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- From: lundberg@rhombus.cs.jhu.edu (Andrew Jon Lundberg)
- Subject: Re: WWIV flexi? UUCP Op, WWCP? VBBS..
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.231054.22863@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
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- Organization: Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, Baltimore, MD
- References: <C1IuHM.Dt5@javelin.sim.es.com> <1993Jan27.181440.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 23:10:54 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
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- >In article <C1IuHM.Dt5@javelin.sim.es.com>, tpehrson@javelin.sim.es.com (tim clinkenpeel) writes:
- >> i'm putting up a board in february with a UUCP connection. i'm searching for
- >> the 'best' options in regards to BBS software. i ran a WWIV board back in the
- >> days of version 3.21D and have called BBS' running later versions -- some i'm
- >> familiar with that package. thought it was decent, but it's not like i'm
- >> emotionally attached to it or anything.
- >> ...
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- >Last version of WWIV that I have heard of is WWIV 4.21, Net30 (for WWIVnet
- >netting). There is a file to convert Waffle packets to WWIVnet and visa-versa
- >called WWCP, send email to 1-9704@wwiv.cojones.com or roy@cybrspc.com and ask
- >about it... I think you can get a copy of it someplace FTP (not sure).
- >You would need the source code (about $50 for source) and TC++ (I believe) to
- >edit the source, to add the "." to the base WFC menu is easy.. I did it by
- >moving some code around from inside the source.. not sure of the MOD I tused..
- >MOD=Modification for WWIV source code.. Ask Filo if you can about MODs..
- >If you can email on WWIVnet send email to 1@9714 or 1@501 for info..
- >the 1@501 is a WWCP gateway to waffle(?) I think..
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- >Far as I know there is no source code out for VBBS, but last I heard someone in
- >Ireland (Northern?) wrote a modification for it so that VBBS can gate to
- >fidonet or was it UUCP, inclluding WWIV and VBBS nets..
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- >IF you can get ahold of WWIV or VBBS netted BBSes might ask around there to..
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- >Michael Adams
- >Alias: Morgoth/Ghost Wheel
- >nsmca@acad2.alaska.edu
- >(used to be 1@9709 on WWIVnet)
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-
- A few minor corrections:
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- The current version of WWIV is now 4.22 (dated 1-23-93).
- The currnt net software is Net32.
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- Source code (in QuickBasic) is available for registered VBBS users.
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- Andrew Lundberg
- lundberg@cs.jhu.edu
- 1@4067 on the WWIVnet
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