my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of the
easiest things to set up :)
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
Goose wrote to All <=-
Hi there,
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to GOOSE <=-
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of the easiest things to set up :)
Goose wrote to ROBERT WOLFE <=-
Re: Hi there !
By: ROBERT WOLFE to GOOSE on Sun Apr 17 2016 10:05:00
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of the
easiest things to set up :)
Its my first time setup my own bbs system. if im right, for ftn i need
a special node adress ?
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
and my bad english.
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of the easiest things to set up :)
Its my first time setup my own bbs system. if im right, for ftn i need a ->special node adress ?
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
Good to see that more people setting up a BBS.
Who knows maybe BBS'es got a revival ;-)
Best regards and have fun,
Rocksteady
You need to locate and read a document called Policy4 (usually POLICY4.DOC or POLICY4.TXT). This explains both the rules of Fidonet, and how to apply. I don't know for sure, but I would be surprised if there wasn't a German translation around somewhere.
Here's a German site that explains about Fidonet, that should help. http://www.was-ist-fido.de/
And here's a copy of Fidonet Policy4 in German. http://www.was-ist-fido.de/doks/poli4ger.txt
Hope that helps.
BTW, I don't speak German myself, I was just using Google to find some resources. :)
Hi there,
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
Have a nice Weekend.
Greetins
Mike
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.Good to see you online. I remember the days of using a BBS and being a SysOp as well, that was totally fun.
Have a nice Weekend.
Re: Hi there !
By: Goose to All on Sun Apr 17 2016 14:26:19
Hi there,
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
Have a nice Weekend.
Greetins
Mike
What the Link ?
Goose wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Thanks :)
i also find that stuff but its all new to me and i figure out how to
get all done :)
Goose wrote to Rocksteady <=-
im sure BBS'es will never die. many friends here in germany like
bbs'es. But i was only a user, not a Sysop.
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to GOOSE <=-
Yes, you do. You need to find out who the NC (network cooredinator) is for your geographic area and contact him for a node number. You can
get your feed from anyone these days, though.
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
Sounds about right.
I'd like to see BBSs continue to survive and evolve. I see a real opportunity to offer something worthwhile to today's Internet connected users, both in terms of facilities and content. The more I get on here, the brighter the future looks. :)
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of the easiest things to set up :)
Its my first time setup my own bbs system. if im right, for ftn i need a special node adress ?
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
and my bad english.
Well, first of all, I don't know if I'd actually express the bit about FTN networks and Synchronet being THAT easy. I mean, it may be one of the easiest packages in the BBS world to set up, but it's still kind of a labrynth... I don't know, maybe I'm the only one, but I found the initial setup docs to be kind of out-of-date and a little tough to follow because of the assumption that all of the terminology would be known, etc...
For FTN you will need your own node address, yes. You will have to find a regional or network coordinator for your area (can't remember which is which, I think the 'network' coordinator is the one you'll be looking for), and they'll hook you up with an address to use.
Your address will, almost certainly, end up to be 2:xxx/xxx.xx, yes.
Your 'bad' english is much better than my terrible deutsch. :) Absolutely no problems understanding what you were saying, you should be proud of your ability. :)
Goose wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: Hi there !
By: Vk3jed to Goose on Mon Apr 18 2016 10:15:00
I'd like to see BBSs continue to survive and evolve. I see a real opportunity to offer something worthwhile to today's Internet connected users, both in terms of facilities and content. The more I get on here, the brighter the future looks. :)
I also want offer a real telnet via modem. but first, i will configure
all correct. sitting over the how to from sychro.net with sbbsecho and
so on...
try to understand the basics :)
Goose wrote to Khelair <=-
Thanks D/K :)
i will do my best to offer a german part of bbs :)
tryed to find a regional coordinator for my area, but i dont find one
yet.
im sure BBS'es will never die. many friends here in germany like
bbs'es. But i was only a user, not a Sysop.
So i want setup a regional BBS with Dove and Fido and show the young
Rocksteady wrote to Goose <=-
I was looking for a Fido Node. But I guess Zone 2 is dead. I can't find any Node where I can poll.
So i want setup a regional BBS with Dove and Fido and show the young
I was looking for a Fido Node. But I guess Zone 2 is dead. I can't find
any Node where I can poll.
Zone 2 is alive and well, there are certainly active Fido nodes in Zone
2. Check the current nodelist.
Hi,
Zone 2 is alive and well, there are certainly active Fido nodes in Zone 2. Check the current nodelist.
Thanks for your answer. Ok, will organize a up to date nodelist.
The German Resource was-ist-fido.de is not maintained anymore.
Many thanks to zou and best 73,
Rocksteady
Rocksteady wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hi,
Zone 2 is alive and well, there are certainly active Fido nodes in Zone
2. Check the current nodelist.
Thanks for your answer. Ok, will organize a up to date nodelist.
The German Resource was-ist-fido.de is not maintained anymore.
i find a good Nodelist for Zone 2. Now i must get the right config and read the how to again and again ;)
Where you find a up to date list? I have only lists from 2009.
Where you find a up to date list? I have only lists from 2009.
GOOSE wrote to ALL <=-
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it.
Have a nice Weekend.
GOOSE wrote to ROCKSTEADY <=-
So i want setup a regional BBS with Dove and Fido and show the young people here in our youth center, there is another way to communicate
and use the internet/modem.
VK3JED wrote to GOOSE <=-
I'd like to see BBSs continue to survive and evolve. I see a real opportunity to offer something worthwhile to today's Internet connected users, both in terms of facilities and content. The more I get on
here, the brighter the future looks. :)
i find a good Nodelist for Zone 2. Now i must get the right config and read the how to again and again ;)
Where you find a up to date list? I have only lists from 2009.
Its my first time setup my own bbs system. if im right, for ftn i
need a special node adress ?
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
and my bad english.
my BBS is Online. Got some problems with Fido but im working on it
What kinds of problems? FTN networks with Synchronet are one of
easiest things to set up :)
Once you get the hang of it, I did find a couple of "gotchas" for
new players, but after the second or third FTN, one gets it down
pat. :)
Policy4 explains the process (I sent Mike a link earlier), and a
couple of well known addresses to use temporarily so you can get
that initial netmail out (I chose the zone:net/9999 option as I knew
which net I'd be joining - unlike the old days, there's only one net
in this state today). Details in the Policy4 document I sent the
link to. :)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
My wife and I are studying for our amateur radio licenses, and HAM
reminds me so much of BBS's! Yes, it's true that we still need the Internet to telnet, but it's old school, simple, and like right now Netflix keeps stopping and buffering but I was able to log into the
BBS's I d/l mail from with no problems at all!
I'm also learning that you can send data via amateur radio... Not
Netflix, of course, but text (emails would be perfectly fine to send
and you could have a way to communicate without 'the Internet').
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to VK3JED <=-
And once that happens, you start up your own network, as I did :)
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to VK3JED <=-
I quit referring to that travesty of a document years ago. It's a wondering I'm still sane. :)
try a look here -> http://ambrosia60.dd-dns.de/fidonet/nodelist.php
Got it! Thanks a lot!
GOOSE wrote to ROCKSTEADY <=-
So i want setup a regional BBS with Dove and Fido and show the young people here in our youth center, there is another way to communicate and use the internet/modem.
Nice use!
im based in germany, so i need somthing like 2:2490/???.?? right ?
this is my problem :)
This is correct, as well.
and my bad english.
You type English better than some Americans I know. :)
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Yes, BBSs are simple. And offline mail is even quicker to handle, even though it's not strictly necessary in these days of always on connectivity.
ROCKSTEADY wrote to GOOSE <=-
--- MultiMail/XT v0.49
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to VK3JED <=-
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Yes, BBSs are simple. And offline mail is even quicker to handle, even though it's not strictly necessary in these days of always on connectivity.
Yes, but they are so much more fun :)
... Heisenberg may have slept here.
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Yes, BBSs are simple. And offline mail is even quicker to handle, even though it's not strictly necessary in these days of always on connectivity.
I'm also learning that you can send data via amateur radio... Not
Netflix, of course, but text (emails would be perfectly fine to send
and you could have a way to communicate without 'the Internet').
Yes. I was there in the early 1990s, at the height of the packet radio boom. I am considering setting up a packet radio system, purely for the exercise, using LinBPQ, a descendant of the DOS based G8BPQ software I used many years ago. Those days were fun. I remember the "wormholes", predecessors to today's VPNs and tunnels, which linked packet sites
around the world.
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
No, but I like taglines. LOL
Yes. I was there in the early 1990s, at the height of the packet radio boom. I am considering setting up a packet radio system, purely for the exercise, using LinBPQ, a descendant of the DOS based G8BPQ software I used many years ago. Those days were fun. I remember the "wormholes", predecessors to today's VPNs and tunnels, which linked packet sites
around the world.
Very cool! I'm thinking that with a laptop that I can charge from the inverter in my truck I would have computer power even in a disaster,
plus as long as I have emergency power to a HAM rig I could use a hookup...
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
No, but I like taglines. LOL
That too! LOL
Very cool! I'm thinking that with a laptop that I can charge from the inverter in my truck I would have computer power even in a disaster,
plus as long as I have emergency power to a HAM rig I could use a hookup...
Do yourself a favour. Ditch the AC supply and use a DC-DC converter.
Much more efficient. :)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
And the fact that we dropped in on our inlaws yesterday. They don't
have internet but I had some qwk packs already downloaded so I
answered some more mail. :-)
Very cool! I'm thinking that with a laptop that I can charge from the inverter in my truck I would have computer power even in a disaster,
plus as long as I have emergency power to a HAM rig I could use a hookup...
Do yourself a favour. Ditch the AC supply and use a DC-DC converter.
Much more efficient. :)
This is a 'cigarrette lighter' inverter that I use for various things,
not just for that.
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Sadly, I have to make do with offline NNTP when I travel. It does work just as well, but lacks the feel of a real offline packet. I look
forward to the day when you can download an offline terminal/reader
suite for iOS. :)
Ahh, OK. I've found an inverter is needed in very few cases these
days. Most things can be powered by a DC-DC converter. :) I did find
the efficiency gains to be quite significant, because there's less
stages of power conversion going on. What do you have that _needs_ AC?
Sadly, I have to make do with offline NNTP when I travel. It does work just as well, but lacks the feel of a real offline packet. I look forward to the day when you can download an offline terminal/reader suite for iOS. :)
Yeah that will be cool. :-)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Sadly, I have to make do with offline NNTP when I travel. It does work just as well, but lacks the feel of a real offline packet. I look
forward to the day when you can download an offline terminal/reader
suite for iOS. :)
Yeah that will be cool. :-)
Ahh, OK. I've found an inverter is needed in very few cases these
days. Most things can be powered by a DC-DC converter. :) I did find
the efficiency gains to be quite significant, because there's less
stages of power conversion going on. What do you have that _needs_ AC?
The one I have has USB ports in it, so I can keep my iPhone charged without actually using the AC, but for an iPad I have to use a power block. And if I want (or need) to charge my laptop on the road...
Now that I'm using a MacBook Air primarily I don't have as much need
for laptop power, but if we're on a 6 hour trip...
Knight wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
If I can ever muscle up the time, I might do it. But it's such a low priority and I have a *lot* of other projects. Ideally I'd want to
start the project with 2 other people so that we can knock it out (and bang out difficult issues together).
KNIGHT wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
forward to the day when you can download an offline terminal/reader suite for iOS. :)
Yeah that will be cool. :-)
If I can ever muscle up the time, I might do it. But it's such a low priority and I have a *lot* of other projects. Ideally I'd want to
start the project with 2 other people so that we can knock it out (and bang out difficult issues together).
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
There are a zillion low cost DC-DC converters capable of powering an
iPad. I have one connected to the DC power supply in the shack to
power 2 R-Pis. I did it that way, so that if I add a backup battery,
the Pis can keep running, even when the power goes down. The
converters I have could be used to run both an iPhone and an iPad at
the same time.
Now that I'm using a MacBook Air primarily I don't have as much need
for laptop power, but if we're on a 6 hour trip...
Yes, Macbooks can be particularly tricky, though there are suppliers
who can provide a DC-DC converter solution by marrying an Apple power brick with a DC-DC converter. I have one from when I had the Macbook.
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
Thanks for the info! I'll look into those! Mainly for when we're
traveling in my wife's truck... I have her old one and though the
inverter is not 'permenantly' installed it is 'heavy velcrod' to the transmission hump. Her new truck doesn't really have a good place for
it to sit...
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
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JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
Thanks for the info! I'll look into those! Mainly for when we're
traveling in my wife's truck... I have her old one and though the
inverter is not 'permenantly' installed it is 'heavy velcrod' to the transmission hump. Her new truck doesn't really have a good place for
it to sit...
You're welcome. :) While I have inverters, I haven't used them for
years. The DC-DC converters have done the job very well. :)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
Found this - http://www.trcelectronics.com/dc-dc-converters.shtml
I don't think I'm looking at the correct thing...
Do you use something like this wired in? Is that what you do?
I would offer but my priority is my music (after family, of course) - and I'm studying for my HAM Ticket - and my wife and I have some home improvement stuff we're working on - and I've gotten interested in my old comic books and
njoying
spending some time there - and... :-)
No, all I use are the automotive cigarette lighter ones. I did wire in a couple of extra sockets in the car too. :)
I wonder when they're going to abandon lighter sockets and go USB. :)
Pretty sure they call them power adaper sockets now. My 2002 Toyota came with a plug with a no smoking sign that fit in the socket. Seems odd that the form factor lingers long after the primary use is gone.
Poindexter Fortran wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: Hi there !
By: Vk3jed to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sat Apr 30 2016 06:29 pm
No, all I use are the automotive cigarette lighter ones. I did wire in a couple of extra sockets in the car too. :)
I wonder when they're going to abandon lighter sockets and go USB. :)
Pretty sure they call them power adaper sockets now. My 2002 Toyota
came with a plug with a no smoking sign that fit in the socket. Seems
odd that the form factor lingers long after the primary use is gone.
KNIGHT wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
I would offer but my priority is my music (after family, of course) - and I'm studying for my HAM Ticket - and my wife and I have some home improvement stuff we're working on - and I've gotten interested in my old comic books and
njoying
spending some time there - and... :-)
Oh I definitely understand. That's like my life. I run two companies
(one products, one consulting), my family, some exercise if possible,
my ham addiction (though I lurk more than I talk), a variety of side projects, investing, and reading when I get a chance (which is pretty rare). Oh, then there's running a BBS, discussions on nets, the
Internet time suck.
I'd like to see BBSs continue to survive and evolve. I see a real opportunit V>to offer something worthwhile to today's Internet connected users, both in V>terms of facilities and content. The more I get on here, the brighter the V>future looks. :)
... For a transcript, get pen & paper and write very fast!
notes. If only I could write as fast as I type. Being a BBS Sysop made
me a touch typist; yet, I never took a typing course in my life.
Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-
I can write a batchfile for the BBS, but my programming ends at
setting the clock on the microwave oven. If I forget how to do that, I guess I'm going to starve. :P
My HTML knowledge is also very basic. To me, Javascript is
instructions on how to make coffee. <G>
... For a transcript, get pen & paper and write very fast!
I use contracted text, as the meteorologists do, when I prepare discussions for the Southeast US D-Star Weather Net, or when making
notes. If only I could write as fast as I type. Being a BBS Sysop made
me a touch typist; yet, I never took a typing course in my life.
Each lightning bolt:
1) Can be 5 miles long
2) Can strike as much as 20 miles from the parent thunderstorm
3) Has 300,000 volts and 30,000 amps of electricity
4) Is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (5 times hotter than the surface of the sun)
In short, it's no contest.
Your best hope is to find a way to encourage the bolt to strike something not V>sensitive (i.e. a lightning rod), and have your gear protected from the induc V>voltage spikes of the nearby bolt. If you get a direct strike, you're screwe
Hi again Daryl, Thanks for the reply!
It's like you walk up to someone who looks so much like someone you know. Yet, when you ask them "Do I know you??", and they reply "No", you're embarrassed. :P
Yeah I've done it numerous times. Either that or someone has their back to yo K>and they look like someone you know from the back, so you approach them and K>turns out not to be who you thought it was. AWKWARD!!!
Being a 2 time indirect lightning strike survivor myself, I don't take any chances. Note that I carry no electrical charge, and can be handled safely. <G>
And rightfully so. You gotta protect what you have.
He took a direct or very close hit. His ham radio tower, antenna,
mast, and coaxial cable, were all VAPORIZED!! The UPS devices were destroyed, as were the appliances they were supposed to protect.
Wow!!!!! Not a good thing at all. I've never heard of lightning doing that ki K>of damage such as vaporizing equipment. I'm not doubting it, I've just never K>heard of it happening. Definately sounds like a home owner's insurance claim.
I saw a video once of lightning hitting the radio antenna of a car,
and the radio literally caught fire!!
Yeah I've heard of window air conditioners catching fire due to a lightning K>strike. But that's absolutely crazy! What are the chances of hitting a little K>car antenna.
Even though I'm not on the Gulf or Atlantic Coast, I've rather nervous about the upcoming hurricane season, with a weakening El Nino. On the other side of the coin, I've heard of freezing temperatures and snow from Minnesota, east through Wisconsin, and to Ohio and New York State.
Yeah this 2016 sure is a weird one as far as weather is concerned. It seems t K>almost be getting worse as the years go by, it's like we have to wait for soo K>long for the consistant warmer weather. When I was younger I never remember i K>being like this. You would get to middle of May and it would be 60's or 70's.
I've heard some reports of a cooler than normal summer (which I won't complain about), but I'll believe it when I see it.
I've read just the opposite many times this year already. Time will tell.
That's great! I just got mine set back up 2 months ago too. While it's not 10 K>it's getting there. Then again family, and work seems to always get in the wa
In January, I lost my father to stage IV lung cancer, Which created a whole K>other mess with the acquisition of the duplex he lived in. I have 1/2 of it K>rented out and trying to get the other half rented asap. Not enough hours in K>day.
My HTML knowledge is also very basic. To me, Javascript is instructions on how to make coffee. <G>
LOL
Yeah typing is much easier than writing. :)
A college buddy and I took C++ the first semester it was offered. We each had already been using C++ for "real world" work. The kind you get paid for.
I swear, at least once per class, one of us would raise our hand and, when Mr Bell called on us, we'd tell him the code he put on the board would not work and explain why.
Neither of us would have made good instructors. But then, neither was Mr Bell. He was literally trying to learn from our textbook so he could teach the class. And doing a lousy job of it!
Re: Re: HAPPY TRANSGENDER DAY
By: Skylar to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 17 2024 06:21 pm
A college buddy and I took C++ the first semester it was offered. We ea had already been using C++ for "real world" work. The kind you get paid for.
I swear, at least once per class, one of us would raise our hand and, w Mr Bell called on us, we'd tell him the code he put on the board would work and explain why.
Neither of us would have made good instructors. But then, neither was M Bell. He was literally trying to learn from our textbook so he could te the class. And doing a lousy job of it!
Wow..
Before I took any C++ classes in college, I was taking some classes from the college's CIS department and took a class in Visual Basic (I don't remember I chose that one at the time). And this was 2000, and they were teaching VB I remember one day when the teacher said something like, "One of the concept in programming is object-oriented programming, but I'm not familiar with tha so I'm going to skip that."
On a side note, I later learned C++, and I've rarely used Visual Basic, although I have run into a couple Visual Basic .Net projects in my career.
Nightfox
i want to learn C with classes (c++) but damn it they only teach python i learned C myself also yuck VB!
i want to learn C with classes (c++) but damn it they only teach python
i learned C myself also yuck VB!
I just took a college intro to C++ course earlier this year ("for fun"). It' still taught, for sure.oh good!
Re: Re: HAPPY TRANSGENDER DAY
By: Skylar to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 17 2024 06:21 pm
A college buddy and I took C++ the first semester it was offered. We each had already been using C++ for "real world" work. The kind you get paid for.
I swear, at least once per class, one of us would raise our hand and, when Mr Bell called on us, we'd tell him the code he put on the board would not work and explain why.
Neither of us would have made good instructors. But then, neither was Mr Bell. He was literally trying to learn from our textbook so he could teach the class. And doing a lousy job of it!
Wow..
Before I took any C++ classes in college, I was taking some classes from the college's CIS department and took a class in Visual Basic (I don't remember why I chose that one at the time). And this was 2000, and they were teaching VB6.. I remember one day when the teacher said something like, "One of the concepts in programming is object-oriented programming, but I'm not familiar with that, so I'm going to skip that."
On a side note, I later learned C++, and I've rarely used Visual Basic, although I have run into a couple Visual Basic .Net projects in my career.
Nightfox
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