On 18 Jan 06  14:07:30, Nancy Backus got back to All 
-> Re: new fix for BW reader!

 NB> Richard had been looking for a way to fix the Y2K date problem that
 NB> shows up in the QWK .rep packets.  He patched some of the code that
 NB> had to do with the way the date was shown, both in the listing of
 NB> message packets and in the message itself.  When I close the reply
 NB> packet, I no longer lose the dates on the messages, and no longer need
 NB> to use Dale's REPFIX to keep from having the last number of the

It sounds as if he dug deeply into the code.  

 NB> He has patches done and available for the DOS 2.20, 2.30, and the
 NB> DOS/386 versions.

Good work!   


 NB> He also would be willing to try patching of the Hatchew BW doors, if
 NB> someone is willing to work with him on testing one on a bbs.  He

I'm not sure if anyone is still running them...  

 NB> Obligatory disclaimer:  No, we haven't the foggiest idea either how to
 NB> contact George and get permission or the source files.

It's been Abandon Ware for a long time now.  Personally, I 
don't see a problem.  It would have been nice if George sold 
or publicly released the source code though.  

It would be nice if George could be contacted to allow new 
licensing of the now upgraded program.  

In any event, nice work!  



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