Hi! Kurt,
In a message to All you wrote:
@TID: SBBSecho 2.23-Win32 r1.224 Oct 17 2013 MSC 1600
Is anyone here?
You're not being ignored. :)
I'd love to see your BBS batch files, if your BBS/mailer/utils are
batch file driven.
Most of my primary Fido system is still served by batch files but you wouldn't want to see most of them, as they're quite convoluted. Even I have trouble understanding how the bulk of them used to/still do work. I have to stop & read my remarks occasionally to grasp how they do things. :)
In a nutshell, my batches rely on having a single batch to create a common environment used by most (nearly all) other batches or even the (Win9x) DOS command-line. Other batch scripts fall into these general categories:
* one used to start Radius initially (and then exits);
* one used by a Radius event to stop itself and start maintenance (which overwatches maint and re-starts Radius when finished);
* a tosser job, to process mail and/or TIC-attached files;
* the maintenance task which maintains the messagebase, posts logfiles to a local echo and then archives the logfiles to a daily ARJ and then a monthly ARJ; and,
* other ad-hoc scripts to start/stop the IP daemon or a POTS node, send mail, create config files on-the-fly (most of which have Windows icon-based menu shortcuts).
There are other scripts. Think of a problem and I may have a (close) batch solution for you. ;-)
I have a Windows-based BBS, and don't have to pass calls from a mailer
to a BBS to a utility.
Same here since about mid-2002, when I started running Argus and then Radius later in 2003/2004. Since they are their own telnet server, they are capable of spawning BBS instances (Mystic/W32) without needing any other server software or going through errorlevel hell.
I'm looking at setting up a "retro" bbs environment and will need to
drive everything from a batch file with errorlevels, etc.
I have some BBS batch file examples from other Fido systems collected over the years. If you would like me to post them, say so. I can't speak for them; only quote them.
My batch file skillz are so rusty that I'd love to see some current examples.
Most of mine are still used, though I don't use a BBS batch per se. I can offer other util-type examples for:
* a simple TIC file processor (yes, in BATch!);
* an SRIF-type FREQ handler (yes, in BATch!)(for Windows-based binkD or Argus/Radius); and/or,
* a FREQ-able files list generator for Binkley and (the above) SRIF system.
All my batch scripts use a small collection from the BFDS repository. Look for
Ben's postings!
Cheers,
Paul.
... If this were an actual tagline, it would be funny.
--- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox
* Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)