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echo: bbs_carnival
to: Daryl Stout
from: Nicholas Boel
date: 2016-04-16 06:47:52
subject: Re: Best UNIX/LINUX BBS for F

Hello Daryl,

On 15 Apr 16 11:58, Daryl Stout wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> Hello Daryl,

 DS> Hi, Nicholas...

 NB>> All I'm saying is that you shouldn't badly about a software when
 NB>> it's self made mistakes.

 DS>   I would've felt better had there been things like examples, screen
 DS> shots, or even documentation on such. I know there's an unwritten rule
 DS> with Sysops that if someone else does the work, it's THEIR setup, and
 DS> not mine. But, I feel like I'm being a pest asking all these
 DS> questions, because I couldn't find the information I was looking for.

There is a wiki being worked on as we speak (wiki.mysticbbs.com).

And asking questions is exactly what echos like MYSTIC and this one are
for. So there's no reason for you to feel like a pest whatsoever. Just
don't get so frustrated that you start taking it out on the developer
and/or his software. We have very limited amounts of programmers that
actually take the time to do something for our community these days. All
insulting them or their software will do is drive them away.

 NB>> Can't wait! Good luck and hope the rest is smooth sailing for you.

 DS>   I got help on the autoposts setup, but the last thing is the doors.
 DS> I am confused by the documentation on how to call Mystic up on the
 DS> telnet side, instead of just in local mode. I already am running
 DS> Net2BBS and NetFoss as a frontend for GT Power, and it won't let me
 DS> run more than one copy of NetFoss/Net2BBS at a time.

I don't think there's a difference in the door execution whether you're
logged on via telnet or in local mode. Just do it the way it's documented
and have a friend test it for you via telnet.

 DS>   I was wanting to test things on a non-standard port, before I open
 DS> it up to users. No point in having the system online if nothing is
 DS> working correctly.

That's fine. Just make sure you have the non-standard port open on your
router and you can do whatever you like with it. Run it on port 2323 for a
bit, and when it's up to your own standards, move it over to port 23.

 DS>   But, since I have been too much of a pest, I am ABANDONING the idea
 DS> of changing software.

This is like the 2nd or 3rd time you've said you were going to abandon the
idea. You obviously want to change software as you keep going back to it.
People are here to help you. And you are not being a pest - up until you
start spreading rumors and/or talking down the software or developer of
said software because something didn't just start working perfectly for you
the first time - which makes the #1 person (the developer) with the best
knowledge of the software not want to help you.

Regards,
Nick

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