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From: baloo@mik.uky.edu (kevin s coupal)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: bbs init string
Summary: i need help
Keywords: init string
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:51:48 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

Ok,  can someone post their BBS modem init string? I am having problems
with MNP5 connections taht when they connect they cant' type anything . It does'respond to their signal.  What should I do?  I know it is in the init string
cuz right after that person with mnp5 hangs up i call somehwere with mnp5
and i can't type either,  after about 5 characters the clear to send light goes
out.  Any ideas?
Kevin
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Monday, 7 Sep 1992 11:23:23 CDT
From: D.C.I. <U27554@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs
Subject: "Startup BBS question"

 I just hope. This is the right to group to ask. Since, I looking for a BBS
program that is able to classify different user's security within the group.
 As well as, having the system "hack proof". And, it is capable to do a
specific file points system. Where, the users are credited for one type of
file like *.gif and get credit for the rest. If, they were uploading or
downloading. Plus, I can disable or able specific type of files being uploaded
or downloaded. And, it is able to transfer file from hard-drive to tape-drive
and visa versa. Any suggestion as well as to location of the ftp sites for BBS
wares in question. Thanks in advance.

                                                                  William

e-mail: u27554@uicvm.uic.edu
From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Questions about Ultra-BBS
Date: 12 Sep 1992 06:31:18 GMT
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

Does any Sysop in this group use Ultra-BBS as thier software?  If so,
is it hard to setup with front-or and do you get good 38400 connects?
I am considering changing to this software.  I would appreciate any
comments (Good or bad) on Utra-BBS.  E-mail and FIDONET addresses below.
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From: dejongh@dutiws.tudelft.nl (De Jongh.TI-tel-1670)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: public usenet access
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:30:01 GMT
Distribution: comp.bbs.unix
Organization: Delft University of Technology




Message from Remco (besten@chem.ruu.nl)....

Perhaps this question has been asked a few thousands times but...

I read news via a friend of mine somewhere in the Netherlands (yes, the above
sender). Is there anywhere a free accesible news-server? Preferably in the
Netherlands of course. I do have Internet acces but here in the neighborhood
I don't have access to the news-servers.

Please respond via E-mail to besten@chem.ruu.nl

Thanks, Remco
From: lscholl@usdsd1.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Leo Scholl)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Unix based BBS software Products
Date: 4 Sep 92 19:36:16 GMT
Reply-To: lscholl@usdsd1.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Leo Scholl)
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR USG Data Services Division

Please forward the company name and phone number of any company selling BBS
software that runs in the UNIX operating system.

Thank you ahead of time for any assistance.
-- 
M. Leo Scholl              NCR Corp.  PCD-3                     (513) 445-4684
Sr. Prin. Systems Analyst  1700 S. Patterson Blvd.          VOICEplus 622-4684
USG Data Services Div.     Dayton, OH  45479       Leo.Scholl@DaytonOH.NCR.COM
From: krc@ecl.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Filemail!!
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:04:19 EDT
Organization: Engineering Computer Lab, Pennsylvania State University

Does anyone know of a door that will let my users send FileMail.  It would
have to use the DORINFOx.DEF or DOOR.SYS format.  If you know of program
please let me know where I can get a copy (either via anonymous FTP or by
AT&T net), thanks in advance!

Keith Connors
krc@eclx.psu.edu
From: dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Telegard help needed
Date: 15 Sep 92 08:42:46 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

HELP!

I need docs for Telegard, or someone to tell me how to set up the flagged
functions so that some male users can see some boards, female users others, and
everyone another group still.
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

DC


Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: baloo@mik.uky.edu (kevin s coupal)
Subject: tape drive and multitasking
Keywords: tape drive
Summary: tape dirve and multitasking
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:46:08 GMT

 I just got a new colorado tape drive 250. I'm trying to use it to back
up my bbs every night.  My problem is that it won't run the software under
desqview.  Does anyone know of any software that WILL runn under desqview?
Looking high and low
Kevin coupal  Sysop Van Diemen's Land (606) 276-0851
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: thweatt@rtsg.mot.com (John A. Thweatt)
Subject: Help!!! - Multi-User BBS - Still need Help!!!
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: 'world'
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:51:44 GMT

I am interested in setting up a multi-user database using an IBM compatible
system.  I would like to use DOS but I am open to using another operating
system (I do want to keep my cost down).  The type of system I expect to
develop serves users with database features, providing them access to a 
database which I will maintain.  I would like to begin with three multiple
users then grow from there (with at least a potential of ten users using 
the database at the same time).  The users will access this BBS system through 
regular phone lines.  Any information about setting up a system like this
would be helpful.  I have just started developing this BBS system
and need to know things like:  what BBS software could I use, what database
software can support multiple users and still look great over a BBS network,
how much processing power will I need to support these users (How do I 
determine this?), how would I connect more than one PC to access the common
database to support more users, is there one modem on the market that supports
multiple phone lines, is there a number to a tech. application engineer which
I can talk to about this application, etc.

I don't think this is a trival task and have posted this message before; however
as of yet, have not gotten any response.  I don't know if others do not 
understand this question or if no one has this experience.  Please if you
have experience with setting up multi-node networks, and do not understand 
this question please send me a message indicating this, so that I can
clarify myself.  Your help is needed.

                               
Thank you,
John Thweatt
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: William.Ehrendrich <William.Ehrendrich@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: Linux
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 02:03:32 GMT

Is there any bbs package that runs well under lunix?
 
If there is please let me know.

William.Ehrendriech@mixcom.com

-- 
William Ehrendreich     William.Ehrendreich@Mixcom.com      President
Metro Communications                                Network Developer
2707 N. Carmen           
Milwaukee, WI            "The one who runs a communications company..
1-414-377-8906            is always the hardest to communicate with!"
From: tagow@okcadm.okanagan.bc.ca
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: PC Pursuit in Canada?
Date: 6 Sep 92 13:51:06 GMT
Organization: Okanagan College

Is PCPursuit available in Canada?
If so, can anyone give me info on how to subscribe?
From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Re: BBS Doors Games - IBM PC, FTP
Date: 10 Sep 92 19:25:18 +1700
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

In article <edd974y.716108077@nella1.cc.monash.edu.au>, edd974y@nella1.cc.monash.edu.au (N.P. Green) writes:
> This has probably been asked a thousand times, but being new here,
> here it is again, can some kind soul tell me some FTP sites for 
> IBM PC Dos Doors games.  Especially 'Netrunner' (if it is PD).
> 
> Thanks everyone,
> 		Nathan Green.

I haven't found even a small amount of BBS Door games available via FTP.

NIC.FUNET.FI has a couple in /pub/msdos/bbs ---->  ooii97b.zip (beta)

Most of the doors are found on Al's Cabin Sysop: Alan Davenport
1-717-686-3037  Fidonet Node 1:13/75.0  located in the U.S.

If you are near a FIDO Node in Australia, you may be able to coax the sysop
into requesting the magic name "files" from that node.  That will list all
available doors he has available.  I understand he is the head of the Door-
Distribution Network and I have seen many, many door games on his system.

Good luck Nathan...  -Grady

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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.allsysop
From: chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu (Chuck Rickard; ACS (UGRAD))
Subject: WWIV:  Need help with making a mod
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, Academic Computing Services
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 03:22:18 GMT

I have a suggestion for a WWIV mod, and would like to hear from an "in the
know" person for these sort of things...

My system consists of a 286-16 with 1meg of RAM, 150meg HD, and two really
old Hitachi CD-ROM drives.  Everything is working properly and has been
tested thoroughly.  I recently tried installing WWIV 4.21 and have had a
few concerns about how it handles its download directories.  From what I
gather, each DL sub must have a cooresponding disk drive directory.  This
is fine for my hard drive, but the CD-ROM disks are usually divided up
into 30 or more directories.  Having a sub for directory will make over 60
DL subs for my CD-ROM drives alone!  This really bites...

However, I had an idea for changing the "uploadsrec" structure and the
cooresponding support code to handle pathnames as well as filenames.  This
would supercede the path entry in the DIRS.DAT file.  Now, I know this will
make the .DIR files a bit larger, but heck, it won't be that bad!  This
little change would allow you to keep files in multiple directories and just
change their path in the subs' .DIR file to change their position.  It would
make read-only and write-once devices much easier to use on WWIV.

After perusing my friend's code, I don't think that it would be too diffi-
cult to modify WWIV to support this since it seems pretty flexible.  However,
I'm not that familiar with the code and it's not documented very well.
This is where I need the help.  If you have any suggestions or would like to
make the mod for me :) then please send me message at the address below!

Thanks for your time!

Chuck Rickard
(chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu)
-- 

Chuck Rickard
(chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu)
From: pimentel@earrth.enet.dec.com (John Pimentel)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Dial up internet 508/617
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:07:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


I am looking for an "inexpensive" connection into INTERNET from my BBS 
in the area codes of 508/617 prefer central mass.  The BBS has 9600 v32/v42b.
The times for connection are from midnight to 5 am, typically.  My needs
are small, I estimate about .75MB compressed per month to 1.0MB compressed
per month of inbound traffic and at about .25MB outbound (with respect to
the BBS).

Thanks.

=============================================================================
-- John Pimentel

The opinions expressed are my own.  No rights are granted to take them out of
context nor do they represent the views of my employer, whomever it might be
for the moment.
=============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: bbs init string
From: jim.wenzel@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Jim Wenzel) 
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:56:00 GMT
Reply-To: jim.wenzel@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Jim Wenzel) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The GrapeVine BBS *** N. Little Rock, AR *** (501) 753-8121

Kevin S * Ok, can someone post their BBS  modem init string? I am having
          problems  with MNP5  connections taht  when they  connect they
          cant' type  anything . It  does'respond to their  signal. What
          should I do?  I know it is in the  init string cuz right after
          that person with mnp5 hangs up  i call somehwere with mnp5 and
          i can't  type either,  after about  5 characters  the clear to
          send light goes
                = = =


   It would help if we knew what type of modem you had.
---
 * SM 1.06 A0059 * I know so little, but I know it fluently.
From: cew6@po.CWRU.Edu (Carlin E. Wiegner)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Internet BBS packages and addresses...
Date: 11 Sep 1992 17:11:29 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


Could someone email me the top 3 or 4 realtime internet
BBS programs and the addresses of a system that uses it?
CW
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: pands@cix.compulink.co.uk (P & S Ltd - Accounts Dept)
Subject: Information please
Reply-To: pands@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:26:00 +0000

I'm looking for information about Galacticom,  can anyone give me a contact,
address, phone number, opinions, or anything else?

Thanks.

Paul

--------------------------------< Who 'zat? >--------------------------------
      Paul Wilson, P-and-S Ltd, P O Box 54, Macclesfield, SK10 5EH, UK
      [Phone: +44 (0) 635-502224]   [Email: pands@cix.compulink.co.uk]
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From: piebia@ee.ualberta.ca (Edward Piebiak)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Fidonet protocols
Summary: request for protocols
Keywords: fido
Date: 13 Sep 92 03:29:02 GMT
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada

I am looking for a site or some generous person who could assist me in
obtaining current specs for building a fidonet mailer.

If you could help me, could you please email me.  Thanks in advance.

-- 
________________________________________________________________________
Ed Piebiak aka "Fast Ed"    |  "I am the terror that flaps in the night.
piebia@bode.ee.ualberta.ca  |   I am the meter on the cab of justice."
Ski Bum and Mendicant       |                      -  Darkwing Duck
From: root@bcserv.wustl.edu (Operator)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: u.k. bbs connect to net
Date: 9 Sep 92 07:21:40 GMT
Organization: Washington University in Saint Louis, MO USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bcserv.wustl.edu
Summary: need uk bbs connect to internet
Keywords: u.k. bbs internet

hi,
  posting this for a friend who writes me:

another point: i have been asked by an american to find for his sister-in-law
who is presently in england a bbs where she can connect to the net (with a 
next). do you have an idea or an address where i can inquire?
 
==michel
 

you can respond to him direct at:

Michel Eytan                                    eytan@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
Labo. Info., Log., Lang.                        T: +33 88 41 74 29
Univ. Strasbourg II                             F: +33 88 41 74 40


thanks,
bill eldridge
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: radel@bach.udel.edu (Todd Radel)
Subject: Running a BBS under DOS, OS/2 ... CONTINUED!
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 14:32:44 GMT

Several people have written suggesting that I use DesqView/386 for my
multitasking work, rather than Windows or OS/2.  I have tried DV-386
in the past, and it is an excellent multitasker.

However, the reason I specifically mentioned Windows and OS/2 is that
I have a bunch of graphical programs I don't want to give up (Word for
Windows, PageMaker, etc.).  I'd like to be able to run the BBS in a
minimized window while editing a paper with Word, for example.  The
overhead involved in loading a separate copy of Windows in a DesqView
window makes this even slower than running Windows itself.

From the responses I've gotten so far, it seems the only choice that
gives me real multitasking, access to the apps I like to use, and
extra goodies like background mail processing seems to be OS/2.

So here's the big question:  Can I have an OS/2 BBS program -- say
Maximus -- invoke a DOS door game?  If this is possible, then Maximus
and Binkley under OS/2 would seem to have everything I need.

Does anyone know if this can be done?

Thanks to all who've written so far.  Keep those ideas coming!

					-- Todd


-- 
Todd Radel                   | "I obscenity in the milk of all," Agustin said,
CIS/English undergrad        | "if it does not seem like a lunatic asylum in
University of Delaware       | here." -- Hemingway, _For Whom the Bell Tolls_
A.I. duPont Institute, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE  19899
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: PC Pursuit in Canada?
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:18:10 GMT

In <1992Sep6.135106.147975@okcadm> tagow@okcadm.okanagan.bc.ca writes:

>Is PCPursuit available in Canada?
>If so, can anyone give me info on how to subscribe?

I don't believe that it is.  Starlink (a competitor) used to be
available in some cities in Canada, but they have gotten out of that
business. 

-- 
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
 in the real world."   -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Re: Running a BBS under DOS, OS/2, or Linux?
Date: 6 Sep 92 23:10:32 GMT
Organization: Aegis Society, Kyoto Japan

cblaise@moose.uvm.edu.UUCP (Chris Blaise) writes:

>From article <Bu4pD4.8w4@news.udel.edu>, by radel@bach.udel.edu (Todd Radel):
>> My question is this:  Is there a combination of OS, BBS software, and
>> mailer that allows all of the following?

>	In my TBBS experience, yes and no....
> 
>> * FidoNet netmail, echomail, and SDS (file distribution).

>	Well, the big "warnings" when going to TBBS are:
>	a) Cost.  If you only want to run a couple of lines on a single
>computer (DOS), you're much better off getting something shareware/PD.
>It looks like from the above you're trying to go the less-expensive
>route, so TBBS may not be for you.

>	b) Conservatism.  TBBS can be very conservatism in some areas - 
>eSoft isn't always willing to jump on the new "standard" bandwagon right
>away.  However, it can also be a mixed bag.  For example, it took 4-5
>years to get a FSE with the latest version (from 2.1 to 2.2), but we also
>got something as "revolutionary" as a topic message base system allowing
>us to surpass the 63 base limit in 2.1 (and the 200 base limit found in
>most other DOS based packages)...

Please note that the Todd Radel also said:

  | The problem is that anytime a user was online, or if FrontDoor was
  | sending mail, the rest of my system would slow to a crawl.  Ditto if
  | I was using Borland C++ and someone logged in to the BBS -- both tasks
  | would slow horribly.  I tried Maximus/2 and BinkleyTerm OS/2 for
  | a while under OS/2 1.3, which seemed a lot speedier, but I had to give  
  | up all the DOS door games my users love so much.
  ...
  | * Door games.  (I've only seen maybe 3 or 4 doors for OS/2, and none for
  | Linux.  If I use the OS/2 versions of Binkley and Maximus, can I spawn
  | a DOS door game?)

I assume he wanted to do all the items on the list WHILE REMAINING
ONLINE. 

What your post fails to mention is currently being discussed by
yourself and others in alt.bbs:

	b) Inability to remain online while performing additional
functions under DOS. TBBS (along with other products that take over
the DOS entirely) needs to be shut to handle ordinary DOS applications.
In particular, it must be shut down to handle news and/or any program
that isn't written to be compatible with TBBS: Borland C++, door
games from non TBBS sources, WordPerfect, etc. 

According to what people are saying in alt.bbs, TBBS will run under
OS/2 even though it's not officially supported by the vendor. This
seems to mean that if you want to keep TBBS online and run
other programs at the same time, you will have to run it (and the
other programs) under OS/2. 

Something to consider,

Dave

--
Dave McLane 
JUNET: davidg@aegis.or.jp (ONLY within Japan: post otherwise)
Nagaokakyoshi, Kyoto Japan Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087
From: gkendall@ncr-mpd.FtCollins.NCR.COM (Guy Kendall)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Renegade Utilities
Date: 8 Sep 92 14:14:10 GMT
Reply-To: gkendall@ncr-mpd.FtCollins.NCR.COM (Guy Kendall)
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR Microelectronic Products Division

Are there any FTP sites that have utilities for the Renegade BBS software?
Please include the numerical address. Thanks.

-- 
Guy W. Kendall - Applications Engineer            Guy.Kendall@ColoSpgs.NCR.COM
NCR Microelectronic Products Division               Voice: 719-596-5795 x465
1635 Aeroplaza Drive                                  Fax: 719-570-6045
Colorado Springs, CO 80916                            BBS: 719-596-1649
From: toad@cellar.org (Tony Shepps)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Re: Running a BBS under DOS, OS/2, or Linux?
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:44:50 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:

> Putting the news on second 330MB ESDI hard disk made some
> improvement, but not much. Putting the system on a 486 33MHz made
> some improvement, but not much.

Our configuration is much like yours, Dave.  We found the greatest
improvement was to be had by going to a faaaaast SCSI drive.  The ESDI drive
was NOT an improvement.

Another thing that lead to some improvement, but not much, was to "nice" the
news unbatching process.  The hard drives still grind, and I/O is still the
major bottleneck on the system, but the users can get in there while the
unbatching is happening, and nobody complains about slowness.

A typical Unix performance problem caused by placing active partitions at
opposite (or at least near-opposite) sides of a disk.  That kind of
configuration causes a lot of unecessary overhead as the disk heads spend
all their time seeking and less time actually doing reads/writes.  Of
course, the news is so large that it will cover most of the disk anyway!

--
Tony Shepps  toad@cellar.org
Preferred address:  toad%cellar@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com
Snail mail:  P.O. Box 655, Blue Bell, PA  19422
Public access and thoughtful conversation:  The Cellar BBS  +1 215 654 9184 
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