Janis,

JK>> I have seen parts of it before and recently watch it all the way through.

  I have the BBS Documentary DVD myself, but haven't watched it all the
way through. I do have two bulletins on the BBS...one a review of it,
and the other a reply. Rob Swindell (aka digital man, who does
Synchronet), did the original review of it.

JK>It was also great for me seeing people there I never had the opportunity to 
JK>in person, and hearing them talk.   So many great oldtimers and
JK>otherwise  and I thought "I" was old.. :)

  The only thing that's old is the dates on some of the files. Some of
the ones I have are over 20 years old. But, my BBS is now the oldest,
and only one left in Arkansas.

JK>Yes.. an unforgettable sound.  I remember how I could tell what speed modem 
JK>connecting to my system by the negotiation/sounds.  Ron thought I was a litt
JK>addicted I think (laugh) We used to laugh over going on vacation and my
JK>"checklist" before we took off (Ok, telnet nodes are
running, Modem is
JK>running... bbs is set..Oh, and kids are with Mom )

  Or the tagline "Not tonight, dear...I have a BBS". 



JK>I get a LOT of connect/disconnect hacker attempts via telnet that Shorewall 
JK> You know same old new format Lol

  A lot of port sniffers have tried to get into the BBS, but in most
cases, VADV32 (Virtual Advanced) has been able to handle it...especially
with the cached IP addresses (the connection is refused). However, for
whatever reason of late, some days, the VADV32 Telnet server crashes,
and until I notice it, the BBS is offline (never mind the threat of
summertime thunderstorms or power outages from the intense heat and
rolling blackouts). I am working on going back to Synchronet (still a
lot of work to do), but am looking at "the best of both worlds"...using
VADV32's website, then Synchronet for the rest of it. The main thing I
liked about Synchronet was that one could install both fossil and
non-fossil doors.



JK>And yet we were freed from the clutches of the PHONE COMPANY (evil creeps in
JK>at least (laugh)) so that

  Several years ago, construction crews working at the apartment complex
where I live, sliced through several underground cables like a knife
through butter...even though they were clearly marked. They left the
holes open, and it poured rain that night, flooding the cables. The
resulting phone line noise made voice or data calls impossible. I can't
see spending $50 for a vanilla line that's so noisy, especially since
I'm fully disabled, and on a fixed income already.

JK>Yes McAfee (or anti-vir/hack software of your choice is your friend
) or 
JK>can get files from fidonet  and hopefully nothing slips past us.. :)

  I use the IObit program suite myself...as does Marc Lewis (1:396/45).
I also had gotten several of the filegate echoes.

JK>Yes, the filegate still does the same.  Ask Ben Ritchey.. I send him tons of
JK>email attaches for software from software authors that email me for Windows
JK>utils etc., but FEW of them get past McAfee or whatever 

  Once I get the software switch done, I'll start grabbing some more of
those.

Daryl

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