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  • Re: Setting up Y2K fix f

    From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Sean Dennis on Wed Mar 14 02:06:00 2018
    On 03-12-18 22:43, Sean Dennis <=-
    spoke to All about Setting up Y2K fix for BW <=-

    I successfully set up Blue Wave for Maximus, however, it's
    suffering from the Y2K bug. I do have some sort of fix for
    it (Dale, I think it's your utility you wrote). Where do I
    put this fix in at in the packet creation process?

    My fix was a bandaid designed for fixing the REP (reply to QWK) packet
    for the Bluewave user reader. I never tried doing anything for the
    BLUEWAVE door on Maximus. Perhaps some others did -- check the WIKI
    article on BlueWave to see if there is any recent discussion there.

    In fact, my fix is obsolete now that Richard Backus has supplied a true
    patch for the reader. If that is not described in the WIKI, then
    perhaps you might ask him (through Nancy).

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


    ... Shipwrecked on Hesperus in Columbia, Maryland. 02:09:52, 14 Mar 2018
    ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30

    --- Maximus/NT 3.01
    * Origin: Owl's Anchor (1:261/1466)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Dale Shipp on Wed Mar 14 03:48:10 2018
    Hi Dale,

    In fact, my fix is obsolete now that Richard Backus has supplied a true patch for the reader. If that is not described in the WIKI, then
    perhaps you might ask him (through Nancy).

    Nancy reported to me tonight that she didn't see any Y2K issues though I saw a netmail with a year of "118" that I'd pulled down through the BW/Max door. If that's all there is for the problem, I'll just leave it. No use in going berserk over it if Nancy gives it her stamp of approval.

    I ususally read my mail online through the BBS or a sysop mail reader (I have GoldEd, timEd, and FleetStreet installed on the BBS machine) though pulling down an occasional packet for perusal while on lunch at work isn't out of the question.

    Thanks for answering me. :)

    Later,
    Sean


    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS - bbs.outpostbbs.net (1:18/200)
  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.4 to Sean Dennis on Wed Mar 14 11:22:32 2018
    Quoting Sean Dennis to Dale Shipp <=-

    I ususally read my mail online through the BBS or a sysop mail reader
    (I have GoldEd, timEd, and FleetStreet installed on the BBS machine) though pulling down an occasional packet for perusal while on lunch at work isn't out of the question.

    I prefer a sysop reader, my problem is when I'm in the woods I have no
    afforable internet so I tried a year with a point package and that worked
    perfectly UNTIL I came home and left the laptop at the trailer. That's
    why I switched back to BW year round.

    This year as I'm living in the trailer for the season I may try my point
    package again. Or I may not. <G>

    Shawn

    ... Strip her, bathe her, and bring her to my tent.
    --- Blue Wave/386
    * Origin: A Tiny slice o pi (1:229/452.4)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Shawn Highfield on Wed Mar 14 17:35:26 2018
    Hello Shawn.

    14 Mar 18 11:22, you wrote to me:


    This year as I'm living in the trailer for the season I may try my
    point
    package again. Or I may not. <G>

    I loved Sempoint. It was a point system that I could use nicely with Squish and still hatch out Cheepware stuff (!). Now I'm wandering off-topic. :D

    I did discover I installed BW 3.11 instead of BW 3.20. I'm going to try to upgrade this weekend and see if that makes a difference.

    Later,
    Sean

    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS - bbs.outpostbbs.net (1:18/200)