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to: Rick Van Ruth
from: Sean Rima
date: 2003-11-18 00:34:06
subject: Tools to attach files to BSO

Hello Rick.

18 Nov 03 07:17, you wrote to me:

 SR>> Would need to be a script as it is for BRE games etc :)

 RR> Symlink Bre's outbound directory to the nodes mailbox, make sure you
 RR> run share.exe under dosemu startups so the file isn't sent when
 RR> someone is in the game.

 RR> Symlink the inbound as well to a directory under dos for automatic
 RR> incoming file processing. If using MBSE symlink /opt/mbse/var/msgs to
 RR> a msgs directory under dos as well, however you will need to add to
 RR> your scripts to delete these as using mailboxes means game netmail
 RR> messages aren't used by the BBS.

It has been a while since I had to do all this, I had a similar method
under BBBS but then I became OS Challenged afetr getting this new PC and I
had to get the wife a laptop from Ebay so that I could get Linux back :)

Sean

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