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- From: amann@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Angus Mann)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: MAXsBBS and Fidonet
- Date: 04 Mar 96 20:10:33 +1100
- Organization: Information Services, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- > > I've been having a lot of problems trying to get MAXsBBS to work
- > >as a Fidonet node - only about half the BBSes trying to connect
- > >manage, and it's unable to successfully connect and transfer packets
- > >to any other BBS around here. So, I figure my options, if I want
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- Could be a problem with the transfer protocols...or else the passwords - MAXS
- hasa strange system with using passwords...
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- > > 1) find a way to use TrapDoor or some other Fido door
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- >Possable, use the Control program (is it on Aminet? If not tell me and
- >I'll email it to you) It allows you to put Maxs to sleep and wake him
- >up. I heard it works but never tried it.
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- I know a couple of guys down here who've run it. Well for his sake I hope it
- works - Ari isn't doing any MAXS door/support coding any more...
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- > > 2) find another BBS program
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- >If you choose this, I would recomended CNet, it's comerical but it's one
- >of the best. Version 4.0 is suposed to be relesed to beta testers in a
- >couple weeks. E! is suposed to be good, it's like a CNet clone but free (?)
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- E! isn't free - it's rather expensive <and did I mention slow as a dead slug on
- valium?>
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- > > 3) get a DOS/OS2 machine
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- >Yuck, then you would have to run some crap pc bbs :(
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- Not always a bad thing - look at TBBS :)
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