HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: sp@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Pershing)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Modem_w/FAX_CallerID_LCD_Display_up_to_16800cps
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 11:54:35 PDT
Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670

dawson@willard.UUCP writes:

=> sp@questor.UUCP writes:
=> 
=> MANY, MANY lines of pure commercialism.
=> 
=> Look, man.  We all know you got your stinking Zyxel, and some of us know what
=> they expect of their sysop program participants.  I for one am tired of seein
=> this drivel.  If I want to read about the technical whiz-bang features of new
=> modems, I'll read comp.dcom.telecom and comp.dcom.modems.  And, I do.  But I
=> see little need for posting that stuff here.

Sorry to offend you, but the ZyXEL is a good modem, and was not purchased under
any "sysop program".  It does not "stink"... it works.  Here, it works far
better than my T2500 when connecting to my feed site.

We are simply trying to make a good, relatively inexpensive modem more widely
known, and at the same time to make a token (around 10% and less) profit to
help upgrade this site.

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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan)
Subject: Re: Editors in Waffle
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 05:05:36 GMT

>Ok, here is a comment, how about seperating (Perhaps when there is more to
>seperate) the DOS a UNIX versions of the FAQ?  WAF-DOS.FAQ, WAF-UNX.FAQ...  I'm
>sure that a lot of DOS users don't want to wade thru the Unix things, and
>perhaps the same for Unix people!  (Where'z'dat OS/2 version?  :) )

sure, once people start kicking me unix-waffle FAQs to include...
for now, one consolidated one handles what I've got.

I'll try to indicate if a question/answer is dos or unix specific until
that time...
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From: system@micromed.com (Duane Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Colors settings!!
Date: 22 Jul 92 06:41:43 GMT
Organization: Micro-Medic  - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access

mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley) writes:
> jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (Jim McNicholas) writes in part:
> 
> > O.K> all you waffle heads!!
> > here's a question for ya!! I have RTFM and all it says about the static 
> > color settings are for a monochrome monitor the settings are... well I 
> 
> I'm using 106 12 112 in the static line.  Although I'm not overly
> pleased with this setup, it was too cumbersome to test and rerun
> waffle repeatedly looking for the "right" colors.  Anyone else?


After doing some serious searching through my library, and banging a
new hole through the wall with my head, I've come up with the following
color chart. Hope it helps...


                                   BACKGROUND

                     B    B    G    C    R    M    B    L
                     L    L    R    Y    E    A    R
                     A    U    E    A    D    G    O    G
                     C    E    E    N         E    W    R
                     K         N              N    N    A
                                              T         Y
                                              A
        --------------------------------------------------
        BLACK        0   16   32   48   64   80   96  112
        BLUE         1   17   33   49   65   81   97  113
        GREEN        2   18   34   50   66   82   98  114
   F    CYAN         3   19   35   51   67   83   99  115
   O    RED          4   20   36   52   68   84  100  116
   R    MAGENTA      5   21   37   53   69   85  101  117
   E    BROWN        6   22   38   54   70   86  102  118
   G    L GRAY       7   23   39   55   71   87  103  119
   R    D GRAY       8   24   40   56   72   88  104  120
   O    L BLUE       9   25   41   57   73   89  105  121
   U    L GREEN     10   26   42   58   74   90  106  122
   N    L CYAN      11   27   43   59   75   91  107  123
   D    L RED       12   28   44   60   76   92  108  124
        L MAGENTA   13   29   45   61   77   93  109  125
        YELLOW      14   30   46   62   78   94  110  126
        WHITE       15   31   47   63   79   95  111  127

              BLINKING TEXT:  ADD 128 TO ABOVE VALUES





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From: fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (William C Fenner)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Anonymous UUCP in 1.65
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:04:43 GMT
Organization: NRL Connection Machine Facility, Washington, DC

In article <Ty2goB1w165w@remote.halcyon.com> ralphs@remote.halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:
>vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch) writes:
>> are these [/upload & /download in /waffle/uucp/permits]
>> literal or are they aliased out to "spool/public".
>
>literal, as you surmised.

No, they're relative to your spool directory if you don't provide a full
path.  Here's my anonymous entry in permits:

anonymous   /system=any
            /account=anonymous
            /commands=""
            /download="g:/file"
            /upload="uploads"
            /time=any

and uploads go to d:\spool\uploads ...

  Bill
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: by355@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael P. Otto)
Subject: Waffle FTP/FTPMAIL
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 14:39:10 GMT


Is there an archive site with anonymous FTP that contains a dir of utilities for Waffle?  
 
by355@cleveland.freenet.edu
From: andyross@infopls.chi.il.us (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: FEEDS line limits?
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 19:05:38 CDT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

  I'm trying to remember. Is there a limit as to how large a FEED entry can
get? I have one that (if I string it on one line) is almost 500 characters
long. I haven't implemented it yet (still setting up), but would like to
know beforehand. I though I once heard of problems.

  I'm currently running Waffle 1.64 (I have beta9 here, but I don't run
betas.)

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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle File Server
Date: 30 Jul 92 11:35:57 GMT
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) writes:
> vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan) writes:
> > You are correct that I never registered WFS.  My messing around with it
> > to see how/if it works, if my site could handle the load, if my feed site
> > was going to complain, etc. didn't seem to make it worthwhile to me at the 
> 
> Larry, boy, what Mr. Skahan said is the entire philosophy of
> shareware, lock, stock, and barrel.  We need to be able to make
> sure beyond a shadow of a doubt (which evidently your software
> doesn't have the ability to do according to Mathew of Mantis with
> whom I agree wholeheartedly) whether the software will satisfy
> our needs.

Larry did send me an updated version of WFS which didn't have the
address-validation stuff removed.  However, by that time I'd already settled
on VMS.

I suspect that even if the difficulty of evaluating the software hadn't
killed the chances of my buying it, the license would have done so.

I was also more impressed by VMS as a product -- particularly the fact that
it came with an install program, so I could just type in some details and
have it generate me a set of configuration files.


mathew
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From: fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (Fenestro)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Questions from a Greenie.
Date: 30 Jul 92 13:36:32 GMT
Organization: NRL Connection Machine Facility, Washington, DC

In article <FkyNoB3w165w@wuntvor.norman.ok.us> kilgore@wuntvor.norman.ok.us (Stan Hall) writes:
>     I would also recomend using Fenner's MAKEDOOR utility for creating
>     DORINFO1.DEF files since it handles local logins and term settings
>     in a reasonable manner.   If you need other formats just convert
>     them using DoorMaster.  

That's what I do; create a DORINFO1.DEF file and then convert it using DM.
Works like a charm.

  Bill
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From: gordon@pinetree.org (Gordon Dewis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Zmodem implementation of UUCP
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 23:00:25 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Gordon's Pinetree * Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Does anyone know of any Zmodem implementations of UUCP?  I briefly looked on 
halcyon.com and oak.oakland.edu and I couldn't find anything though there 
are a couple of files in /pub/msdos/uucp on oak.oakland.edu that look like 
they might point in the right direction.

Replies here or to gordon@pinetree.org would be greatly appreciated.  I'll 
summarize if there's anything to report.

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From: larry@Birdsong.Suvl.CA.US (Lawrence T. Hardiman)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle File Server
Date: 25 Jul 92 13:53:19 GMT
Reply-To: "Lawrence T. Hardiman" <larry@Birdsong.Suvl.CA.US>
Organization: The Birdsong Company, PO Box 2031, Sunnyvale CA 94087-2031

murph@buscard.fidonet.org (Brian Murphy) writes:

> Say, ummmm, has anyone taken a look at the Waffle File Server by 
> Birdsong?  Doesn't that look a little too scary to be worth it?
> 
> ... I can 
> just see me screwing something up and somehow somebody gets ahold of my 
> registered version of WFS and this BirdDog coming after me for 
> $147,800.00 smackeroos!  Lordy, would that ruin my day or WHAT?!?  :-)
> 
>                                 - - - Murph

Poor physical and data security at your site, eh, Murph? :-)

Regards,
  larry.

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From: murph@buscard.fidonet.org (Brian Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: v1.65
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:24:55 GMT
Organization: The Business Card (BBS), Lawrence, MA - Data: 508-682-5329

Gee, this is swell!  Everytime I post a question, I get a couple of mail 
responses.  So much nicer than in FidoNet.  Anyone familiar with that 
tragic comedy of a network?  :-)

1.  Has Waffle v1.65 been released yet?  I see it's being used by several 
    but I don't see it around anywhere.

2.  What are you doing for security on your system?  Suppose you don't like
    some geek and want to keep him off your system for some reason.  In
    my FidoNet days, QuickBBS had a call-back verifier that worked pretty 
    well where someone would have to get a new phone number to get back 
    on the system.  Since I usually only have trouble with teenaged kids,
    their parents weren't about to change their number for that kid so I
    was safe until the kid finally grew up.  How can I do something like
    this with Waffle?

                        Your friend in Lawrence, Massachusetts...
                                    - - - Murph

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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Fancy smancy news reader, where?
From: cvafyshb@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
Date: 23 Jul 92 00:48:11 PST
Organization: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Nntp-Posting-User: cvafyshb

I was wondering if there is a newsreader out there for the IBM PC which would
integrate smoothly either into Waffle or Maximus to allow reading and posting
of mail?  I'd like somthing like the news reader for VMS which has that nifty
scrolling arrow and 3 level structure...Any ideas?  I have no idea where to
look and what names to ARCHIE for ... :(  help!   (Why aren't these darn colors
working...hmm...any word on 1.65?)

epler@debisa.com
system@tel2.debisa.com
cvafyshb@csupomona.edu
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: 1.65 folder problem....
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:49:41 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: comp.bbs.waffle
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066

kilgore@wuntvor.norman.ok.us (Stan Hall) writes:

>     Did you think that Tom Dell was doing everyone a service
>     by adding folders to the mail section? Well think again.
> 
>     My user directory is full of nice little folders with 
>     everything filed away neatly where I can never find it.
> 
>     Heaven help me if I type "MAIL *".

I think the folder is great.  I'd rather have 10 folders scattered about 
than have 200 messages to wade through!

I do admit, my 'PENDING' folder contains items still needing a reply 
(some dated months ago) but this addition is the greatest invention since 
sliced cheese (even moreso than bread!) :-)

----------------------------------------------------
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Vicuna Systems BBS - 613/547-5066 [9600 v.32/.42bis]
From: gess@knex.Gwinnett.COM (Gess Shankar)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: pcelm301 & Waffle
Date: 25 Jul 92 03:09:24 GMT
Organization: Knowledge Exchange, GA, US of A

I am assuming that there is a way that PCElm can be made to read the
mail files created by Waffle in ..\usr\username directory as username.nnn
were nnn is the sequence number.

I have not been able to figure out how to make PCElm read the mail files
as mail in the mailbox. Is one supposed to cat all the mail files into
one text file, as PCElm seems to be expecting all mail to be in one single
file?

Any illuminating comments will be appreciated.

GeSS
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: vince@halcyon.com (Vince Skahan)
Subject: V-MailServer port to unix ?????/
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:53:47 GMT

Can the author if V-mail please drop me a line
at the work address below ?

I'd like to see if it's possible to port it to
linux, since I've yet to find a unix mail-based-file-server
with the functionality of VMS122.

From what I've seen, there shouldn't be too
many MesSDOS-isms in there...I hope.

Getting a file server as good as V-mail for linux would
be a great-and-wonderful-thing....

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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: beta10
From: patrick@actrix.gen.nz (Pat Cain)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:58:02 GMT
Reply-To: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <4uNeoB1w165w@spectrx.saigon.com> aaron@spectrx.saigon.com (Aaron Anderer - System) writes:
> I just got beta 10 and installed it.  Looks a lot like beta 9, I
> can't notice any differences.

There should be a file "history.doc" located in your waffle/docs directory.
Compare it with the beta9 history.doc file and you'll see some changes.
Most useful one for me was  the equivalent a global Waffle file making
it possible to implement silly login programs, and to have
colour/vt100/ascii graphics according to the term setting.

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From: jim@options.uujobs.com (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Experiences with ZOOM Telephonics modem?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:30:04 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Options Unltd., Silver Spring, MD

I'm considering a v32bis modem purchase, and am tempted by the price on
this thing....$249, $269 w/ fax. Sounds too good to be true.

Is it? Is this a lemon? Is it a good deal? Are there other, better
modems out there for a comparable price?

Thanks for any info.....


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From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle + VOice Mail
Summary: Flat rate 2nd dial tone alternative
Date: 21 Jul 92 23:03:17 GMT
Organization: Muth Valley Seismic Control District, San Diego, CA / Node 2

hho@aludra.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***) writes:

> In article <Tak8NB2w165w@willard.UUCP> dawson@willard.UUCP writes:
> >tps@jptcs.UUCP (Tim Sailer) writes:
> >
> >> The easiest thing I've found is to get the selective ringing service
> >> from the phone co. for 5.60/mo, and to get one of the boxes that can
> >> differentiate bewteen the rings. (about $90.00) Then you have 2 numbers, 
> >> 1 line, and the caller can get the right device by calling the right numbe
> >dawson@willard.UUCP (Willard Dawson)
> >Willard's House BBS, Atlanta, GA -- +1 (404) 664 8814

Pac Tel offers a measured rate line for $4.75 a month.  This is
what I use as I make very few outbound calls ($3.00 per month
credit for outbound calls included).  But even at the flat rate
of $8.75 per month, I'd rather have a totally functional 2nd line
as a back-up voice.  And save the $90 hardware cost.  But if the
5.60 a month doesn't load on the $3.00 monthly network access
scam cost, then the selective ring is rather viable.

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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: pdivine@unixg.ubc.ca (Patrick Devine)
Subject: Status bar
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 02:15:22 GMT

Can someone tell me why my Status bar with Waffle 1.64 always scrolls away?
I can't get it to stay at the top of my screen.

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From: lbrodsky@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Lloyd Brodsky)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: FAX questions.
Date: 27 Jul 92 20:06:36 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Are you using Unix or DOS waffle? If it's Unix, there are a few freeware
programs (most notably netware) that should do what you want.


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From: carolyns@cityzen.UUCP (Carolyn's Fingers)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Initialization problem.
Date: 28 Jul 92 12:30:07 GMT
Organization: City Zen Radio 1990/2000 FM, Orlando, FL

Hello.  I did actually now set up a Waffle BBS, and have successfully 
gotten a feed going through, etc.  (many thanks to john at jwt.uucp)

I have one small problem that is documented in the DOS.DOC, but I'm 
having some time finding a solution.  

When a USER logs off, it just gets to either [dropping connection] or 
Calls:xx and freezes.  It DOES drop the carrier, but doesn't initialize 
for next caller.  I checked my init string, and it looks fine.

It's as follows : "AT H0 M0 S0=1 V1 E0 X4"

So to see if it just needed some extra time, I added two ~~ before the 
string.  I have yet to see if this works, as I'm doing this about ten 
minutes before I have to leave for work for the day.

The modem I'm using is a borrowed internal Tandy bought 2400.  Not sure 
if this could have something to do with it, and I don't have any 
documentation with it to look for any commands or anything.

PLEASE HELP! :)  My BBS takes one user then sits on its butt! :)

- Erik
From: vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: anonymous ftp with 1.65b10
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 01:52:06 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Welch Research, McHenry IL

Hi !

  I am trying to get the anonomous ftp set up here and am not real
sure what I am doing here.

  I copied the UUCP account over to anonymous with no password (just
one space).  This I am not clear on (lots of that going on at the
moment <g>).  Should the password also be "anonymous" ?

  The directories listed in PERMITS:

            /download="anonymous"
            /upload="uploads"

are these literal or are they aliased out to "spool/public".  I would
think they are literal, in which case I would need to revise them to
read:

            /download="D:\waffle\spool\anonymous"
            /upload="D:\waffle\spool\uploads"

If this is correct, then does waffle take care of the ~ directory in
inbound ftps ?

Any comments or direction here appreciated.

TIA, Take care, Vikki.