Re: files.bbs to 00index.html?
  By: mark lewis to Eric Renfro on Tue Oct 20 2015 10:56 am


 ML> 20 Oct 15 01:19, you wrote to All:

 ER>> So, I'm curious..

 ER>> Now that I have a dedicated binkd HUB system, I'm trying to come up
 ER>> with sane ways to make the fileechos available via ftp and http,
 ER>> since there's no actual BBS on the HUB itself, and I have no
 ER>> intentions of running a second BBS. :)

 ML> you don't have to run a BBS to have file areas available via FREQ...

True. Since I tried out mfreq and liked it, my HUB now fully supports SRIF FREQ
requests. So, that part works. My hub also runs http and ftp, so the files are
available both ways. But, the problem with both of those is they lack
displaying descriptions. In Firefox, at least, if a 00index.html file exists in
the ftp directory, it will display the description along-side the file, which
is why I wanted it. Primarily that reason alone. ;)

 ER>> I'm curious if anyone happends to know of any Linux utils to convert
 ER>> files.bbs files into 00index.html, off-hand. I know it's a bit of a
 ER>> long shot, but hey, I want to try, else I could likely write my own
 ER>> in bash or perl or python or ruby..

 ML> i don't understand why such a utility would be needed?

Just to display filename, file description, etc.. They can look it up obviously
in the available files.bbs or allfiles archive, but still, seeing it inline
with the file listing is all that much more coherently understandable.

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