
 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3233                                         Date: 03-21-93  10:50
  From: Timothy Mcclanahan                           Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Ian Hall-beyer                               Mark:                     
  Subj: Sbbs And Os/2

* In Regards to what Timothy Mcclanahan said about Sbbs And Os/2.....
 >Just wondering if anyone out there has had any experience running SBBS
 >under OS/2. I'm looking for suggestions, tips, warnings, etc.

 TM> Step one: Get Ray Gwinn's SIO/VSIO com drivers - these replace IBM's
 TM> stock COM and VCOM.SYS drivers. (the VSIO.SYS is for DOS programs under
 TM> OS/2). Install them.

 TM> Step two: Get Ray Gwinn's X00.SYS fossil driver for DOS sessions under
 TM> OS/2. The version you should use is 1.49a. Install it.

 TM> Step three: Install ANSI.SYS for your DOS sessions. (or your text
 TM> editors will have a REAL fun time.

 TM> Last step: Migrate your BBS.BAT (or whatever you call it) to the
 TM> desktop to start it from WPS. You might want to put it in your startup
 TM> folder even. I went so far as to add it to the WPS popup menu for quick
 TM> starting. 
 TM> That should be it. If you have any problems, just holler.

 TM> ___
 TM> -!- SuperQWK 1.17-2 (Eval)
 TM>  ! Origin: The Castle of the Winds KC Mo {816} 765-1122 (1:280/42)
   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3841            Local                        Date: 03-23-93  08:07
  From: Len Morgan                                   Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: All                                          Mark:                     
  Subj: Sbbs Registrations?

* In Regards to what Len Morgan said about Sbbs Registrations?.....
 LM> Hello All,

 LM> As the central registration site for Zone 1, I see the total amount of
 LM> registrations coming from this region.  It is very disappoiting that
 LM> such a fine product, with the best support of any software I have ever
 LM> run, is so poorly registered. 
 LM> I know that it is human nature to use what you don't have to pay for,
 LM> however, the shareware concept is taken advantage of by too many. 
 LM> While a 30 day evaluation period is probably not long enough for some,
 LM> I know that there are others who go MUCH longer and still don't
 LM> register.  The use of mail tossers that replace tear lines of Sbbs
 LM> from (Eval) to their own, have probably caused many to postpone
 LM> registration since it hides the (Eval) in echo messages. 
 LM> It is sad that there are so many that won't pay Aki and Risto for
 LM> their work. No authors have worked as hard to give users what they
 LM> want. 
 LM> Several authors have gone to a temporary key system to boost
 LM> registrations and that may be the way Aki and Risto will have to go to
 LM> get their work paid for, however, I'm positive it isn't their first or
 LM> even second choice.  One European Author says his registrations in
 LM> Europe are larger than in Zone 1, even though he distributes his
 LM> product in Zone 1 quite regularly.  Is this the character of N.
 LM> American users?  I hope not. 
 LM> To give you an idea of the nature of the problem.  My system has over
 LM> 20 downloads a month of the current SuperBBS package.  Let's suppose
 LM> that only 5 are new users.  There are 8 registration/Support sites and
 LM> let's say they do thee same (8X5=40 per month).  Let's also assume
 LM> that there are 50 unofficial sites who make Sbbs available (probably
 LM> more like 200) and they also get 5 new users of Sbbs who download
 LM> (5X50=250 per month).  Adding this together we have 40+250=290 per
 LM> month, and this is extremely conservative.  Now let's suppose of the
 LM> 290 that only half find SuperBBS good enough to use (290/2=145 per
 LM> month). The total monthly registrations that come through me
 LM> (remember, all of Zone 1 passes through me) are less than 10.  I would
 LM> suppose that the total number of users in the whole world, should be
 LM> larger in Zone 1 than any other country. If this is the best, then the
 LM> rest of the world should be less.  If so, why would Aki and Risto want
 LM> to spend full time developing a software package that people won't pay
 LM> for? 
 LM> I'd like to hear your suggestions and comments on this.  Does Aki and
 LM> Risto have a problem with Zone 1?  If so, what would you do if you
 LM> were the authors? 
 LM> Have a great day,

 LM> Len

 LM> ... I can't be overdrawn, I still have checks!

 LM> -!- GoldED 2.41+
 LM>  ! Origin: SBBS Western U.S. Reg/Support Site (916) 920-1288
 LM> (1:203/730)  



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2533                                         Date: 03-20-93  20:20
  From: Bob Jackson                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: John Six                                     Mark:                     
  Subj: snetmgr.exe

* In Regards to what Bob Jackson said about snetmgr.exe.....
 BJ> Hello John!
 
 JS> I would like to find a program that will show me todays callers without
 JS> logging onto the BBS.. The writing a program that will display that local

 BJ> Any ans/asc listing program can do it for you if you run a little
 BJ> diddy I got from Shawn called TCB-100.ARJ... It provides a screenful
 BJ> of information on callers to include baud, time, date, files up/dn
 BJ> loaded, dropped carrier, timeout... name it. 
 BJ> It updates the file after every caller so it's always up to date, and
 BJ> as simple as viewing a txt/ans file from the prompt. 
 BJ> FREQ TCB-100.ARJ  Written by Robert Bingleman and a hell of a utility!

 BJ> Bob


 BJ> -!- SBBS 1.17-2 / DB 1.52-OS/2/003120
 BJ>  ! Origin: ETC MedNet * Board Member, San Antonio, Tx * (1:387/801)
 BJ>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2525                                         Date: 03-21-93  05:38
  From: David Silver                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Sven Plehwe                                  Mark:                     
  Subj: _117-2 After Transfer

* In Regards to what David Silver said about _117-2 After Transfer.....
 DS> Hi Sven,

 DS> 19 Mar 93 08:53, Sven Plehwe wrote to All:
 
 >> - SBBS now displays CPS rate etc. information after file transfer.
 
 SP>     (Quoting out of SBBSNEW.117)
 
 SP> This feature does not work at all (using 117-2) at my site. Does anyone
 SP> know about that problem ?

 DS> This works fine here:

 DS> After transfer   : Total Bytes: %3  Time: %1:%2  Speed: %4 cps

 DS> In my Deutsch file (compliments of Michael Bach), I have:

 DS> After transfer   : %3 Bytes, in %1 Minuten und %2 Sekunden! %4 cps.

 DS> Both work fine with these strings.  You'll find them in lconfig's
 DS> option 9, filearea strings. 
 DS> David

 DS> -!- GoldED 2.41+
 DS> -!- FMail+SBBS 1.17-2
 DS>  ! Origin: The Silverado <-> Heidelberg, Germany  ZyXEL 16.8
 DS> (2:2405/12)   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3886                                         Date: 03-24-93  07:47
  From: Andrew J. Mead                               Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: All                                          Mark:                     
  Subj: BOI online doors available

* In Regards to what Andrew J. Mead said about BOI online doors available.....
 AJM> The following is a list of all doors written with the BBS Onliner
 AJM> Interface that are available for FREQ from 1:3641/417, 75:7919/417,
 AJM> 256:256/135, or downloadable on the first call to +1-919-489-9446
 AJM> (14400, v32bis) 
 AJM> Date  Magic  FileName    FileSize BOIver Door                   
 AJM> Author 06-91 CAMP   CAMP10.ZIP    40794   1.20  Camptown Races 1.0     
 AJM> Kent Ogle 06-91 OGLE   BIO110.ZIP    26800   1.20  Biorythm Door 1.10  
 AJM> Kent Ogle 
 AJM> 03-93 POKER  POKRDR17.ZIP  58726   2.00a Poker Door 1.7          Louis
 AJM> Nemec 03-93 HANG   HANGMN11.ZIP  54153   2.00a Hangman 1.1            
 AJM> Louis Nemec 
 AJM> 03-93 CYBORG CBGS200.ZIP   77990   1.20+ Cyborgs 2.00           
 AJM> Justin Henry 03-93 POWER  PHFB100.ZIP   59457   1.20+ Powerhouse
 AJM> Football 1.0 Justin Henry 
 AJM> 01-93 STAR   STBBS370.ARJ  76869   2.01  Star Traders 3.70      
 AJM> Andrew J. Mead 01-93 MAD    MAD117.ARJ    49478   2.01  Madness 1.17   
 AJM> Andrew J. Mead 01-93 OIL    OIL112.ARJ    52499   2.01  Oil
 AJM> Field 1.12          Andrew J. Mead 01-93 GE     GE106.ARJ     79549  
 AJM> 2.01  Galactic Empires 1.06   Andrew J. Mead 01-93 STOCK  STOCK105.ARJ 
 AJM> 54210   2.01  BBStock Exchange 1.05   Andrew J. Mead 01-93 PATH  
 AJM> PATH105.ARJ   50407   2.01  Path Finder 1.05        Andrew J. Mead
 AJM> 01-93 MINE   MINE102.ARJ   49958   2.01  Minefield 1.02         
 AJM> Andrew J. Mead 
 AJM> 12-92 BOI    BOI200P.ARJ   83144   2.00   BBS Onliner Interface
 AJM> (Pascal) 
 AJM> ***** BOI-DOORS support echo available (contact me for feed) *****

 AJM> All doors will run directly under virtually ALL MSDOS BBS Software
 AJM> programs. Can be run from command line or by a batch file.  Extremely
 AJM> configurable. All games are written with the BBS Onliner Interface.

 AJM> Andrew J. Mead                     1@9952WWIV  1@9395VBBS  1:3641/417 
 AJM> Fido Not Insane                            75:7919/417 Door 
 AJM> 256:256/135 MXBBS -!-
 AJM>  ! Origin: Ask me about the BBS Onliner Interface (1:3641/417)
 AJM>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3875                                         Date: 03-23-93  21:01
  From: Tim Peeters                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Shawn Mazzuto                                Mark:                     
  Subj: EFT 2.01

* In Regards to what Tim Peeters said about EFT 2.01.....
 TP> Hello Shawn!
 
 DS>> Current version is 2.01.  I have it here (EFT201.ARJ), but, at
 DS>> about 800k, it MIGHT be a bit much to come to Germany for.
 DS>> FREQ magic EFT if you like, though - v.32bis/ZYX 16.8.
 
 SM> I really appreciate your help.  I'd request from you, but I'll see if
 SM> anyone in Zone 1 has it first.   I think my wife would take a fit if I
 SM> started calling Germany <grin>...Anyhow, does anyone in Zone 1 have
 SM> EFT201.* available for Freq at High Speeds?  ttyl


 TP> EFT201.ARJ (814,040) from 139/631 USR DS 16.8k bps
 TP> 139/630 ZyXEL 16.8K bps

 TP> Tim


 TP> -!- GoldED 2.41+
 TP>  ! Origin: APPLEGATE; Neenah, WI (COM1) (1:139/631)
 TP>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3872                                         Date: 03-23-93  17:29
  From: Lee Anderson                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: All                                          Mark:                     
  Subj: FileDoor Gamma Release

* In Regards to what Lee Anderson said about FileDoor Gamma Release.....
 LA> The GAMMA release of Filedoor is available for FREQ and it has direct
 LA> support for SBBS and multi languages. File request XFD310GP.ZIP at HST
 LA> DS speeds . The language file is XFD_L310.ZIP for anyone who wants
 LA> multi languages. 
 LA> Lee

 LA> -!- InterMail 2.21
 LA>  ! Origin: MagicLand - Come Experience the Magic (1:139/650)
 LA>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2343                                         Date: 03-22-93  19:13
  From: Jonathan Robertson                           Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Greg Thompson                                Mark:                     
  Subj: hot keys

* In Regards to what Jonathan Robertson said about hot keys.....
 GT> Well if you are using a locked port then that may be your
 GT> cause. The bbs will
 GT> send data as fast as it can to the modem. I.E. if your port is
 GT> locked at
 GT> 19200 and a user logs on at 2400 the data from the bbs is being
 GT> sent to the
 GT> modem at 19200 baud. It is then buffered automatically. If a
 GT> user hits a key
 GT> then it has to wait until the buffer is empty therefore you
 GT> have your wait
 GT> time for the screen. Happens here all the time. No problem,
 GT> just a locked port.

 JR> I have the same problem, but when I asked about it hear, I got a
 JR> somewhat more optimistic answer. I havn't tried it, as I don't have
 JR> the money, but it is said that a 16550AFN UART chip will take care of
 JR> the problem since the buffer handling is so efficent. AND, try turning
 JR> off ARQ for 2400 or something to that effect. 
 JR> Jonathan

 JR> P.s. Yea, my users do the same thing.. a bunch of BLINKS as they shoot
 JR> through the menu's. :). 

 JR> -!- GEcho 1.00/beta
 JR>  ! Origin: *Williamsburg, Va.* "Never Fear, SuperBBS is here!"
 JR> (1:271/200)   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2948                                         Date: 03-22-93  09:44
  From: David Klindt                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Bob Jackson                                  Mark:                     
  Subj: hot keys

* In Regards to what David Klindt said about hot keys.....
 DK> The problem was the port ws locked at 9600 and the modem is a 2400. 
 DK> So, the keys where working  - but only after the command was alloed to
 DK> get there.  So, I changed the port information and the hot keys work
 DK> great now.  Man o man this SBBS is greatt stuff.  I used to use RBBS. 
 DK> =DK=


 DK> -!- GEcho 1.00
 DK>  ! Origin: Assembler BBS Eugene, OR. USA  503.343.6383 (1:152/43)
 DK>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4444                                         Date: 03-24-93  08:22
  From: Bob Jackson                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Scott Lent                                   Mark:                     
  Subj: HS/LINK

* In Regards to what Bob Jackson said about HS/LINK.....
 BJ> Hello Scott!
 
 SL> So nobody has Hydra, HS/Link or Zyrion installed and working properly in
 SL> SBBS?  Hard to believe...

 BJ> It works like a charm here, and again, the setup was copied directly
 BJ> from Bob Henderson's PROTOHLP.ZIP for SBBS... FREQ: 
 BJ> HS-INST2.ARJ  91969  HS-Link instructions for most comm programs
 BJ> HS113D2 .ARJ 140158  Latest HS-Link Bi-Directional Protocol
 BJ> PROTOHLP.ZIP  27278  SuperBBS External Protocols: Essential SBBS Tool

 BJ> It performs very well with well over 234-264 cps at 2400 and 1450-1700
 BJ> at 14.4. With internal chat and bi-direction, it's a free file here,
 BJ> and encourages uploading at the same time. Here is the SBBS setup from
 BJ> my system: 
 BJ> Activated           : Yes
 BJ> Name                : HS-Link
 BJ> Key                 : H
 BJ> Batch               : Yes
 BJ> Protocol type       : OTHER
 BJ> Log style           : DSZ
 BJ> Download command    : e:\hslink.exe -p*p -E*B -Uf:\files\ @f:\files.n1
 BJ> Upload command      : e:\hslink.exe -p*p -E*B -Uf:\files\
 BJ> Log file name       : f:\logs\dsz.log
 BJ> Control file name   : f:\files.n1
 BJ> Effic               : 98
 BJ> Download Ctl Str    : H
 BJ> Upload Ctl Str      : H

 BJ> Bob

 BJ> -!- DB 1.52-OS/2/003120
 BJ>  ! Origin: ETC MedNet *SuperBBS/D'Bridge* (210)829-0346 (1:387/801)
 BJ>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4436                                         Date: 03-23-93  08:03
  From: Greg Beaton                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Rob Borek                                    Mark:                     
  Subj: Portal of Power

* In Regards to what Greg Beaton said about Portal of Power.....
 GB> Hello Rob!

 GB> Tuesday March 16 1993 15:59, Rob Borek wrote to All:
 
 RB> How do I get Portal of Power to send out netmail messages from the
 RB> SuperBBS netmail area that have been exported using GEcho? I can't figure
 RB> out how to do it! Any help would be appreciated greatly, as this is the
 RB> one thing with it that is puzzling me.

 GB> You have to use Gecho/Mbutil to export it to .MSG & then use BNP 4.25
 GB> to send out the netmail. 
 RB>  + Origin: River Spills BBS * (519)862-2396  (1:246/45)

 GB> I see you got a fidonet node up there.  Say hi to Mark for me.

 GB> Greg

 GB> -!- GEcho 1.00
 GB>  ! Origin: 2nd Class SuperBBS Support/Registration 16.8 DS (1:247/120)
 GB>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4442                                         Date: 03-24-93  19:40
  From: Duane Patton                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Aki Antman                                   Mark:                     
  Subj: PTQWK

* In Regards to what Duane Patton said about PTQWK.....
 DP> * Replying to a message originally to All on Mar-19-93
 
 AA> * Originally from Pasi Talliniemi
 AA>
 AA> I hope this is enough for you to download my program and try
 AA> PTQWK MAIL DOOR VERSION 1.00B2 FOR SUPERBBS
 AA>  This great program is available from 2:220/620 as PTQWK-B2.ARJ

 DP> I tried this little gem but didn't care for a couple of the features,
 DP> when I did the deinsall included with PTQWK it took out some of my BW
 DP> areas.  Now I have a real mess trying to get back into my BW Door.  If
 DP> you don't care for it do a Del *.* from the PTQWK dir and manually
 DP> change your menue. 

 DP> -!- GEcho 1.00
 DP>  ! Origin: The Digital OverGround BBS *Node 2* (913)599-1167
 DP> (1:280/314)   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3326                                         Date: 03-23-93  05:16
  From: David Silver                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: David Mathias                                Mark:                     
  Subj: S2RA

* In Regards to what David Silver said about S2RA.....
 DS> Hi David,

 DS> 15 Mar 93 08:29, David Mathias wrote to Ben Hatheway:
 
 
 DM> Yes I do, but 90% of the program still ask for a RA environment
 DM> variable to be set, so I just set one in my Autoexec, makes life much
 DM> easier. S2R does not in my experience set the RA enviroment veriable,
 DM> I have had messages from other people saying the same thing.

 DS> Same deal over here - but I've found that some programs get confused
 DS> by having the RA as well as the SBBS variable set (EFT among others). 
 DS> What I do is to set and reset to null the RA environment in the .bat
 DS> file (or menutype 15) that calls the program.  For example: 
 DS> :MKQwk
 DS> echo off
 DS> c:
 DS> set ra=c:\sbbs\line1\fakera
 DS> cd\sbbs\line1
 DS> c:\sbbs\line1\s2r.exe fuml d:\tools\d.exe
 DS> e:
 DS> cd\mkqwk
 DS> copy c:\sbbs\line1\system.log e:\
 DS> mkqwk
 DS> c:
 DS> cd\sbbs\line1
 DS> copy e:\system.log c:\sbbs\line1
 DS> copy c:\sbbs\line1\fakera\exitinf*.*
 DS> c:\sbbs\line1\s2r.exe fuml d:\tools\d.exe
 DS> set ra=
 DS> goto restart


 DS> Seems to work here

 DS> David

 DS> -!- GoldED 2.41+

 DS> -!- GEcho 1.00
 DS>  ! Origin: (2:2405/12)
 DS>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4454                                         Date: 03-22-93  16:05
  From: Andrew Allaway                               Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Vincent Lupo                                 Mark:                     
  Subj: SBBS

* In Regards to what Andrew Allaway said about SBBS.....
 AA> Hi Vincent


 AA> * Replying to a message originally to All on 15-Mar-93
 VL> HELLO hate to bug you guys again but every time some one hangs
 VL> up after calling my bbs. superbbs will not reset it self and i
 VL> get a dos prompt c:\superbbs\ how can i stop it from doing
 VL> that, and i can't get my e-mail to work all it says is DOS
 VL> ERROR 2 TELL SYSOP but i dont know how to fix any of those
 VL> problems can you guys help me thanx
 AA> You need to run it in a batch file something like

 AA> set sbbs=c:\superbbs

 AA> put your fossil command here..

 AA> :Start
 AA> c:
 AA> Rem cd\
 AA> cd \superbbs
 AA> bbs
 AA> goto start

 AA> That will put it in a loop so it keeps running sbbs after a caller has
 AA> end call , you migth have to use the rem bit if you are using
 AA> different dir. if you are using a front door/Binkley program you have
 AA> to do it different way if you do netmail me and i sent a little help
 AA> file i am writing.... 

 AA> Andy


 AA> -!- FMail 0.92
 AA>  ! Origin: Mega-Death Solar System BBS 081-7185 (2:440/54)
 AA>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3928            Rec'd                        Date: 03-26-93  00:16
  From: Ryan Murray                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Singh Khanna                                 Mark:                     
  Subj: AllFix

* In Regards to what Ryan Murray said about AllFix.....
 RM> Hello Singh!

 RM> Monday March 22 1993 21:02, Singh Khanna wrote to All:
 
 SK> Does an Echo need to be in both ALLFIX and FMAIL? Where does it fit in, in
 SK> SBBS? Is it set up as a message Echo?

 RM> The Echo needs only be in ALLFIX, and the SBBS file area config, it is
 RM> not a message echo. 
 SK>      How do I set up the batch file to run ALLFIX? Do I set it up the
 SK> batch file at all?

 RM> I have ALLFIX FILE -NoNew in my mail running batchfile.
 
 SK>      ALLFIX says something about message echos, do I set up all my message
 SK> echos in ALLFIX?

 RM> No.  You set up ones where you want to put "New-File" announcements
 RM> and "File-Find" requests/replies. 
 SK>      I'm really floundering here, I've never done this before and I'm not
 SK> at all certain about how ALLFIX is supposed to interface with the rest of
 SK> the system...

 RM> It replaces TICK and allows you to automate certain functions of your
 RM> mailer with files.  Mine forwards the NodeDiff to my point, recives
 RM> all the FIDONET.NA/FIDONET.NO and more files and processes them,
 RM> tosses nodelists, and just about anything else...If you want more
 RM> help, please ask via NetMail 
 RM> \-Ryan-/

 RM> ... Easter is cancelled this year.  They've found the body.

 RM> -!- SuperBBS v1.15 Gamma-1 (Reg)
 RM>  ! Origin: AllFix Support/Registrations * 16.8 HST/V32bis *
 RM> (1:153/942)   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3154            Rec'd                        Date: 03-25-93  10:53
  From: Tim Koral                                    Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Len Morgan                                   Mark:                     
  Subj: Bluewave

* In Regards to what Tim Koral said about Bluewave.....
 TK> * Replying to a message originally from Len Morgan to All
 
 LM> I have been testing out the Bluewave mail door and I notice
 LM> when a user is at HST speeds, they get a lot of errors during
 LM> transfers with Zmodem.  I know it's not my hardware, because I

 TK> It's not you hardware.  I have a similiar setup and had to play
 TK> with the Send & Receive command lines.  Here's mine:

 TK> Send Command Line: dsz ha cts %P sz %F

 TK> Receive Command Line: dsz port %P rz %F


 TK> -=TIM=-


 TK> -!- SuperBBS 1.17-2 (Reg)
 TK>  ! Origin: Critics Choice BBS; What a SuperBBS! (1:267/135)
 TK>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3697            Rec'd Local                  Date: 03-26-93  23:30
  From: Len Morgan                                   Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Patton Dickson                               Mark:                     
  Subj: Bluewave

* In Regards to what Len Morgan said about Bluewave.....
 LM> Hello Patton,

 LM> Thursday March 25 1993 18:01, Patton Dickson wrote to Len Morgan:
 
 PD>  Good to know that it wasn't on my end, I have been testing mine w/o any
 PD>  transfer troubles, is it only happening when the user is connect with a
 PD> v32 like me or does it happen with a USR as well.  I can call from the
 PD> Wildcat board I'm a co-sysop one any try it with that modem if you like
 PD> and relay the results to you.  Just let me know.

 LM> I don't know.  I have received a couple of messages about errors
 LM> during transfers.  Both are 14.4 modems of some type.  I saw a 9600
 LM> baud users use it without any problems.  I know that there are a lot
 LM> of reasons why this can happen ranging from poor quality of the phone
 LM> line to users without 16550 uarts, however, in the latter case, the
 LM> user says it only happens on my system, so I'm curious. 
 PD>  BTW do you have any .bat file examples for Portal of Power(.50g) /Sbbs
 PD>  (1.17-2)?  I'm playing around with it and can't get it set right, and I
 PD>  remember seeing that you had tried it out for a couple of days.

 LM> I use the spwan method of batching.  Here is what I used to load
 LM> SuperBBS.  It worked quite well: 
 LM> [Cut down version of my POP.BAT]

 LM> echo off
 LM> :start
 LM> cd \portal
 LM> portal portal01.cfg
 LM> if errorlevel 200 goto loadbbs
 LM> goto end

 LM> :loadbbs
 LM> bbsbatch.bat <=- This line had to be changed.

 LM> :end
 LM> Echo Portal is down....
 LM> command.com

 LM> -----------------------------------------------
 LM> [Cut down version of SPAWNBBS.BAT]

 LM> echo off

 LM> if %1==0 goto local_sbbs
 LM> cd\sbbs\line1
 LM> bbs -N1 -B%1 -P%2 -T%3 -E0
 LM> goto after_sbbs

 LM> :restart_sbbs
 LM> cd\sbbs\line1
 LM> bbs -R -N1 -E0
 LM> goto after_sbbs

 LM> :after_sbbs
 LM> if errorlevel 5 goto net/echomail
 LM> if errorlevel 4 goto echomail
 LM> if errorlevel 3 goto netmail
 LM> if errorlevel 0 goto finish
 LM> goto out

 LM> :netmail
 LM> cd\fmail
 LM> fmail scan /N
 LM> goto finish

 LM> :echomail
 LM> cd\fmail
 LM> fmail scan /E
 LM> cd\db
 LM> goto finish

 LM> :net/echomail
 LM> cd\fmail
 LM> fmail scan /S
 LM> cd\db
 LM> goto finish

 LM> :finish
 LM> cd\portal
 LM> pop.bat

 LM> :out
 LM> Echo SuperBBS is down.....
 LM> command.com

 LM> Hope this helps.

 LM> Have a great day,

 LM> Len

 LM> ... No honey, there's no handle to flush TSR's in the computer!

 LM> -!- GoldED 2.41+
 LM>  ! Origin: SBBS Zone 1 Reg/Support Coordinator (916) 920-1288
 LM> (1:203/730)  



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3522                                         Date: 03-24-93  15:51
  From: Greg Thompson                                Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Jonathan Robertson                           Mark:                     
  Subj: Buffering

* In Regards to what Greg Thompson said about Buffering.....
 -=> Quoting Jonathan Robertson to Greg Thompson <=-
 
 JR> I have the same problem, but when I asked about it hear, I got a
 JR> somewhat more optimistic answer. I havn't tried it, as I don't have
 JR> the money, but it is said that a 16550AFN UART chip will take care of
 JR> the problem since the buffer handling is so efficent. AND, try turning
 JR> off ARQ for 2400 or something to that effect. 
 JR> Jonathan

 GT> Well the 16550AFN is what I use to do the buffering. I have the port
 GT> locked at 19200 for a 14400 baud modem and have the fifo buffers set at
 GT> 2048 transmit and 1024 recieve. Works out pretty good. I also use X00
 GT> as my fossil driver. 
 GT> Greg


 GT> ... A feature is a bug with seniority.
 GT> -!- Blue Wave/SBBS v2.10 [NR]
 GT>  ! Origin: The Burns City BBS (602) 459-3005 (1:309/31.0)
 GT>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3933                                         Date: 03-25-93  16:48
  From: Ben Hatheway                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: All                                          Mark:                     
  Subj: buggies? No, squashed!

* In Regards to what Ben Hatheway said about buggies? No, squashed!.....
 BH> Hello Aki!

 BH> Monday March 22 1993 13:28, Aki Antman wrote to Ben Hatheway:
 
 AA>  Hi Ben,
 
 BH>> Using REAL message numbers, I have a message area that has, say
 BH>> 49 messages, none private. A user with the proper access
 BH>> selects this area and wishes to Read reverse. IF he merely
 BH>> presses enter, he will be given the last message in that area,
 BH>> #49. IF he types in 49 instead, he is told: "Invalid Message
 
 AA>  Fixed in 1.18.
 
 BH>> Exiting CHAT mode has unpredictable results depending upon
 BH>> where the user is at the time of chat. I updated a user's
 
 AA>  Fixed in 1.18.
 
 BH>> The control code that allows the status of an error correcting
 BH>> modem to be viewed is not working correctly. I see a lot of
 
 AA>  I'll check that one.
 AA>  Greetings,
 AA>  Aki
 AA> -+- SuperBBS 1.18 Alpha-2 (Reg)
 AA>  + Origin: * SuperBBS HQ * Node #3 * (2:220/620)

 BH> Now what more from a program could one expect?? I had not even
 BH> addressed these questions to Aki, rather to Len Morgan who could check
 BH> them on his system and advise if they were legitimate problems or
 BH> sysop-induced, and who himself has better things to do than verify
 BH> others' anomolies. But Aki took the time to respond himself, and that
 BH> cannot go unmentioned. 
 BH> I want to amplify on what Len has said about registering SuperBBS. I
 BH> switched to Super because I was unsatisfied with Quick (lastread
 BH> pointer problems forcing users to sporadically re-read old messages
 BH> over again), followed by Remote Access (slower than molasses on the
 BH> machine I was using at the time). Not only did Super not have these
 BH> problems, but compared to the others, had a treasure chest of features
 BH> and goodies that really made the program exciting to run. 
 BH> So go back and re-read Len's message about registering. We've got an
 BH> author who's dedicated to making his product the best it can be and
 BH> who listens and responds to those who use it (even when the
 BH> correspondence may not be directed to him) and from all indications
 BH> will continue to do so, but only if we support him by registering the
 BH> best BBS package around... 
 BH> Now my tear line will soon show that I am a registered SBBS user as
 BH> soon as I register Gecho to which I have switched from FMAIL when I
 BH> started using Portal of Power instead of Frontdoor (G).. 

 BH> Ben

 BH> * Origin:Ben's Bulletin Board * Costa Mesa, Ca (714) 751-4332
 BH> (1:103/595) 
 BH> -!- GEcho 1.00
 BH>  ! Origin: Ben's Bulletin Board * Costa Mesa, Ca (714) 751-4332
 BH> (1:103/595)   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 3160                                         Date: 03-22-93  08:07
  From: Ivo Tops                                     Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Eric Krichbaum                               Mark:                     
  Subj: ChatManager V2.4public be

* In Regards to what Ivo Tops said about ChatManager V2.4public be.....
 EK >IT>The new public beta v2.4 from Chat Manager is now available;
 EK >IT>Filename: CHTMN24B IT>Size    : 290Kb (depending on archiver)
 EK >IT>Freqname: CHATBETA or CHTMN24B.*
 
 EK >Anyone in zone 1: have this????  Please!!!!!!!

 IT> Yep. Drew Roberts, 1:216/510

 IT> Grtz,

 IT> Ivo

 IT> -!-
 IT>  ! Origin: FIBBS Financiele Databank  [020-6342503]  (2:280/305)

 IT>  



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2619                                         Date: 03-25-93  21:20
  From: Alan Newbery                                 Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Chris Patterson                              Mark:                     
  Subj: Full-Screen Message Viewer

* In Regards to what Alan Newbery said about Full-Screen Message Viewer.....
 CP> Try GEDIT, FREQ from 1:170/303 as "GEDIT", v.32bis/HST speeds.

 AN> thanks... (i thought Gedit was only a message editor).


 AN> -!- FMail 0.92
 AN>  ! Origin: Andromeda BBS  US 916/484-6803 (1:203/4433)
 AN>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 2565            Local                        Date: 03-24-93  17:00
  From: Eric Lapham                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: All                                          Mark:                     
  Subj: Hs/link

* In Regards to what Eric Lapham said about Hs/link.....
 EL> Heres the only way HS/LINK worked for me, first you need to make the
 EL> 2 files into .EXE files ( they are in QBASIC ). It works as a true 2
 EL> way transfer external protocol, and doesn't mess up the users ul/dl
 EL> account... 

 EL> SBBSHSDL.EXE
 EL> _____________
 EL> PRINT " Hs/Link DOWNLOAD Fix for SuperBBS version 1.17-2"
 EL> PRINT " Version 1.1.2 Beta"
 EL> SHELL "del c:\superbbs\files."
 EL> SHELL "del c:\superbbs\files.tun"
 EL> SHELL "copy c:\superbbs\files.lst,c:\superbbs\files."
 EL> SHELL "del c:\superbbs\files.lst"
 EL> OPEN "c:\superbbs\files." FOR INPUT AS #1
 EL> OPEN "c:\superbbs\files.tun" FOR OUTPUT AS #2
 EL> a$ = "":INPUT #1, a$
 EL> flag = 1
 EL> a$ = RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - 7)
 EL> DO WHILE flag = 1
 EL> x = INSTR(1, a$, "UNN NNN")
 EL> IF x <> 0 THEN
 EL> b$ = LEFT$(a$, x - 1)
 EL> a$ = RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - (x + 6))
 EL> PRINT "Fixing File "; b$; " in Files.tun"
 EL> PRINT b$:PRINT #2, b$
 EL> END IF
 EL> IF x = 0 THEN
 EL> flag = 0:PRINT a$:PRINT #2, a$
 EL> END IF
 EL> LOOP
 EL> CLOSE #1:CLOSE #2
 EL> PRINT "User Download Queue File Written to c:\superbbs\files.tun"
 EL> SHELL "del c:\superbbs\files."
 EL> END


 EL> SBBSHSUL.EXE
 EL> ____________
 EL> PRINT " Hs/Link Upload Fix for SuperBBS version 1.17-2"
 EL> PRINT " Version 1.1.2 Beta"
 EL> SHELL "copy c:\superbbs\files.tun,c:\superbbs\files.lst"
 EL> SHELL "del c:\superbbs\files.tun"
 EL> SHELL "c:\superbbs\dsz2icom.exe c:\superbbs\hslink -p2
 EL> -uc:\wildcat\uploads\  @c:\superbbs\files.lst"
 EL> PRINT "copying intercom.log to superbbs "
 EL> SHELL "copy c:\wildcat\uploads\intercom.log,c:\superbbs\intercom.log"


 EL> Protocol # 4     PgDn = Next  PgUp = Prev    
 EL> 
 EL> Activated           : Yes                                  
 EL> Name                : HS/Link                                        
 EL> Key                 : H                                              
 EL> Batch               : Yes                                          
 EL> Protocol type       : BIMODEM                                    
 EL> Log style           : ICOM                                     
 EL> Download command    : c:\superbbs\sbbshsdl.exe                
 EL> Upload command      : c:\superbbs\sbbshsul.exe              
 EL> Log file name       : c:\superbbs\intercom.log             
 EL> Control file name   : c:\superbbs\files.lst               
 EL> Effic               : 98                                  
 EL> Download Ctl Str    :                                    
 EL> Upload Ctl Str      :                                  
 EL> Download log keyword:                                
 EL> Upload log keyword  :                              
 EL> File name word NR.  : 0                          
 EL>  SLMR 2.0  All wiyht.  Rho sritched mg
 EL> kegtops awound? -!- SuperQWK 1.17-2 (Reg)
 EL>  ! Origin: SBBS Western Support/Reg Site Sacto, CA (916) 920-1288
 EL> (1:203/730) 



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4810                                         Date: 03-27-93  09:33
  From: Greg Thompson                                Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Mike Tatum                                   Mark:                     
  Subj: 117-2 and BlueWave??

* In Regards to what Greg Thompson said about 117-2 and BlueWave??.....
 -=> Quoting Mike Tatum to All <=-
 
 MT> Has anyone else noticed that BlueWave doesn't update the lastread
 MT> pointers in SBBS 1.17-2 ???? 
 MT> Even though BW says it has updated the lastread pointers, SBBS never
 MT> actually does it ???  Bug or Feature ??? 
 MT> This wasn't any problems in 1.17 but in 1.17-2 it certainly is!

 GT> Do you have the *e on the end of the command line for a type 7 exit
 GT> and on type 15 it will automatically read your exitinfo.bbs file. The
 GT> *e must be on the end of the type 7 or it will not read the
 GT> exitinfo.bbs. 
 GT> Greg



 GT> ... "Milhouse, we live in the age of cooties!"  - Bart Simpson
 GT> -!- Blue Wave/SBBS v2.10 [NR]
 GT>  ! Origin: The Burns City BBS (602) 459-3005 (1:309/31.0)
 GT>   



 Area: SUPERBBS 
  Msg#: 4480                                         Date: 03-26-93  17:59
  From: Glenn Pinel                                  Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Larry Huegele                                Mark:                     
  Subj: Problems with 1.17-2

* In Regards to what Glenn Pinel said about Problems with 1.17-2.....
 GP> Hello Larry!

 GP> 20 Mar 93, Larry Huegele writes to Aki Antman:
 
 
 LH> Anywayz, ever since I switched from version 1.17-gamma1 to 1.17-2, I've
 LH> been  getting sporatic exception 13's from QEMM.  Do you have any ideas
 LH> what might  be causing this?  Is there a way to make SBBS "NOT" use the
 LH> EMS?

 GP> I had simular problems until I INGORED manifests "suggestion" that I
 GP> add "exclude=???? ???? <(I forget exactly what the address was). Once
 GP> I removed the "suggested" exclude addition my system was super (no pun
 GP> intended) stable. To date it hasen't lock up again and that was 2 1/2
 GP> months ago. Hope this helps! 
 GP> Glenn

 GP> -!- GoldED 2.40
 GP>  ! Origin: Some Guy's Basement (705)322-2643 Phelpston,Ontario
 GP> (1:252/412)   


