Hello Nancy and Sean and even Jean....

Quoting Nancy Backus to Sean Dennis <=-
Quoting Sean Dennis to Jean Parrot on 12-27-09 00:32 <=-

I am still and always will be amazed at you guys, Ross,Shawn and
you, when I see your dedication to our satisfaction. I am one who
remember and I thank you for carrying it on.

>

Eh, it's the old school in us. I've been running a BBS for so long I can't imagine my life without running one.

>

It gets in the blood. Sysops find that they can't live without
running a BBS, users find that they just need to get their fix... <G>

>

Besides. It's a family... a community... :)

ttyl neb

How amazing to read this from people that seem to echo what people I
knew in the BBS days, pine for a return to those days...somehow.

I was a sysop from 1991 to 2005 when death stalked my family and friends
and even a few really good BBS friends, or should I dare say, my BBS
family. The Internet really buried us, 30 strong until mid 1990s
and then only mine until 2005, and yet .... my neighbour a ham
and another ham and a few of my ex-bbs family, and new ones have
re-started my old BBS with a donated IBM 300GL <Win98>.

Sean is right. It is something inside these people. Many just
call a BBS voice line to complin this or that isn't working, and
have nothing for those on the other end, which explains too why
I have not seen them posting on the BBS up here. Internet is their
ticket, and whatever.....but BBS users and diehards are still as
in your exchanges exist, as I have agreed with all everyone has
posted.

It is a family and a community, no matter how they participate.

All our events are or were attended, and even after 4 years of
me being offline, and out they still carry on the events, which
led to the BBS coming back.

I think Nancy, Sean and Jean, you have said it all and even
more even if not mentioned.

My problem, is I always loved my BBS fix. I enjoyed dialing their
BBS number and the atmosphere. I didn't enjoy the networks due
to the constant postings, and God forbide you disagree or post
another opinion that they don't follow.

I can truthly say that from 1991 to 2005 not one person was ever
kicked off my BBS and deleted. I think they had what all you
exhibit and demonstrate in the postings I have been reading.
The art of conversation, and leave it at that...and still be friends
like the atmosphere of a BBS.

The problem is now with members of 40 going up ... and the BBS located
in the city I have lost control of it. I sort of miss the presence
in the radio room, and it activating when I am there, and seeing
someone getting their fix of QWKmail or a file or a game...or a
trip tru the door for other things like radio packet.

In 2010 they are planning to raise money and have a better site
dedicated phone, etc... and then perhaps at a meeting change the
name and move from there, to a form I might see as not what I
left on this board. The voting is underway now with a result
in middle of the next month.

I would like also in 2010 submit an offer to re-locate from
Toronto back here to it's original home here....have a dialup
<unfortunately different line> and as well attempt to get it
available via a Telnet for those well outside our area, the
majority in Toronto etc... and add again the Packet Radio gate
etc... to our super node covering the province of Ontario.

My problem is limited knowledge about Telnet and getting the
Wildcat V4.20 on Telnet. I don't want to bog down and
leave it dialup only, as most of the ex-users or family have
moved, and now waste their time emailing an email address
to get their QWKmail. I would prefer they Telnet direct
and be able to chat, and page me, and enter the other menus
denied by this manner now employed for obvious reasons.

I wonder ALSO if I am ready to do this again and how long?

I know other sysops who have washed their hands and are glad
but then....why the heck am I feeling this dino feeling
coming back?

Sorry.... I have good memorys and good feelings to everyone
on the BBS.

BTW

Happy New Year 2010 to you all and your familys....

Peter

VE3WBZ BBS Sysop 1991-2005 Wildcat ver4.20 Lake Simcoe,Ont,CANADA
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Hello, PETER.

Wednesday December 30 2009 at 12:01, you wrote to NANCY BACKUS:

My problem is limited knowledge about Telnet and getting the
Wildcat V4.20 on Telnet. I don't want to bog down and

There are ways to do it, but the BBS will have to be running at least Windows 2000 to do it. It's really off-topic in here, but if you email me, I'll be happy to help you get it set up the right way. It's not difficult to do so under Windows (or OS/2 either, really).

Later,
Sean

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... Go straight to the docs. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200!
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My problem is limited knowledge about Telnet and getting the
Wildcat V4.20 on Telnet. I don't want to bog down and

There are ways to do it,

agreed ;)

but the BBS will have to be running at least Windows 2000 to do
it.

not agreed... OS/2 is still a viable OS for running an internet reachable DOS based BBS ;)

It's really off-topic in here, but if you email me, I'll be happy
to help you get it set up the right way. It's not difficult to do
so under Windows (or OS/2 either, really).

agreed :P

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Hello, mark.

Wednesday January 06 2010 at 18:51, you wrote to PETER COGGON:

<moderator hat on>

not agreed... OS/2 is still a viable OS for running an internet
reachable DOS based BBS ;)

Point of order: he's using Windows, not OS/2. Let's be contextually correct, shall we? :)

OS/2 is fine for running a BBS (like I've been for 12 years now), but his system is running Windows, not OS/2, hence why I said what I said.

Any further discussion on this topic must be in netmail or email and not in the
echo.
</moderator hat off>

Thanks,
Sean

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Quoting PETER COGGON to NANCY BACKUS on 04 Jan 10 10:14:00 <=-

Yup. I felt bad in 2005 but then the numbers were "zero" and I never expected what happened. Just a nice experiment, and I think credit
too also is the "BlueWave" Offline Reader that helped so much, and
is also a key reason.

At least you survived 2005. ;) I was offline for a while that year,
too, with a broken ankle... until hubby set up a way for me to use the
computer from the bed.. :)

I am not exactly a Interneter BBS'er. I like dialing up. Like
Packet Radio, I am a "RF" station. On-air not on Telnet, and
I am not into Internet programs which make a fake radio on the
screen to talk to someone... I am a dino--RF thru the radio
type person.

I also always liked dialup... but the major difference for me between
telnet and dialup is that I don't hear the ring or the modem baudrate
handshake any more... once I'm on, it's just like when I used to dial up
to the BBS. Never did packet radio... but I think I'd agree with you
there, if I did... :)

for sure, but happy new year still even if 2010 opened for me having
to get the car towed, and Maria and I stuck at home...etc...We are
at least with each other and not driven nuts ,so something can be
said.

Condolences there, and may the rest of the year be better! :)

BlueWave really saved the experiment as far as I can see
as the alternative to our planners lack of a phone line or telnet
so we'll see what happens in the middle of this month, and a
submission date I have of the 8th to them. YES or NO to it, and
then well your tagline says it all....
Thanks everyone as well the moderator....but it is true "BlueWave"
did help. I am glad this conference is alive and well. Somewhere

I really couldn't imagine trying to be active in the messages without
the BlueWave Offline... even in today's much less active areas... I need
the time to figure out what I want to say... and can't always really
think, so packets pile up for a few days sometimes... like now... <G>

... BBS: a method to triple your phone bill.

Only if you are a sysop... or are calling longdistance... <G>

ttyl neb

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