HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: garyng@netcom.com (gary )
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: bbstevie or fsed over COM for waffle ?
Date: 17 Aug 92 15:21:03 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <3368@ra.nrl.navy.mil> fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (William C Fenner) writes:
>In article <yn7ma8f.garyng@netcom.com> garyng@netcom.com (gary ) writes:
>>I have the _editor set up exactly like that, and I can run it locally. But
>>if login through modem dialin, it just get locked with nothing show up (at
>>the remote terminal). Do I have to run CTTY or what ?
>
>No, you don't have to run CTTY.  Do you have ANSI.SYS or some clone thereof
>installed?  Whenever I've tried to run with ANSI.SYS, Waffle's redirection
>started failing.  I started using ANSI.COM from PC Magazine, and only loading
>it when necessary, and things are much hipper now.  You might want to try
>that.
>
>  Bill
>-- 
>Bill Fenner                  fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil

Bill, Ralph and Roy,

Thanks for all the help, I have my case solved.
After I load the FOSSIL driver and remove the ANSI.SYS driver, everything 
works fine.

A thousand thanks. I love usenet

-gary
From: Ralph Sims <ralphs@remote.halcyon.com>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: server requests for WAF165.ZIP
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 23:35:52 PDT
Organization: Halcyon's Remote

I'm going to split the requests to the archive-server between
remote.halcyon.com and halcyon.halcyon.com.  I've sent out
about 25 megs of uuencoded mail files since the release was
announced, and I don't want folks to wait while my uucp
queue empties.  Halcyon's ftp usage has jumped from an
hour a day to about six.

Continue sending requests to remote, and I'll take care of the
magic.  Thanks to all the folks who are sharing the load.  Each
request filled takes about 750K of files.
From: stu@valinor.mythical.com (Stu Labovitz)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 19:18:06 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: (What? Organized??) - Mythical Computer Systems

I upgraded my system from Waffle 1.64a to Waffle 1.65 last week, and have
been playing with the various new features ever since.  In general, I am
extremely pleased with it.  However, there are a few features that are
giving me some problems....  Perhaps some of you Waffle Wizards out there
can give me some help.

First,  I tried setting a dialers/systems entry combination such that I
would have my V.32bis/V.42bis modem call out at 57,600 bps.  I am using
BNU 1.70, and set it for a locked port at 57600 -- no problems here.  The
/waffle/static file was set for a SPEED of 57600, as well as LOCKED at the
same speed.  However, when I tried to run uucico, it complained with the
following message:
                    Speed unsupported by driver: 57600
after which uucico exited without making the call.  If I have BNU and the
static file parameters set to 38400 everything works, however.  What am I
doing wrong at 57600???

Second, when at the "awaiting calls" screen Waffle 1.64 would perform a
screen-clear when the space bar was pressed.  This behavior seems to have
vanished in 1.65 (or has it?).  Do I need to change some configuration
parameter to regain this old behavior?  (Yes, its pretty minor, but was
handy nonetheless.)

Thanks in advance for all the help from all of you comp.bbs.waffle
readers!  Feel free to post any answers, or email them to my address
(below) and I'll post a summary of your responses.

   Stuart L Labovitz                    Internet:  stu@valinor.mythical.com
    (insert standard disclaimer here)       UUCP:   uunet!valinor!stu

   Duct tape is like the force.  It has a light side, a dark side,
      and it holds the universe together.      --- Carl Zwanzig
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From: larry@Birdsong.Suvl.CA.US (Lawrence T. Hardiman)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Waffle and FAX, who's done this?
Date: 18 Aug 92 02:10:48 GMT
Reply-To: "Lawrence T. Hardiman" <larry@Birdsong.Suvl.CA.US>
Organization: The Birdsong Company, PO Box 2031, Sunnyvale CA 94087-2031

According to the Waffle (1.65) documentation, Waffle and FAX can
peacefully co-exist. From DOS.DOC:

>> S U P P O R T   F O R   F A X
>> 
>> Some FAX boards may be supported. If your board returns the
>> string "FAX" as part of the connect string, such as CONNECT 9600/FAX,
>> then the /waffle/extern/_system file's "fax" entry is executed.
>> 
>> You can configure the FAX recognition string by setting "fax: xxx"
>> in the static file. By default, this is set to "FAX".
>>  
>> To use this feature, you must add a line similar to this to your
>> /waffle/extern/_system file:
>> 
>>         fax /exit=220
>> 
>> Also, RUN.BAT needs to be modified to notice this errorlevel and
>> dispatch a batch file (say, INFAX.BAT) to pick up the connection.
>> 
>> Whether you can actually do this depends on the quality and capability
>> of your FAX software, so your results may vary.

So, The ZOOM Fax/Modem looked attractive. A V.32.bis (the 14400 BPS
job) is available at a number of places, at deep discount.  So I
opened the box, looked at the documentation for the Fax Software.
The bundled software is called "Quick Link II" by Smith Micro did
not look promising. According to the documentation, Quick Link is a
TSR that will answer the phone, detect voice, modem or Fax, then do
something...

From the Waffle docs, it looks like Waffle insists on answering the
phone.  I talked to Tom today, he confirms this.  I talked to some
pleasant fellow at Smith Micro who could not understand why anyone
would want anything but Quick Link to answer the phone in the first
place, then could not tell me what, if anything Quick Link would do
with a modem on the other end anyway.  I gave up on the Zoom/Quick
Link bundle. Dare to guess why there is a deep discount? :-)

OK, the Waffle docs says it can be done. Someone has done it. Who?
Whose modem, whose Fax software?


Thanks to all.
  larry

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From: kilgore@wuntvor.norman.ok.us (Stan Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: DoorMaster utility.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 18:31:10 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Eternal Apprentice BBS, Norman, OK

carolyns@cityzen.UUCP (Carolyn's Fingers) writes:

>     I remember posting some time ago about running other BBS doors with 
> Waffle 1.64.... (DOS)  Someone mentioned a program called "DoorMaster" (I 
> think!), and had told me how to mail for it... 
>     ... H'AP!  :)  I lost my capture of the missive and am now feverishly 
> looking for it locally - to no avail.  If some kind soul with a heart of 
> gold would please repost this, I'd be very grateful.  
>     Thanks for any help!
> 


      The Author has released version 5.8 which has Waffle specific
      functions.   I will mail it to anyone who would like it and
      hopefully have it available for ftp within a few days.

      Kilgore

 

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From: mvdl@et.tudelft.nl
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: ADMIN section in 1.65: where is LIST ?
Date: 13 Aug 92 18:49:55 +0200
Organization: TU-Delft, dpt of Electrical Engineering

In article <1992Aug13.025104.14467@nwnexus.WA.COM>, ralphs@halcyon.com writes:
> 
> In <1992Aug12.204605.271@et.tudelft.nl> mvdl@et.tudelft.nl writes:
> 
>>Even the final release of 1.65 has this annoying 'error'. Really... If this
>>should not be happening, I reallt don't know what's wrong... I fetched my 1.65
> 
> The ~/menus/admin file makes no mention of the LIST command.  If you
> run ADMIN LIST "Not an ADMIN command" is returned.  As mentioned,
> this function is now in sysman.exe.
> 

I know, but nevertheless the helpfile shown STILL mentions LIST as an
admin-command (well, in my copy it does... And as I mentioned: I installed
this version in a complete new directory (even another drive) so it could not
be an old helpfile.).

still remains the fact that I do not quite like the disappearance of this
LIST command in the admin-section... It may be so that it's now available in 
the sysman-command, but it's just that I want it to be available in the admin-
section too... Is this so difficult ? Why did it have to disappear ?

(I know I'm demanding...:-) )

Michel.
From: gordon@pinetree.org (Gordon Dewis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Login Disabled (captive mode)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 15:26:37 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Gordon's Pinetree * Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

tom@salzo.Cary.NC.US (Tom Salzmann) writes:

> When I run locally under 1.65, I get the error "Login Diabled (captive
> mode)" when I type the LOGIN command.  I greped the docs and don't see 
> why my power user id (level 9, sysop, etc) should be in captive mode.
> Comments?

I've encountered the same thing.  However, when I call in from work, I 
can LOGIN just fine.

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From: steve@presoft.com (Steve Kohlenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: TRUNCATED BATCH(es)
Keywords: DOS 1.65b10
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 02:04:26 PDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Presoft Architects

vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch) writes:

> steve@presoft.com (Steve Kohlenberger) writes:
> 
> > system@precipice.chi.il.us (Vikki Welch) writes:
> >
> > >   I have been getting the following messages in \waffle\admin\errors
> > >
> > > 26-Jul-92 11:29 < rnews >  | rnews: TRUNCATED BATCH, wanted 1207, got 119
> > >
> > > 26-Jul-92 23:58 < rnews >  | rnews: TRUNCATED BATCH, wanted 3157, got 315
> > > ....
> > I have the same problem.  In my case though, I DO NOT believe it is
> > my batching source.  I am also open to suggestions for solutions.
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
>   I mentioned this to my feed and he said it might have something to
> do with space problems, but I haven't heard anything else.  I'll query
> him again and see what he has to say.  They don't seem to happen with
> any noticable frequency and I have only had one since I posted the
> original message.
> 
>   Frusterating as I think that I miss responses to questions I have
> posted.  At any rate, I'll let you know what I find out.
> 
> Take care, Vikki.

My source handles a dozen or so sites quite well.  I like to keep
between 20 and 100 megs free on my Novell server.  I don't think it
is a space problem.  To add more clarity, I did earlier have a
problem where if I fed to a nearby site news that I had junked (not
gone to the ~\junk sub-dir but actually trashing the files) then I
might be batching 0 length files to my down streams.  Although my
down stream still gets some 0 length batches,  I expect that this is
different than the incomming TRUNCATED BATCH problems.

Just as a footnote, my server has 12 meg or RAM and more than a gig
in disk.  I am on DOS 5.00 running Novell 3.11.  I get all of comp.*,
news.* amongst others (read 10-15 meg transfered per evening).  Not a
small work load.

Any thoughts are appreciated.


Steve
   
 Steve Kohlenberger, PreSoft Architects      Internet: steve@presoft.com
 Novell Professional Developer                            (714) 538-6002
 Specialists in NLM and Disk/Tape Driver development for NetWare 3.X/4.X
From: hho@usc.edu (*** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Compress error
Date: 20 Aug 1992 21:35:20 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

When I run uuxqt, it gives me lotssss of errors :-(
No problem with mail thought.

I am using, compress12, compress16, then comp430
with compress: -dv and without in static

WIthout compress -dv it complain about the i
with -dv it said file token not found in "e:\spool\unbatch\unbatch1."

Please help :-)
Thanks
H.




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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: garyng@netcom.com (gary )
Subject: Re: bbstevie or fsed over COM for waffle ?
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 13:25:49 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

Ralph and Roy, thanks for the help, I am half-way through.
By removing the ANSI driver, I can start the editor from remote login.
But the problem now is, all the keystrokes from the remote terminal is 
received by the machine running waffle(and the editor), but the remote 
terminal still have nothing shown on the screen.

-gary
From: sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de (Stefan Reck)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Wanted: nn for DOS
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 17:10:19 GMT
Distribution: world               
Organization: REBOX's Host, Berlin, Germany

cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>
> In article <mike02232920711181815@batpad.lgb.ca.us>, mike@batpad.lgb.ca.us (mike batchelor) writes:
> >> OK.. I did it, and now that I have nn258, well.. my German language skills
> >Run nwreader.exe with no parameters and you'll get the English
> >help screen.  It's very straightforward.
> 
> Is there an ftp site where nn258.zoo can be retrieved from?  I sent a
> message to the authors site but only got back half of the program.

If you have ordered it at giraffe, try it again. If you don't get the
program please e-mail me.

  Stefan

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From: mai@ovum.ka.sub.org (Ulrich Mai)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: | post newsgroup works only once
Keywords: beta10 post waffle mail newsDistribution: world               
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 12:14:28 CST
Organization: Ovum's Box


Hi,
I just changed from 1.65 beta9 to beta10 and I've still this problem:
my system/aliases shows:
# MAIL -> NEWS
didig    | post di.digest

Now, if I'm reading news and for an article to didig, everything works
fine. But every other forward doesn't get queued to the other systems
stated in the system/feeds. The article shows up in my news dir only.

If this is a bug, please tom correct it in oneof the next betas.

thanks


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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: A few urgent questions...
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 18:37:22 GMT

ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) writes:

>I don't think that >128 ASCII would be a problem if you're doing
>Waffle-to-Waffle communication.  Over a UUCP network link,
>definite problem.  Local messages, no problem; depends on your
>callers.  If they've got a system that doesn't handle IBM
>characters, they're SOL.  If the can, no problem.

There's high-ascii stuff transferred in Europe, isn't there?  The
Danes come to mind and the Finns.  How do they pass that via uucp?
Archived files (zip, arj, lha, etc.) are passed via uucp.  They
contain control codes, etc.  Now if your traffic passes through
a system (IBM big iron) that only does EBCDIC, well, I could see
a problem there.  But with rabid routing, these sites could be
bypassed.  If the Europeans (and I'm sure others) need transparency,
maybe they have created 8-bit networks.

Fodder for thought.

"Speed costs money.  How fast do you want to go?"
 Bill Campbell, bill@celestial.com
From: hho@usc.edu (*** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Out of Sync Error
Date: 20 Aug 1992 07:34:17 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

I just moved my spool to a new drive with a single change in the
Static file.
Now in every batch I uuxqt, after a few good articles, I start
to get Out of Sync Errors all over :-)

Please show me where to look for a fix :-)
Thanks
H.
 
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From: andyross@infopls.chi.il.us (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Multi-drive FILES section
Date: 19 Aug 92 22:40:46 GMT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL


  I'd like to know if there is a fully invisible way to spread my FILES
section across drives. What I want to do doesn't seem to work.

  I have my main files section on D:. Since it's filling up, I would like
to move a few to C:. Problem is, they are invisible unless someone knows
about them. Since a user starts on D:/public, the only directories Waffle
will display are those that are actually on D:. Those on C: can be Logged,
but aren't visible.

  I tried this sample:

...
42    /dir="d:/public/os2/utils"      /access=1        /banner="@banner"
43    /dir="c:/public/os2/test"       /access=1        /banner="@banner"

  When I go to the FILES section, I can Log into /public/os2, but test is
not visible. If I Log into public/os2/test, I cannot use '.' to back out,
since it's trying to access c:/public/os2.

  Maybe what's needed is something like an @link file?? It would be placed
in (for my example) d:/public/os2/test, and would point to the REAL
directory to look at. Or, Waffle will have to be smarter in using the DIRS
file, pretending the drives don't exist, and creating it's own directory
tree.

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From: vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vincent D. Skahan)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: How large is the waffle package ?
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:40:28 GMT
Organization: none

wslee@almond-frost.ai.mit.edu writes:
>give me an idea how much resource is needed for waffle ( HardDisk
>space, RAM etc ) ?  Is waffle agile enough to be run in a DOS
>shell under Windows 3.0  ?  any info appreciated. thanks.

depends on how much of waffle you want to run.

figure 512 KB memory min, but hopefully you can get to 640
to use 16 bit compress.

about 1.4 MB on disk uncompressed and installed with no
user files, etc.

it definitely runs under Windows 3.0 (go to 3.1 if you can...).

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From: system@precipice.chi.il.us (Vikki Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Forced Hangups
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:55:57 GMT
Organization: Welch Research

jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) writes:

>      I've got Waffle/DOS 1.65, and have a feed who's modem sometimes
> forgets to hang up (a Telebit for sure, T1000 I think). I can't send the
> '+++'-ATH0 sequence, because his modem constantly is trying to initialize
> itself. The result is that I cannot hang up, and if throws off my polling
> schedule horridly. Luckily, its not a toll call, so its not a HUGELY big
> deal, but I can see this becoming a proverbial thorn. Is there a way to
> FORCE the modem to hang up? Does anyone have a util to do this, or is
> there a way to tell UUCICO to discon the modem? Any information is
> appreciated!

There is a utility floating around called ATCOM (or something along
those lines - seen it with several names usually prefixed with "AT").
It allows you to send AT commands to the modem (port) via the command
line.  If you have trouble finding it let me know, I am more-or-less
in the area.  *Very* handy thing to have.

It must be *nice* to live within 8 miles of your feed up here with
phone rates being as absurd as they are...

Take care, Vikki.
From: david@cssnet.UUCP (J. David Schronce)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: 22 Aug 92 03:54:30 GMT
Organization: Computer Support Services

frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton) writes:

> moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:
> 
> > I may be confused, but I don't believe there is such a baud rate available
> > on a modem yet. You need to set your driver rate for 19,200 or 14,400 (MAX)
> > and with compression (setup by your AT string), THEN you get the SIMULATED
> > rate of 57,600 (compressed thru-put). 57,600K is merely a dream.. they're
> > just know working on 28,800K
> 
> True, but unless he gets the 57,600K speed from modem to computer he 
> won't be able to realize the "simulated" rate, right?
> 
Nope, It's NOT a dream.  I just had a 64 K-baud dialup digital line 
installed.   That's 64 K baud WITHOUT data compression.   Call your 
local phone company and ask for "Switch 56" information....


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From: ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 is available (details)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 23:06:15 PDT
Organization: Ian Justman's pitiful excuse for an AT clone

ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:

> peterson@choctaw.csc.ti.com (Bob Peterson) writes:
> 
> >  Since it isn't in the waf165.zip file, I assume chrome.exe didn't
> >ship.  Correct?  I see references to Chrome in the documents, but
> 
> Chrome is still in development.  Remember, this will be for admins
> only, and will not (at least as of the last time I talked with Tom
> about it) work for dialin users (although Wafflers have done some
> interesting things with bolt-on applications).

However, this will work for the "one-man sites" like a bunch of
us run?  Also, is it possible for a user to be logged on the
local machine (not necessarily an admin) and use Chrome?
Enquiring Waffle-oids want to know...  :-)

Xref: sparky comp.bbs.waffle:1758 alt.bbs.waffle:4706 comp.bbs.misc:486 alt.bbs:5191 comp.mail.uucp:1650
From: fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (William C Fenner)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,alt.bbs.waffle,comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 is available (details)
Date: 12 Aug 92 18:47:04 GMT
Organization: NRL Connection Machine Facility, Washington, DC

Ok, I goofed - hogbbs is incapable of keeping up with the number of archive
server requests that resulted from advertising it as a place to get Waffle
1.65 .  Please don't request Waffle 1.65 from archive-server@hogbbs.scol.pa.us .

Anonymous UUCP and direct login are still options, see the parent of this
article for directions (Message-ID: <3266@ra.nrl.navy.mil>).

  Bill
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