Hello everybody.

Many times when I am searching for FIDO implementation details, I end up on Synchronet's Wiki or WWIV's "Learn2" DOC (http://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/latest/).

My question is - I like the WWIV look, do not want to install that theme - and was curious to get input from others - is there another "docs" type of layout and look that is out there (I don't surf much ... so I look to others for input)... what is out there that looks professional?

Regards,

Ozz

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Re: Another Question.
By: Ozz Nixon to All on Fri Feb 08 2019 01:09 pm

Hello everybody.

Many times when I am searching for FIDO implementation details, I end up on Synchronet's Wiki or WWIV's "Learn2" DOC (http://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/latest/).

My question is - I like the WWIV look, do not want to install that theme and was curious to get input from others - is there another "docs" type

of

layout and look that is out there (I don't surf much ... so I look to others for input)... what is out there that looks professional?

Probably the best it to make an interface that is adaptable in looks.

No matter what you do, someone will want to change your blue widget to purple or something.
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Hello Ozz,

is there another "docs" type of layout and look that is out there
(I don't surf much ... so I look to others for input)...
what is out there that looks professional?

Have you tried to get ALL the FTSC documents there were and still are available to the public at many FidoNet BBS frequable or from InterNet DownLoadable.

The same can be done for all the FidoNews magazines publisched via a FileEcho and also available at many FidoNet BBS's or frequable by mailers.

Look at AllFiles of many systems.

The 3rd route could be a file searches echomail area, i.e. AllFix.
Many systems will respond if placed there a search message for FidoNet documentation.

Good luck for your learning curve.

Greeting from Henri.

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Hello Henri.

10 Feb 19 05:10, you wrote to me:

Hello Ozz,

is there another "docs" type of layout and look that is out there
(I don't surf much ... so I look to others for input)...
what is out there that looks professional?

Have you tried to get ALL the FTSC documents there were and still are available to the public at many FidoNet BBS frequable or from InterNet DownLoadable.

Greeting from Henri.

Thank you kindly! I appreciate everyone's feedback so far. I am still toying with ideas. One goal is to use a solution like WWIV and Synchronet - for the new QuickBBS code I am working on releasing the next 90+ days. I have spent months going through latest RA, SuperBBS, EleBBS, EzyBBS, Celerity, PCB, etc. and made a roadmap of what QBBS 2.801 supported vs. everything I needed to add. For example, the rewrite of QCONFIG went from 341k to under 100k. Without compression tricks...

Ozz

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Hello Ozz.

11 Feb 19 18:51, you wrote to Henri Derksen:

Synchronet - for the new QuickBBS code I am working on releasing the

So are you writing a QuickBBS clone or did Benjamin give you the QBBS code? I'm friends with him on Facebook and was thinking about asking him if I could get a key for QuickBBS...

Later,
Sean

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Hello Sean.

12 Feb 19 18:07, you wrote to me:

Hello Ozz.

11 Feb 19 18:51, you wrote to Henri Derksen:

Synchronet - for the new QuickBBS code I am working on releasing
the

So are you writing a QuickBBS clone or did Benjamin give you the QBBS code? I'm friends with him on Facebook and was thinking about asking
him if I could get a key for QuickBBS...

Legally got my code before Ben. Requirement was not to use QuickBBS as the name. However, after speaking with Ben, finding out he lost 2.90+ source... I debating on grabing the trademark and spinngin QuickBBS back up - synchronize the 2.9 changes to my 2.8 source - and release it.

However, my agreement with Steve was when my company bought the source was not to step on the QuickBBS Team's shoes. My code base is much smaller, as I droppped OPRO, APRO, OO, QWIK, etc. And replaced all of that cdoe with assembly. For example, QCONFIG was 341kb, mine is just under 100kb. Similar look, but, dropped all the (p)OOP. ;-)

I would have no heartache in co-authoring with Ben... last time (about a year ago+) we spoke - he didn't seem to care about the 16bit world forward. And since I wrote my own compilers - I didn't care to go Delphi or Free Pascal.

Ozz

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Hello Sean.

12 Feb 19 18:07, you wrote to me:

So are you writing a QuickBBS clone or did Benjamin give you the QBBS

Sneakpeek of ExchangeBBS 3.0 Setup Screenshots:

http://www.exchangebbs.com/wiki/

I still have a lot more screens to capture and document... however, as someone familiar with QBBS you should see a lot that looks like QCONFIG in EXSETUP. Excluding a few obvious variances, the TCP based code uses most of the same EXSETUP screens. Feedback welcome/wanted... ;-)

Ozz

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Hello Carol.

09 Feb 19 21:01, you wrote to me:

Re: Another Question.
By: Ozz Nixon to All on Fri Feb 08 2019 01:09 pm

Hello everybody.

Many times when I am searching for FIDO implementation details, I
end up on Synchronet's Wiki or WWIV's "Learn2" DOC
(http://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/latest/).

Probably the best it to make an interface that is adaptable in looks.

http://www.exchangebbs.com/wiki/

Well, I am making a home grown Wiki ;-) ... I rarely run other peoples code ;-)

Ozz

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PS. Got your Netmail - let me know if you get it back - have not focused on Netmail with the new build of my scripts.

To answer your netmail incase my reply does not get there - yes, send me URL to source and I will update it for you ;-)

-- we can take the conversation to the PASCAL echo if you would like...

Ozz

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Question for Mark/Fred, is the Origin line from my GoldEd setup out of Spec? (2 leading spaces, should be 1, right?)...

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On 2019 Mar 13 13:29:04, you wrote to you:

Question for Mark/Fred, is the Origin line from my GoldEd setup out of Spec? (2 leading spaces, should be 1, right?)...

one leading space per spec...

note also that it can be empty with only the leading " * Origin: " and the trailing "(z:n/node[.point][@domain])"...

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Hello Ozz.

13 Mar 19 13:11, you wrote to me:

-- we can take the conversation to the PASCAL echo if you would
like...

Will do. I am recuperating from my car accident on 2/27 and typing is difficult at this time.

Later,
Sean

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On 2019-03-16 15:45:49 +0000, Sean Dennis -> Ozz Nixon said:

Will do. I am recuperating from my car accident on 2/27 and typing is difficult at this time.

Later,
Sean

(This year?) Wow, glad you survived! I replied via Netmail, but, I do not have my FMail 100% setup correctly. I look forward to helping you with the code changes in the PASCAL echo.

Ozz

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