Robert Couture -> Shannon Talley wrote:
 RC> Hello Shannon.

 RC> 18 Oct 05 20:40, you wrote to me:

 ST|>> You didn't waste "any" time getting and testing that
mod.  Going back
 ST|>> through some of the messages on PhPBB's website regarding that Mod, it
 ST|>> appears as though others have had that same problem.

 RC> When I get an idea, I tend to get right into it :)

 ST|>> I think it would be better -- and likely easier -- to implement an
 ST|>> executable tosser of sorts that could import/export from/to an NNTP
 ST|>> server and toss it to PhpBB's MYSQL database.  I think it's easier
 ST|>> using the NNTP server because one doesn't have to go back and try to
 ST|>> figure out all of those fidonet kludges, one could let the NNTP server
 ST|>> sort that stuff out instead.  It could be a simple import/export
 ST|>> utility that could run on top of other applications (like in a tray
 ST|>> environment of sorts).  Heck, I think that would be a good add-on for
 ST|>> Internet Rex!

 RC> Well. the development of IREX seems to be next to nil (Much to my
 RC> dissapointment as a 1000 node server owner as there are issues
 RC> preventing me from using it under Linux.)

 RC> In order to perform what you say above, we would need a programmer to
 RC> help out.  I may attempt something on my own, but there are zero
 RC> promises of anything actually working :)
You know I've wondered how hard it would be to make a news group reader
out of php.
A simple frames type thing that you could brows down through a set
amont of messages.
with each message haveing a reply button so you could send a reply back to
the nntp server.

hm but then you would need cookies to keep track of who it was that was
posting and hwo had access as well.

For instance a page about 4x4's might use a php button to let viewers
read and write from to others useing the page if it were connected to
a jamnntpd server then everything would be in a jam db for fido to
work with.
The amount of news groups would ony be limited by the page creators
desire for another php button/newsgroup link.



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