Sat 2003-08-02 09:09, Robert Bashe (2:2448/44) wrote to Andrew Clarke:

 RB> If and when you have time/interest to consider it, support for the
 RB> FastEcho area setup would be very useful, at least in R24, where
 RB> FastEcho is in widespread use. Although I'm using GoldED now (since
 RB> my main computer is meanwhile on Win2000 and my Squish message base
 RB> files have long names, making it impossible to use the DOS version
 RB> of timED), and have used FastEcho for the last 7-8 years, I used to

I tend not to write code that I have no use for personally (unless I'm
being paid!) and I don't run FastEcho here (you're about 8 years too late)
so I can't see myself ever writing/fixing/testing the FastEcho config file
code, but someone else might have a go.

Having said that though, I seem to vaguely recall FastEcho has the ability
to export its configuration in SQUISH.CFG format, which the Win32 (Cygwin)
port of timEd will be happy with, so you might want to give that a try in
the meantime.

Also, regarding the DOS version of timEd not being able to access the
message bases with LFNs, it may be possible to write a short program to
translate a SQUISH.CFG with LFNs in it to a SQUISH.CFG with SFNs, ie.

  EchoArea FTSC_PUBLIC e:\msg\fidonet\ftsc_public -$

is translated to 

  EchoArea FTSC_PUBLIC E:\MSG\FIDONET\FTSC_P~1 -$

"FTSC_P~1" might not be the correct name though, so the program
would need to call the DOS interrupt function to deal with translating LFNs
to SFNS.  It sounds simple enough though.  Now who wants to write it?  ;-)

 RB> be an enthusiastic timED user (still have my key from Gerard) and
 RB> was greatly disappointed when Gerard left fido without releasing
 RB> the source code. I had pretty well given up hope that anyone would
 RB> do anything with the code he finally released years later, when I
 RB> heard of your work. 

 RB> Cheers, Bob

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