In a reply from Russell Tiedt on 20:05 about LORD, wont start

RT>  RT>> Above is the log  for a connection to the BBS via telnet, where I
RT>  RT>> try and start the LORD game from the BBS, it gets this far, then
RT>  RT>> hangs.

RT>  RJ> hmmm

RT>  RT>> I believe, it tries to start the game LORD, but somewhere,
RT>  RT>> something just doesn't connect/work.

RT>  RT>> The door files get made in /doors/node1/door.sys & door32.sys

RT>  RJ> this is a door.sys drop file only

RT> Yes, but the BBS produces both ...

use door.sys

RT>  RT>> Lord, works well enough in local mode.

RT>  RJ> hmmm

RT>  RT>> Ideas, please.

RT>  RJ> love to, but I run a different bbs software

RT> True, but I suspect this is a L.O.R.D/DOS issue, not BBS specific, and 
RT> somewhere I have missed/forgotten something. 

have you got the start.bat setup?

here what a telnet node setting look like from lordcfg :

(1) Node Number                 : 4
(2) BBS Name                    : Time Warp of the Future
(3) BBS Software                : DOORSYS
(4) Path to dropfile            : d:\sbbs\node4
(5) Fossil / Internal           : Using regular fossil driver
(6) Locked port speed           : Port not locked
(7) Comport                     : Read from dropfile
(8) Send Open Comports command  : Yes!
(9) Send Reset Comports command : Yes!
(A) Use special ANSI settings   : No!
(B) Use direct screen writes    : Yes!
(C) The status bar is           : Enabled!


hope that helps

Rob Starr
Lord Time SysOp of
Time Warp of the Future BBS
Telnet : Time.Darktech.Org
         Timewarpfuture.Dyndns.Org (backup)
ICQ #11868133 or 70398519
Yahoo : lordtime2000  AIM : LordTime20000  MSN : Lord Time


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