HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Utility to Explode Digests?
Date: 7 Oct 92 11:26:53 GMT
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN

herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (daniel lance herrick) writes:

> In article <1o18RB1w165w@cybrspc.UUCP>, roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silver
> > 
> >              vvvvvvv--- this is the part I want to create.
> > Message-ID: <16s5RB3w165w@somenode.uucp>
>  
> if you generate message-id's containing w165w, people will think they
> were generated by waffle version 1.65.  Wouldn't you prefer for people
> to know that Roy's undigest created this message-id?  

Firstly, I don't _want_ to use 'w165w' in the ID.  I just want to
duplicate the (IMHO) nifty 7-character timestamp.  It looks more Unixy
to me. :-)

> You could use
> a sequence file to generate a unique message-id each time you need one.

Sure, I can use a sequence number.  In fact, I might just do that, for a
quick fix.  Remember, I _said_ this was a fast hack.  I threw it
together last year in a couple of days, and I don't mind trimming my
errors file once inna while.  But ultimately, I want to be able to
generate an ID field that looks like Waffle's, without referring to an
external file.
--
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)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle "dirs" File
From: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 7 Oct 1992 22:01:23 GMT
Reply-To: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

In article <1992Oct7.161339.23157@jack.sns.com>, steve@jack.sns.com (J. Steven Harrison) writes:
>Do all of the silly numbers in the left hand column of the dirs file have to
>be consecutive? (if so what a dumb idea!)

No, they aren't even used at the moment.  They don't have to be numbers,
they can be words and order isn't important.  I think they are intended
for use in a later version of Waffle so that you'll be able to log to
the directory name (/public/pc) or the alias -- "ibm" for example.
From: bitbangr@moosevax.cojones.com (Anthony W. Hursh)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: WWIV gateway
Date: 9 Oct 92 23:34:05 GMT
Organization: Dead Moose Enterprises

(I wrote):

> 1.3 undergoing prerelease testing right now. I'll put 1.22 on halcyon.com,

I just put it in the pub/incoming directory, file name wwcp122.arj.


--
Author of WWCP, Waffle-WWIV gateway software. Send email for info.
Internet: bitbangr@moosevax.cojones.com 
WWIVnet:bitbangr#moosevax.cojones.com@500 or: 1@500
UUCP: ..!uunet!coldbox!moosevax!bitbangr
From: clubzen.fidonet.org!garrett!mwallis
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Security fails with my sub-domains....
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 09:14:04 PDT
Organization: garrett - (Clan Zen Relay Network) Sunnyvale, CA

horacio@satlink.com.ar (SatLink Administrator) writes:

> I bring 5 UUCP accounts and they can get the mail of any system
> declared in my \waffle\uucp\systems file, is vey easy, they put on the 
> uucico line -n(machine) and that's all!!
> I solve this problem to call a different .BAT for each sub-domain that 
> re-write the systems file with ONLY this node.
> There are other way to solve this serious problem?
> What's about permits file?

Establishing separate login and passwords for each sub-site should secure
their mail.

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clubzen.fidonet.org!garrett!mwallis (Michael Wallis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: Running BBSTEVIE under Waffle
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 15:40:22 GMT

mike@arts.com (Mike Witt) writes:


>I recently installed BBSTEVIE on my Waffle system.  I works fine
>locally, but doesn't display output to the modem, when people call
>in and try to use it.  (It does accept INPUT over the modem, though).

>Is there something I need to do in order to get it to send output
>over the line instead on printing it to the PC screen?

Remove ANSI from memory.
From: system@micromed.com (Duane Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: How to get .SIG's tacked on...
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 01:17:37 PDT
Organization: Micro-Medic BBS - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access

system@micromed.com (Duane Davis) writes:
> carlos@dorsai.com (Carlos Dominguez) writes:
> >If you had access to the docs (a highly recommend thing, incidentally), 
> >you would learn that Waffle won't use a .sig more than 4 lines in length 
> >as .sigs longer than 4 lines are considered offensively long.
> >
> >Since your .sig is obviously longer than 4 lines, Waffle ignores it.
> 
> 
> Let's test that. I've doubled my sig to 8 lines.

If I read the docs correctly, the 4-line limit is for the default
sig only. The personal sig file can be longer.

ROADMAP.DOC says...

   /waffle/system/sig

        A default signature file for both E-Mail and posted
	messages. This may contain up to four lines. Percent
	options are recognized in this file (but not in
	personal signature files, however.)

	We don't recommend placing more than two lines in
	this file (the "maximum obnoxium tolerance" is 4). For
	example, the sig file

USER.DOC says...

           sig            Your signature file.  Text from this
                          file will be appended to any message
                          you post. This should not be more than
                          five or so lines or people will
                          ^^^^^^^^^^
                          become upset.


--
System@micromed.com (Duane Davis)                   voice (408)293-3299
Micro-Medic                          public access usenet (408)279-5240
711 Lincoln Avenue                  public access pcboard (408)280-1610
San Jose, CA 95126                    FileServer - FTPMail@micromed.com
From: fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Help with news
Date: 13 Oct 92 20:21:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.Bw2tw9.Lxp
Organization: Penn State Computer Science

In article <w3BksB1w164w@tcscs.src.honeywell.com> zeta@tcscs.src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood) writes:
|For some reason, waffle is setting up batches that sends data to the system 
|that it just came from.  The uucpname of the system that I connect to is 
|different, I gather, than the system name in the Path statement.

Put "/path=whatever" in your FEEDS file.  I.E.

psuvax1 /path=psuvax1.cs.psu.edu news,comp,alt,sci,soc,rec,misc,talk

|A second problem is giving me some problems as well.  In my feeds file I have
|the main groups, alt,news,..,rec set up as /batch=compress.  I have also 
|include !junk, but junk is sent....   why?

Because junk is not a group.  junk is a virtual newsgroup that exists only
on your system, which consists of all the newsgroups that you don't get on
your machine.  The decision whether or not to get a newsgroup is based upon
the actual newsgroup on the Newsgroups: line.

|The problem part is I'm getting news from two different systems, and I have 
|things set up so that the groups I get from one are included in the second 
|with ! in front of it.  I think the messages are those that are cross-posted 
|and received from the first.  Is there a way to stop that?

You can use the /path= construct here, too.

site1 /path=site2,site1.com first.set.of.groups
site2 /path=site1.com second.set.of.groups

(This FEEDS file example combines the problem above, of backfeeding because
site1 puts site1.com in the Path: header, with the second problem, of not
sending to site1 stuff that comes from site2, and vice versa.)

  Bill
From: bert@medley.ssdl.com (Bert Medley)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: poor transfer rates in Dos Waffle
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 07:06:06 CDT
Reply-To: bert@medley.ssdl.com
Organization: Medley's Homestyle Waffle

vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (Vince Skahan) writes:

> 
> since I started this thread, I thought I'd give an update.
> 
> I connect to a Sun with a WorldBlazer that can't run windows=7
> for certain reasons...I'm running a Digicom ScoutPlus and DOS Waffle
> (no multitasking) and recently turned the news back on...I'm getting
> about 750 cps to it when the individual batches get reported while
> things are transferring...the total comes out less due to roundoff error,
> etc. from how Waffle reports things.
> 
> still not great.  I still haven't gotten an answer regarding why
> I can call a Telebit Trailblazer system with Procomm and get 1040 cps
> but I can't hit 700 via Waffle uucp to the same system.
> 
> The other possible tell-tale was that I can get 1620 cps to a USR-DS
> when I download files from them in Procomm, but when they call my Waffle
> they only get 1340 downloading from me (why the difference?).
>

View UUCP-g as X-Modem.  I'm fairly sure you are using Zmodem to transfer files
under Procomm.  With Zmodem there are no ACK-NAK sequences unless there is an 
error.  With Xmodem, the sender sends 128 bytes then waits for an ACK-NAK
before sending the next packet.  With UUCP-g, if I remember right, 3 64 byte
packets are sent and the sender waits for an ACK-NAK.  If you had a Telebit
to Telebit setup, the modems "spoof" the ACK-NAK sequence resulting in 
higher throughput, though nowhere close to Zmodem.  Try using Xmodem-CRC and 
see if your 1040cps drops closer to the 750 cps number.

The solutions, as far as I can tell are:

	1. wait until Taylor UUCP implements the 'Z' protocol and have both
	   machines use that UUCP package

	2. Do Telebit-Telebit transfers

	3. Raise the window/packet size from the default to 7 packets by
	   256 or 512 bytes.

Hope this helps
From: psyline@psyline.nl (Theo Bogels)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: 1.65 Util
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 13:39:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: PsyLine * Nijmegen * The Netherlands.

Hi,
Does anyone know of the existence of a Waffle 1.65 util that keeps track 
of all users' actions. Sending mail/news, how many KB, etc? Or some 
calculation/credit util?
*Theo

--
psyline@psyline.nl (Theo Bogels)
PsyLine * Nijmegen * The Netherlands
From: vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vincent D. Skahan)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Any FAQ avail. ?
Date: 10 Oct 92 18:07:48 GMT
Organization: none

jbla@giraffe.in-berlin.de (Johannes Blankenstein) writes:

>s310@brems.ii.uib.no (Chris Tveit) writes:
>>
>> I'm new on this group. I'm trying to learn whatever I can about waffle.
>> Is there any FAQ or summaries to this group ?

>The FAQ on Waffle will be posted about once a mont from Vince Skahan.
>The last post was on 25th of September. It will be posted to
>'comp.bbs.waffle' and to 'news.answers'. If you can't find it on your
>site anymore you can order it via E-Mail from my mail server.

>Just sent a mail to 'mail-server@giraffe.in-berlin.de'. The mail should
>contain the following line within the mail body:

>/GET text/waffle.faq


also available via fileserv@halcyon.com if you send mail with text
	send index
	end

and via my system at home if you send mail to fileserv@victrola.sea.wa.us
with text 'send index' (sorry I forget the filename).

also in the normal places via the mail server at pit-manager.mit.edu
(all news.answers postings are there...)

-- 
   ---------   Vince Skahan   -----------   vince@atc.boeing.com   ---------   
           "Speed costs money.  How fast do you want to go?"
                                                          - Bill Campbell
From: cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us (Charles Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: nntp and waffle
Date: 16 Oct 92 07:35:10 GMT
Organization: COW Pastures

eric@erix.demon.co.uk (Eric Cafritz) writes:

> Does anyone know how to get waffle to accept news from an nntp feed?
> I get my news via nntp under SLIP using Phil Karn's NOS.  This causes
> news to be stored in a single file called "batch.txt" (if I use the
> "nntp batch on" parameter), but if I try to feed this to Waffle using
> "rnews<batch.txt", rnews chokes and gives me "out of sync" messages.

        Under DOS, you need to get a special version of Waffle.  The
filename is NN-165.ZIP.  You can probably get it by FTPing to
halcyon.com in the /pub/waffle directory.  Waffle uses the Waterloo
TCP/IP libraries, with the appropriate Clarkston packet driver, you can
be in business.

--
Charles Stephens,
Georgia Map coordinator,
SysOp of COW Pastures +1 404 421 0764
cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: if (++moves > 255) logout ("SiN"); ?!?!
From: system@CODEWKS.nacjack.gen.nz (Wayne McDougall)
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 10:51:01 NZDST
Organization: The Code Works Limited, PO Box 10-155, Auckland, New Zealand

dawson@willard.UUCP writes:

> It seems that there is some additional work to be done in order to get
> Waffle to be more robust in handling dropped carrier...
> 
> -- 
> dawson@willard.UUCP (Willard Dawson)
> Willard's House BBS, Atlanta, GA -- +1 (404) 664 8814

I had Waffle 1.65 (DOS) running under Windows report a general protection 
error after someone dropped carrier while in the HELP sub-system. I don't 
know if this is reproducible - yet. Anyone else have a similar problem?

Also my FEED site modified their rnews program so that lengths were 
stored in SIGNED fields....I ended up with some -ve length messages (ie 
those over 64K). This just caused Waffle's RNEWS to DIE and take my 
machine with it. I sorted this out up-site, but my supplier suggested I 
mention this here. Don't think its a problem, myself.

-- 
  Wayne McDougall, BCNU
  This .sig unintentionally left blank.

Hello! I'm a .SIG Virus. Copy me and spread the fun.
  Scot Wilson, The man with One T.            u9044140@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au
    "Its Scot with 1 T because all the other four letter words were used."

Warning: This .signature may be suddenly, and without prior notice, be cut shor
From: olive@edale.amigans.gen.nz (Wayne Hoyle)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: FILES ( . option )
Date: 7 Oct 92 12:03:18 GMT
Organization: Down on the farm

ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:

> olive@edale.amigans.gen.nz (Wayne Hoyle) writes:
> : I have set up the Waffle System file DIRS to control navigation through
> : the FILES option ... the problem I am having is that with the . ( dot ) 
> : command I am able to jump into the root directory even though my DIRS 
> : file has a deny option on that level eg.
> 
> As an admin, you'll have the ability to go anywhere and do anything.
> Create a John User account with normal access and try it.

Thats not what my FILES.DOC file suggests ..... quote :

/deny        Deny access to all users, even sysops 

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   Wayne Hoyle, Wanganui, NZ     |  I wanted to join the Stargazing Society
 ( olive@edale.amigans.gen.nz )  |       but the subs were astronomical
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: Why I Hate SHARE
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 14:29:03 GMT

mlewis@cssnet.wplace.UUCP (Mark Lewis) writes:


>thing... there have been 2 or 3 replies about removing the ANSI.SYS
>driver from the bootstrap sequence...

>UNfortunately, this is NOT an option for my system... this brings me to
>more ?'s ... for those of us experiencing this problem...

Don't use ANSI.SYS.  Use pcMag's ANSI.COM, or one of the other un-loadable
drivers.  You don't need ANSI in a shell, for anything.  Keep ANSI.COM in
place for what you might need it for, and then unload it when you don't.

>     8. DESQview's DVANSI, results? S.O.S.

It won't unload.  Try a different driver.
From: hho@aludra.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Multiple modems?
Date: 11 Oct 1992 01:01:39 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Site notes :-)

Is it possible to add multiple waffle sessions but 1 phone line? :_))
What I am interest in is buying cheap XT and run on a network,
with multiple modem.

Each XT has it own modem & Waffle, but out of one phone line..
I heard of multiplexer(?) Is this the hardward I need to add
multiple line to 1 phone line? :-))

THanks
Oh, PS: If anyone has a good signup file, may I have it :-)
I am planning to open my system up to public, and need somehitng
to signup people, mail them a welcome mesage, create join automatically..
etc. :-))

Thanks
hho@usc.edu
:-)




-- 
*******************************************************************************
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                           hho@usc.edu      hung@phsys.com      hung@cccogp.com
From: tichauer@valpso.hanse.de (Manfredo Tichauer)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: How can I do a mailing-list?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 19:58:09 +0100
Organization: "The Private site of Manfredo Tichauer"

Could somebody tell me:

1.  how can I do a mailing list with WAFFLE 1.65?
2.  is it possible that WAFFLE can work also as a mail-server?

                    Thanks
                              Manfredo

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  Opitzstrasse 14                            VOICE :     (++ 49 40)  27.42.27
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From: system@precipice.chi.il.us (Vikki Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Anonymous UUCP
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 15:49:08 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Welch Research, McHenry IL, USA

Hi All,

I have things set up here for anonymous UUCP here (I think) and
was getting ready to try testing it from my backup / testing
machine.  I dawned on me that I didn't have a clue as to how to
implement this <blush>.  There is information on setting it up,
but nothing on how to use it.

I am utterly clueless and unless I missed something in the docs I
desperately need some help on making this work.

Thanks for any help in this matter.

Take care, Vikki, the lost and utterly clueless.
From: kilgore@obelisk.pillar.com (Stan Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: if (++moves > 255) logout ("SiN"); ?!?!
Date: 11 Oct 92 07:37:15 GMT
Organization: Pillar Communications, Oklahoma City, Ok

system@CODEWKS.nacjack.gen.nz (Wayne McDougall) writes:

> 
> Well as noted previously, it is documented. A "turn" or "move" is equal 
> to a "command". I've never seen anyone come close to 256 commands, but 
> what interests me is that your original message said that it happened in 
> 2 minutes! ie. a command every 0.5 s. Since you didn't observe it could 
> only be speculation, but if someone was sending rubbish for 2 minutes, 
> then I would be happy for Waffle to dump the user!
> 
> Must check and see if an "invalid" command trips the counter....if not 
> the time limit would appear to be a mystery.
> 

   I have managed it and so have some of my users.  I know one user
   in particular who is bored and likes to setup his macro key for
   something like "ECHO %Z" and entertain away :-)


   I am pretty sure that non command (hitting return) and invalid commands
   are both counted though I don't feel like trying it out.

   Kilgore



--
kilgore@obelisk.pillar.com (Stan Hall)
The Obelisk, Oklahoma City, OK -- +1 405 325 9607
From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65
Summary: Looking for a Threaded RN function
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 22:58:53 PDT
Organization: Muth Valley Seismic Control District, San Diego, CA / Port2

elrond@freeside.com (SysAdmin) writes:

> This is exactly what I've *been* looking for.  A good, *reliable*, full-scree
> threaded news-reader.  The closest I've come so far is nwreader.  Not very
> reliable at all, in fact, I tried to make this response with it, and my syste
> locked up when I exited my external editor (qedit).  Any other takers?  I'm
> still looking...(*must* be Waffle 1.65 compat.)

I use NWReader for a few of the big post groups where threading
is really the only way to fly.  It's abit slower running and not
quite as slic as waffle for lesser-used support functions, but
for threaded reading/posts/follow-ups it works well and is
consistant.  I admit that it is tuf to setup as the docs are in
German.  But the .de support guys are very helpful.

I use QEdit and LIST and both intergrate nicely.

NWReader does fly as advertised and is worth having in ADDITION
to Waffle's R and RN functions.

--
     Mike, WB6WUI   //   INET:  mikey@slic.cts.com   //   GEnie: SLIC
From: dsr@bnr.co.uk (D.S.Riches)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Re: Need software for brainstorming and problem solving.
Date: 16 Oct 92 08:29:42 GMT
Reply-To: dsr@bnr.co.uk (D.S.Riches)
Organization: BNR Europe Limited, London Road, Harlow, Essex, GB


Oh dear, I've just missed this thread on brainstorming software.
Has anyone collected the responses and would be kind enough to mail
me them or is someone producing a summary?

Any help appreciated,

	Dave


   Dave Riches
   Email:  David.S.Riches@bnr.co.uk
   Smail:  BNR Europe Ltd, London Road,
           Harlow, Essex. CM17 9NA.  England
   Phone:  +44 (0)279-402496
   Fax:    +44 (0)279-451434
From: saul@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Saul Greenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: Bring your videos to CSCW' 92...
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:58:08 GMT
Distribution: comp.groupware
Organization: University of Calgary

The CSCW '92 conference (held in Toronto, Nov 1-4) will have both a
formal and informal video track.  

o I would like to invite attendees to bring their videos with them for
  showing at the *informal* track.

o Alternatively, you can mail your VHS NTSC video or 3/4" NTSC video to me
  (address provided below) and I will make them available for the informal
  track.

We will be creating a list of all videos, and members of the audience will be
able to request selected videos for showing. Alternatively, you may schedule
a time and be present for a "mini'showing" to the audience. It is a great way
to show off your work!

The purpose of the informal track is to show past work or current work in 
progress. "Home" video quality is acceptable. 

Athough "walk-in" submissions are acceptable, it would help me considerably
if you mail your intensions to me as soon as possible.

_____________________________________________________
Dr Saul Greenberg	(saul@cpsc.ucalgary.ca)
Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary 
Calgary, Alberta CANADA T2N 1N4
Phone: (403) 220-6087   Fax: (403) 284-4707
--
_____________________________________________________
Dr Saul Greenberg	(saul@cpsc.ucalgary.ca)
Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary 
Calgary, Alberta CANADA T2N 1N4
Phone: (403) 220-6087   Fax: (403) 284-4707