• linux dos emulators for bink/max/squish anyone?

    From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to all on Sunday, December 09, 2007 02:40:48
    Hello all!



    Any stories good or bad, or suggestions for software here?

    LIke to be telnettable with max, yet have pots binkley, would prefer doing this
    on the linux box. SUggestions anyone?

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Sunday, December 09, 2007 07:15:24
    Hello Richard.

    09 Dec 07 02:40, you wrote to all:

    Any stories good or bad, or suggestions for software here?

    LIke to be telnettable with max, yet have pots binkley, would prefer
    doing this on the linux box. SUggestions anyone?

    Run Binkley on Linux for the Zimbabwe point, and it works great, don't do Max here, but I used Squish (Linux) and it worked well enough during the short time I did use it.

    Max, I never tried, as I run MBSE BBS and am very happy with it, ask in the Muffin echo you might get some help there ...

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Russell Tiedt on Sunday, December 09, 2007 13:00:49
    HI RUssell,

    FIrst, hope you received my routed netmail on another subject sent Friday. Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    Any stories good or bad, or suggestions for software here?

    LIke to be telnettable with max, yet have pots binkley, would prefer
    doing this on the linux box. SUggestions anyone?

    Run Binkley on Linux for the Zimbabwe point, and it works great,
    don't do Max here, but I used Squish (Linux) and it worked well
    enough during the short time I did use it.

    Max, I never tried, as I run MBSE BBS and am very happy with it, ask
    in the Muffin echo you might get some help there ...

    THought I"d pick some brains over there. I've heard mixed reviews re: max for linux, but think I'll revisit the topic over that way here eventually.

    LIke my dos screen reader about best of anything else in the screen acces for the blind dept. and would like to continue using it. YEt, reliability of the bbs is a real priority.

    Thanks,

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Sunday, December 09, 2007 21:05:09
    Hello Richard.

    09 Dec 07 13:00, you wrote to me:

    FIrst, hope you received my routed netmail on another subject sent
    Friday. Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    Nope ... not yet ...

    THought I"d pick some brains over there. I've heard mixed reviews re:
    max for linux, but think I'll revisit the topic over that way here eventually.

    LIke my dos screen reader about best of anything else in the screen
    acces for the blind dept. and would like to continue using it. YEt, reliability of the bbs is a real priority.

    Do you need a BBS, or would a mail only system work for you?

    For such a system I use the Husky utils [FIDOSOFT.HUSKY] (I think), with BinklyTerm as the POTS mailer and BinkD as the internet mailer ...

    Works great ... , if you do not need an interactive interface for users ...

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Sunday, December 09, 2007 21:21:32
    Hello Richard.

    09 Dec 07 13:00, you wrote to me:

    FIrst, hope you received my routed netmail on another subject sent

    If you sent it Friday, it should have been here, my system connects usually twice a day to Bob Seaborn, so I should already have it, unless it has gotten hung up somewhere ...

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Russell Tiedt on Sunday, December 09, 2007 20:48:48
    HI RUssell,

    Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    reliability of the bbs is a real priority.

    Do you need a BBS, or would a mail only system work for you?

    For such a system I use the Husky utils [FIDOSOFT.HUSKY] (I think),
    with BinklyTerm as the POTS mailer and BinkD as the internet mailer
    ...

    THat could work, but a telnet available bbs is sure an idea for what I"m trying
    to do with this. NOte the origin line.

    I'm the operations manager for this group, sort of an ad hoc group of radio operators who banded together. Eventually I"ll take over the domain possibly, or a link to the system for radiorescue.net which just has some informational pages now. Hence a human interactive bbs is part of what we're hoping to do.

    nEtmail to you resent, on its way out with this message.


    OTherwise I might just do the transex thing as well, but may have other uses for transex as a mailing list manager.




    Regards,
    Richard
    ... Amazing how much tape is on a 10" reel when it's not.
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Monday, December 10, 2007 18:04:57
    Hello Richard.

    09 Dec 07 20:48, you wrote to me:

    Do you need a BBS, or would a mail only system work for you?

    For such a system I use the Husky utils [FIDOSOFT.HUSKY] (I
    think), with BinklyTerm as the POTS mailer and BinkD as the
    internet mailer
    ...

    THat could work, but a telnet available bbs is sure an idea for what
    I"m trying to do with this. NOte the origin line.

    Okay ...

    I'm the operations manager for this group, sort of an ad hoc group of radio operators who banded together. Eventually I"ll take over the
    domain possibly, or a link to the system for radiorescue.net which
    just has some informational pages now. Hence a human interactive bbs
    is part of what we're hoping to do.

    nEtmail to you resent, on its way out with this message.

    Found it in my un-secure inbound ... , will answer later ...

    OTherwise I might just do the transex thing as well, but may have
    other uses for transex as a mailing list manager.

    Well, that might work, for a BBS I use MBSE BBS, been using it since ver. 0.18, and it is now at ver. 0.95, with the GoldEd sysops editor on Linux, want to do a fresh setup, as the current one has come along with a great many upgrades/updates since then, and I feel it is time to do a "clean" install, but am very happy with it, and it gives a very nice telnet BBS as part of the package, and is still being developed


    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Russell Tiedt on Monday, December 10, 2007 19:44:32
    HI RUssell,

    Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    THat could work, but a telnet available bbs is sure an idea for what
    I'm trying to do with this. NOte the origin line.

    Okay ...

    Was main reason for getting back into fido in fact. USed to do fidonet bbs that was quite popular among the residents in southeastern IOwa back in the middle '90's.

    Well, that might work, for a BBS I use MBSE BBS, been using it since
    ver. 0.18, and it is now at ver. 0.95, with the GoldEd sysops
    editor on Linux, want to do a fresh setup, as the current one has
    come along with a great many upgrades/updates since then, and I
    feel it is time to do a "clean" install, but am very happy with it,
    and it gives a very nice telnet BBS as part of the package, and is
    still being developed

    I've heard of that. I really like maximus for its text file configuration, a big priority with me. DOn't really intend to switch if I can avoid it. Max 3.x
    has some other features I want to implement as well once we're telnet available.

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 16:42:07
    Hello Richard.

    10 Dec 07 19:44, you wrote to me:

    Was main reason for getting back into fido in fact. USed to do
    fidonet bbs that was quite popular among the residents in southeastern IOwa back in the middle '90's.

    Understood ...

    I've heard of that. I really like maximus for its text file configuration, a big priority with me. DOn't really intend to switch
    if I can avoid it. Max 3.x has some other features I want to
    implement as well once we're telnet available.

    Well I ran Maximus on OS/2 for many a year, then for a period of time used the Husky Utils, and when I needed a BBS again, I was on Linux, and the only package that delivereed, was MBSE, so I moved, and have not regreted it since. It has come a long way since version 0.17/18 when I started using it, and the current version 0.95. Had a few callers, and might again, and reliability is extremely good, it just keeps running, the only thing that stops it tossing msgs. once in a while is when the HDD gets full, which happens a little too often lately ... <sigh>

    BTW, did you get my reply to your netmail?

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Russell Tiedt on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 17:49:16
    On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:44:32 +0200, Richard Webb wrote:

    Hi Richard,

    Well, that might work, for a BBS I use MBSE BBS, been using it since
    ver. 0.18, and it is now at ver. 0.95, with the GoldEd sysops RT>
    editor on Linux, want to do a fresh setup, as the current one has RT>
    come along with a great many upgrades/updates since then, and I RT>
    feel it is time to do a "clean" install, but am very happy with it, RT>
    and it gives a very nice telnet BBS as part of the package, and is RT>
    still being developed

    I've heard of that. I really like maximus for its text file
    configuration, a big priority with me. DOn't really intend to switch if
    I can avoid it. Max 3.x has some other features I want to implement as
    well once we're telnet available.

    Well, I have just setup MBSE BBS here, to make it accessable via news
    reader, and am now using PAN to post here, this seems to work fine ... ,
    just need to add a signature block I think.

    Regards,

    Russell
    --- MBSE BBS v0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA (5:7105/1@fidonet)
  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384 to Russell Tiedt on Thursday, December 13, 2007 08:51:11
    Hi! Russell,

    On 12 Dec 07 17:49, you wrote to Richard Webb:

    @MSGID: 5:7105/1@fidonet 43dbe30c
    @REPLY:
    @TZUTC: 0200
    @CHRS: CP866 2
    @REPLYADDR: rtiedt@telkomsa.net
    @REPLYTO: 5:7105/1@fidonet UUCP
    @PID: Pan/0.129 (Benson & Hedges Moscow Gold)
    @TID: MBSE-NNTPD 0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    @RFC-From: Russell Tiedt <rtiedt@telkomsa.net>
    @RFC-References: <d9a520a1$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org> <cd7d6300$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org>
    @TID: MBSE-FIDO 0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)

    [ ...trimmed... ]

    Well, I have just setup MBSE BBS here, to make it accessable via news reader, and am now using PAN to post here, this seems to work fine ...
    , just need to add a signature block I think.

    There was something astray with your note's "To:" line in the header, Russell.
    Your note ended-up being from you to you. Eeek. ;-)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    ... Modem, modem, modem - keep them bits a flowin'...
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-31012
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Russell Tiedt on Thursday, December 13, 2007 14:52:37
    HI RUssell,

    Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    Well I ran Maximus on OS/2 for many a year, then for a period of
    time used the Husky Utils, and when I needed a BBS again, I was on
    Linux, and the only package that delivereed, was MBSE, so I moved,
    and have not regreted it since. It has come a long way since
    version 0.17/18 when I started using it, and the current version
    0.95. Had a few callers, and might again, and reliability is
    extremely good, it just keeps running, the only thing that stops it
    tossing msgs. once in a while is when the HDD gets full, which
    happens a little too often lately ... <sigh>

    Yep, sounds like a bigger one's in order <g>.

    BTW, did you get my reply to your netmail?

    NOt yet, but if it went HOst routed the host for 1:116 is internet only, and I'm pots only, so he has to do some gaming to route it to me.

    IF it went through Janis's system she might have pulled it out of the bunch to send direct when I poll her. Haven't done that yet this morning.

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Paul Quinn on Thursday, December 13, 2007 16:28:17
    On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:51:11 +0200, Paul Quinn wrote:

    Hi! Russell,

    On 12 Dec 07 17:49, you wrote to Richard Webb:

    @MSGID: 5:7105/1@fidonet 43dbe30c RT> @REPLY:
    @TZUTC: 0200
    @CHRS: CP866 2
    @REPLYADDR: rtiedt@telkomsa.net
    @REPLYTO: 5:7105/1@fidonet UUCP
    @PID: Pan/0.129 (Benson & Hedges Moscow Gold) RT> @TID: MBSE-NNTPD
    0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386) RT> @RFC-From: Russell Tiedt
    <rtiedt@telkomsa.net> RT> @RFC-References:
    <d9a520a1$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org> RT>
    <cd7d6300$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org> RT> @TID: MBSE-FIDO
    0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)

    [ ...trimmed... ]

    Well, I have just setup MBSE BBS here, to make it accessable via
    news RT> reader, and am now using PAN to post here, this seems to work
    fine ... RT> , just need to add a signature block I think.

    There was something astray with your note's "To:" line in the header, Russell. Your note ended-up being from you to you. Eeek. ;-)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    .. Modem, modem, modem - keep them bits a flowin'... --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-31012
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)

    Hmmm ... , let's see if this one is the same ...

    --
    /home/russell/signature.txt
    --- MBSE BBS v0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA (5:7105/1@fidonet)
  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384 to Russell Tiedt on Friday, December 14, 2007 07:23:37
    Hi! Russell,

    On 13 Dec 07 16:28, you wrote to me:

    Hmmm ... , let's see if this one is the same ...

    Yes, it looked normal, mate. Except the sig line(s) didn't present. Path/perms?

    --
    /home/russell/signature.txt
    --- MBSE BBS v0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA
    (5:7105/1@fidonet)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    ... Always remember to rape & pillage before you burn.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-31012
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Paul Quinn on Friday, December 14, 2007 16:52:24
    Hello Paul.

    13 Dec 07 08:51, you wrote to me:

    Hi! Russell,

    On 12 Dec 07 17:49, you wrote to Richard Webb:

    @MSGID: 5:7105/1@fidonet 43dbe30c
    @REPLY:
    @TZUTC: 0200
    @CHRS: CP866 2
    @REPLYADDR: rtiedt@telkomsa.net
    @REPLYTO: 5:7105/1@fidonet UUCP
    @PID: Pan/0.129 (Benson & Hedges Moscow Gold)
    @TID: MBSE-NNTPD 0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    @RFC-From: Russell Tiedt <rtiedt@telkomsa.net>
    @RFC-References: <d9a520a1$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org>
    <cd7d6300$fidonet.binkley@rustysbbs.dyndns.org>
    @TID: MBSE-FIDO 0.95.0 (GNU/Linux-i386)

    [ ...trimmed... ]

    Well, I have just setup MBSE BBS here, to make it accessable via
    news reader, and am now using PAN to post here, this seems to
    work fine ... , just need to add a signature block I think.

    There was something astray with your note's "To:" line in the header, Russell. Your note ended-up being from you to you. Eeek. ;-)

    Might be I was repling to myself ... :-)

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Friday, December 14, 2007 16:53:27
    Hello Richard.

    13 Dec 07 14:52, you wrote to me:

    Yep, sounds like a bigger one's in order <g>.

    Yeah, like it did yesterday, archived the BBS, and forgot to remove the archive after copying it over to another system, buggered my nodelist processing amonst other things ... , 6gig, is just not enough anymore ... <sigh>

    BTW, did you get my reply to your netmail?

    NOt yet, but if it went HOst routed the host for 1:116 is internet
    only, and I'm pots only, so he has to do some gaming to route it to
    me.

    IF it went through Janis's system she might have pulled it out of the bunch to send direct when I poll her. Haven't done that yet this
    morning.

    Cannot now remember, which system it routed thru, Bob Seaborn or Mark Lewis ... , if you still do not have it, my e-mail address is "rtiedt-at-telkomsa.-net"
    Remove the dashes and substitute the correct "at" symbol.

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Russell Tiedt on Friday, December 14, 2007 18:09:12
    Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    BTW, did you get my reply to your netmail?

    NOt yet, but if it went HOst routed the host for 1:116 is internet
    only, and I'm pots only, so he has to do some gaming to route it to
    me.
    Got it, and responded. WAs waiting for me with morning coffee <g>. RT> Cannot now remember, which system it routed thru, Bob Seaborn or
    Mark Lewis ... , if you still do not have it, my e-mail address is "rtiedt-at-telkomsa.-net"
    NOted, and thanks. Must have gone through bob's then over to Mark's.

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384 to Russell Tiedt on Saturday, December 15, 2007 09:03:42
    Hi! Russell,

    On 14 Dec 07 16:52, you wrote to me:

    There was something astray with your note's "To:" line in the
    header, Russell. Your note ended-up being from you to you.
    Eeek. ;-)

    Might be I was replying to myself ... :-)

    :) Wait. There's a word for that, isn't there... ambidextrous! [giggle,snort]

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    ... System halted. Press all keys at once to continue.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-31012
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Richard Webb on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 21:55:19
    Hello Richard.

    14 Dec 07 18:09, you wrote to me:

    NOt yet, but if it went HOst routed the host for 1:116 is
    internet only, and I'm pots only, so he has to do some gaming to
    route it to me.

    Got it, and responded. WAs waiting for me with morning coffee <g>.

    Not arrived here yet ... :-((


    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)
  • From Russell Tiedt@5:7105/1 to Paul Quinn on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 21:56:09
    Hello Paul.

    15 Dec 07 09:03, you wrote to me:

    There was something astray with your note's "To:" line in the
    header, Russell. Your note ended-up being from you to you.
    Eeek. ;-)

    Might be I was replying to myself ... :-)

    :) Wait. There's a word for that, isn't there... ambidextrous! [giggle,snort]

    Ambidexterous, meaning with both hands ... ? <grin>

    Russell

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1)