Hi Daryl,

>>> 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.

It was online a while back, I haven't checked recently.  I enjoyed it a great deal.

>> It was also great for me seeing people there I never had the opportunity to
>> in person, and hearing them talk.   So many great oldtimers and
>> 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.

IIRC the oldest file I have here is from 1980+ or so.. that would be because
when Eric Van Riper asked me to take over the PDN he sent me all the C
programming files he'd either collected or which were sent to him by people
wanting to be a part of the Programmers Distribution Network... and of
course I've been mostly able to keep some files I'd written in C, etc. way
way back when I first started programming.

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

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

LOL!

>> I get a LOT of connect/disconnect hacker attempts via telnet that Shorewall
>>  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).

Understand.. and one can't always help what kind of weather hits you where you live.

> 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.

From what I can tell, BBBS/li (linux version of BBBS) is handling some
doors ok.  I try to log on them remotely now and again to check, well, you
know when I have time   The "real doors" like pimp wars
(that door still cracks me up Lol) load slowly... but the doors written
with bbbs's internal language load fast and I like them.  One of these days
I'll try dosemu and scrabble, I do have my original key from my Dos days
here "somewhere" hehe

> 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.

That's too bad, I suppose if no one complains they'll just leave it as is.
I hear not that many people use "phone companies" much anymore,
since companies like magicjack came out.....

>> Yes McAfee (or anti-vir/hack software of your choice is your
friend ) or
>> 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.

I use Clamav to check everything that goes out here, it's a great free
virus checker..

>> Yes, the filegate still does the same.  Ask Ben Ritchey.. I send him tons of
>> email attaches for software from software authors that email me for Windows
>> 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.

Sounds good.  I can always use more FileGate HUBs so let me know if you'd
like to do that when you are all set.

HUBs are expected to have the files "online" where people can get
them via the
web, ftp, or binkp (some or all of those methods).  Some HUBs can
only make them available via tick technology, some can run web servers,
etc.  I have several HUBs listed in the filegate.zxx file (in the HUBs
section). It just helps take the load off my system when someone wants to
start distributing file archives :)

Take care,
Janis

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