Hi Maurice!

>> Qedit is one that never got used here much.. probably because
>> I was in the DOS world for such a short time, then switched to
>> OS/2, then linux

> Funny that you didn't run across it in OS/2 since it got much usage
> there, perhaps even moreso than on DOS.  I think I stumbled across it

I was using some character based editor in os/2.. not being of the gui
mentality  ... can't remember the name though :(

> roughly in 93-94ish.  Early 90's sometime.  Only used it on DOS though.
> Didn't bother much with OS/2 myself and made the leap from DOS to Linux.
> Been well over a decade since last seeing qedit.

>> I'll have to ask Nancy if it uses the Ctrl+? keys that PCDos's
>> Wordstar uses?

> From what I see in the micro-emacs I am guessing it is close if not
> exactly the same.

Aha.. had a feeling..

>> If so, and if she's running linux she should try the joe editor

> She is using DOS.  An older micro-emacs from the sounds of it.

Oh, I see.. hey Nancy, why did I think you were running linux?  Do you have
it on another system maybe?

>> That's good :)

> We'll see.  I still haven't done much about testgrab.zip other than to
> figure out what I might do about linux-ing the idea up.  Once you let
> me know what the upload packet should be named I'd be happy to give
> that a try.  As is the downloaded testgrab.zip's format looks like it
> will be suitable to the evil, demented plan although it would be nice
> to ditch zip.  ;-)

Try naming it upload.zip .. I can't find anything in the docs about it..
real pia.  I guess I could email Kim Heino about it . maybe I
will tomorrow :)

>> Here's a look a the nodelist files since August,

> The two I noticed lately claimed they haven't had anything to do with
> Fido in over a decade and are just restarting again.

Yes, we've had a number of past sysops return to the nodelist.. :)

>> Ok pretty small compared to the "old days"

> For sure.  However I still maintain that the true health is in BBS's
> userlist and not in the nodelist.  I am doing my part by supporting
> your BBS.  Now I expect that eventually you'll return the favour.  ;-)

hehe :)

> Offlning is the answer.  Your web interface times out too soon for
> messaging and the telnet interface isn't cooperating with my plan.

Stinkin' isp.. or maybe it's stinkin' dsl line ..

> The solution looks to be in testgrab.zip methinks.  I have it working
> with wget and ncftp.  I am thinking of using perl and it's ftp module
> just for fun.  That potentially could be portable if it already isn't
> a done deal.  I did note that bbbs is cooperative with perl which makes
> this idea interesting.

It says it is in the docs.. some sysops I know have tried to get bbbs to
talk to their perl scripts with no success.. but that was on the sysop
side.. (i.e., bbbs running the perl script).  I haven't tried it to be
honest... maybe I should :)

Take care,
Janis

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