipset. The Boca
isn't the only one that has problems. Supra, Practical Peripherals, and
several others also use the same chipset. 

The main problem is that it cannot handle noisy lines at all (or so Supra
says). They are supposed to be coming out with an updated ROM to patch
the problem in the chipset. I have even had problems connecting to another
Supra. A friend of mine has the Boca and has the same problems. He's spoken
to Boca tech support and they know about the problem but have no plans for
a fix.




-----------------------------------------------------------------------
System@micromed.com (Duane Davis)                       System Operator
Micro-Medic                                         voice (408)293-3299
711 Lincoln Avenue                   public access usenet (408)279-5240
San Jose, CA 95126                  public access pcboard (408)280-1610
               Authorized Waffle beta distribution site.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: peters@beltrix.guild.org (Peter Sleggs)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: UUCICO 1.65 and different packet-sizes?
Date: 7 Sep 92 22:40:56 GMT
Organization: Bellatrix Systems Corp., Mississauga, ONT Canada

Gert.Doering@ap.mchp.sni.de (Gert Doering) writes:

> Hi,
> 
> has anybody succeeded in using DOS-Waffle 165's uucico with non-standard
> packet-sizes (e.g. 512 byte)? I'm using taylor-uucp, my feed is using
> waffle 1.65 and with a packet-size of 64 bytes everything works fine.
> 
> When we tried 512 bytes (for improving throughput), all we experienced was
> that my UUCICO sent the first packet (INIT A,B,C went OK), the other UUCICO
> rejected it, my uucico resent it, and so on until my UUCICO gave up.

I found that I had to increase the fossil buffer sizes to 4K each way.
otherwise the errors would start in the first couple of packets.

The other end is using DIllons Amiga uucp V1.16 ( I think thats the
rev). It seems to work quite well so far.


--
Bellatrix Systems Corp. Mississauga, Ontario Canada
peters@beltrix.guild.org or beltrix!peters
From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Can't use SIMTEL, HELP!!
Keywords: simtel
Date: 7 Sep 92 04:05:24 GMT
Organization: Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA

amillar@bolis.SF-Bay.Org (Alan Millar) writes:

> bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick) writes:
> 
> > marki@well.sf.ca.us (Mark L. Isikoff) writes:
> > 
> > > I have this problem I can't figure out...
> > > 
> > > Everytime I send mail (no Subject, only "help" in body) to the 
> > > SIMTEL server at listserv@vm1.nodak.edu I get informed I've got 
> > > a problem with the "From:" line in the mailheader.
> > > 
> > > Here is a portion of my static file 
> > > 
> > > node         : preimg%tct.UUCP
> > > 
> > > Is there something wrong here?
> > 
> > Yes. the percent hack is a kludge, and isn't recognized by some mailers.
> 
> It is a kludge, but it works most of the time if you do it right.  This
> setup doesn't come close to being right, even with the kludge.

This isn't an argument for Alan (who said it right), but an alternative
that may be of help. :-)

Avoiding a percent hack is a good idea. Perhaps the better thing to do
is attempt a mixed path (still makes some shudder).

      preimg!user@some.host.domain

might work a little better. If you feel you can't register (PeeYoo on 
.UUCP) then a mixed bang/domain path might work a little better. People's
milage may vary.


--- 
Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
From: rat@ruth.UUCP (David Douthitt)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Scheduler Needed
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 06:35:09 CDT
Organization: Network XXIII - +1 608 222 9253

duane.davis@gate.micromed.com (Duane Davis) writes:

| >     I too ran the unix AT when I had Dos 3.3 -- it inserts
| >a command line into command.com at a certain time of day/week/etc.
| >Ie, "at 10:00 poll" would (if you're sitting at command.com) poll
| >at 10 am.
| 
| >     Dos 5 breaks it.  Now I use a different method: With HDM
| 
| Have you looked at Painless Event Processor? It's by the same people 
| that do Painless Accounting.

I've seen PEP - it's fine if you only want to feed keystrokes at a
particular time..

I wrote a unix-style "one-shot" at some time back.  It takes a set
of parameters equivalent to a line in crontab, and has parameters to
either wait until that time arrives, or to skip "through" and set an
errorlevel depending on whether the time arrived.

For example,

   at * 10 * * * uucico -sany

to poll each night at 10pm.

If someone wants it, I'll put it up here for anonymous uucp, mail requests
(mail to file-server@ruth.uucp), and Fidonet file requests.


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InterNet: rat@ruth.UUCP                 |  32 Megs of Usenet/Fidonet programs!
==== Apple II Forever! ====             |  Files available more ways than
                                        |  any other BBS in America!
Files via: anon uucp, Fidonet FREQ, mail to archive-server@ruth.uucp, etc.
From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: The Moderator's Assistant is available
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 06:11:42 CDT
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN

bobk@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Bob Kirkpatrick (Spokane)) writes:

> roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:
> : 
> : The Moderator's Assistant, version 1.12, is available from halcyon.com
> : or (soon) SIMTEL20 and its mirror sites.  The filename is TMA112.ZIP.
> : (SIMTEL20 should have it under <msdos.waffle>)
> : 
> 
> Uh, Roy --where on halcyon is it? I went hunting for it and it wasn't
> there. 
> 
> Did you send out this message before you got Ralph to put it in or
> something? :-)

Boy, this here net thing is just too quick for me!

I uploaded it last night, so Ralph might not have had the chance to put
it up just yet.  (I probably should have uploaded to /pub/incoming
instead of my home dir, eh? ;-)  Likewise, it may take a day or two to
appear on SIMTEL20 and OAK.
--
Roy M. Silvernail --  roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu - OR-  cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu
  perl -e '$x = 1/20; print "Just my \$$x! (adjusted for inflation)\n"'
          "Does that not fit in with your plans?"
                      -- Mr Wiggen, of Ironside and Malone (Monty Python)
From: mvdl@et.tudelft.nl
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Running out of memory during 'M'ail
Date: 5 Sep 92 16:19:27 +0200
Organization: TU-Delft, dpt of Electrical Engineering

In article <14uLqB4w165w@proteus.qc.ca>, randall@proteus.qc.ca (Randall Reid) writes:
> As a solution to DOS Waffle running out of memory during a MAIL
> operation I am trying to use Desqview to spawn another window
> for the RMAIL.  I've done this sucessfully for RNEWS.
> 
> What I've done is to modify ./extern/_system to call a fake
> RMAIL (!RMAIL) which actually spawns another DV window and passes the user
> name and filename to RNEWS:
> 
> mail     /slash /command="!RMAIL %A %i"
> 
> !RMAIL then calls 'dvload' which spawns the RMAIL nad passes username (%A)
> and filename (%i).

I recently posted a question about waffle and memory here... From the replies I
got you can do several things:

Things that *eat* memory are buflines- and alike parameters in the
static-file.. Set them to a reasonable value
Our problem was a HUGE usenet-file (in \waffle\system\).. Getting rid of
useless entries did the job mainly and RMAIL.EXE could be run again...

Ways to free memory for RMAIL are similar to spawning a DV window: you can use
SHROM19C, SWAP12, SWAP100, or SWAPDS (.ZIP or similar, search at archie's).
They intercept any shell and will swap out the parent-process to (ram)disk, EMS
or XMS.. Together with a good memory manager (like QEMM) this is a very solid 
and *fast* way of freeing memory.... 
(using DV causes needless instability, IMHO).

> 
> It all works.. except:
> 
> The file created by the editor (./user/<username>/_edit) only contains the
> text of the email and does not include the Subject: Cc: and any other
> optional header lines I require.  The end result is that email gets sent out
> without these header lines.
> 
> My question is "Where does Waffle put in these lines when it calls RNEWS"?
> It sure doesn't pass these to RNEWS via the ./extern/_system file nor does
> it pass the lines in the _edit file.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 

I really wonder if a dvload-SPAWN passes through the given parameters... I
thinks that's where your problem is.. The programs I mentioned area already
loaded when waffle is called. Perhaps it solves your problem... (al programs
mentioned are FTP'able)..

Michel.

> 
> ---
> Randall J. Reid           Internet: randall@proteus.qc.ca | randall@tpg.org
> The Proteus Group         Uucp: uunet!proteus!randall
> Montreal, Quebec CANADA   Voice: +1 514 630 7103,  FAX: +1 514 331 7934
> 
> "Usenet is a right, a left, a jab, and a sharp uppercut to the jaw.  The
>  postman hits!  You have new mail."       - Edward Vielmetti
From: imb@asstdc.oz.au (michael butler)
Sender: fredmail@asstdc.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: FredGate version 19L
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 11:26:00 +1000

In an article <1992Sep4.084950.2767@nwnexus.WA.COM>, ralphs@halcyon.com 
    (Ralph Sims) writes ..

 RS> Michael Butler seems awful protective about
 RS> his public releases.

Given some of the bugs I've found in what I now call the "old version" (i.e.
the original Joe Hance code) and whilst I am in the process of trying to
supply "emergency fixes" to those who are using it, I really want to get
moving with my total rewrite. 

IMHO the "old version" is of limited value as a consequence of some tragedies
in program structure and there are still many limitations I cannot squash
without rewriting most of it anyway :-(

    michael
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      PO Box 595, Kensington NSW, Australia 2033
From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: The Moderator's Assistant is available
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 92 19:47:47 CDT
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN

A while back, there was some interest in moderating newsgroups from
Waffle.  At the time, no tools existed to assist in that persuit.  Now,
you have the tool...

The Moderator's Assistant makes moderating newsgroups as easy as reading
your mail.  A mail-like user interface allows you to post, edit,
redirect, save or scrap submissions.  Messages are submitted to e-mail
addresses on your system.  TMA allows moderating any number of groups.
Under 1.65, TMA also supports mail folders, so you can group several
moderated-group submissions under a single username.

The Moderator's Assistant, version 1.12, is available from halcyon.com
or (soon) SIMTEL20 and its mirror sites.  The filename is TMA112.ZIP.
(SIMTEL20 should have it under <msdos.waffle>)

The Moderator's Assistant is shareware, with a requested $10
registration.  TMA is not crippled.
--
  From the hallowed halls of Villa CyberSpace, a Waffle Iron (v 1.65)
 s/Roy M. Silvernail/{cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu | roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu}/g
               "I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
                                              -- Arthur Dent
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: cosar@ulysses.cs.umn.edu (Ahmet Cosar)
Subject: How is the .D file's name generated from the .X file?
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 09:40:06 GMT

The last 7 characters are directly from the .X file's name, i.e.,
"S 1234.D D.system1234567" means, the .D file will have name: 
"?1234567.D"

I noticed that the first character, "?", changes for different .X files.
How does the uuxqt program decide this first character for waffle?
Is it some kind of checksum generated from "system1234567"? How about
when the name is .LE. 7 characters long?

thanks,


--
   A.Cosar                                                                      ________________________________________________________________________                
Disc space -- the final frontier!                                               ________________________________________________________________________

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Disclaimer: I speak for myself<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
From: bjpocock@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Beastor the Mad)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Windows 3.1 and Waffle
Date: 12 Sep 92 02:00:36 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo

I was just wondering if someone has one line running in background with
Windows 3.1 with a 386/33DX system, 8 megs memory, SupraFax v.32bis or other
14.4k modem, and can run other dos applications like Aces of Pacific or
something without having severe slowdown.
From: jbla@giraffe.in-berlin.de (Johannes Blankenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Disabling autoanswer
Date: 8 Sep 92 16:08:16 GMT
Organization: Private MS-DOS Site

bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:
>
> If the INITIALIZE string in the STATIC file turns autoanswer on, who turns
> it off?  You don't want it operative while Waffle isn't running, but I see
> no reference to a modem command string to disable it on exit from Waffle.
> Is that the "real" reason for AUTO-ATA?  I.e., if you use AUTO-ATA (which 
> is operative only while Waffle is running), you never have to turn auto-
> answer on (and therefore don't have to turn it off)?

Just insert 'ECHO ATS0=0 >COMx:' at the end of your RUN.BAT.

--
Johannes Blankenstein | INET:   jbla@giraffe.in-berlin.de
Berlin                |-------------------------------------------------
Germany               | UUCP:   ...!unido!fub!giraffe.in-berlin.de!jbla
From: walsh@cbnews.cb.att.com (john.p.walsh)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: RWMAIL Avail in US?
Keywords: RWMAIL NN271 RWM216
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:09:06 GMT
Organization: AT&T

Are the files for RWMAIL(146 & 216) and NN271 available for
FTP capture within the US?

Thanks in advance, John Walsh     jpw@angate.att.com