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- Date: Wednesday, 2 January 1985
- From: Jim Forrest
- To: All
- Re: RBBS version 3.7
-
- Dennis did a nice job on RBBS37 and it will be useful for many who did
- not (do not) have capability to compile and/or link.
-
- I came up with the idea of tailoring the RBBS thru the PWDS file and set
- up RBBS36. I did not add a credit line as I made no significant changes
- to the original RBBS. I removed the comments to be able to link a larger
- program, on the basis that those unable to link would really have no need
- for the comments and comments in RBBS35 were still appropriate.
-
- I saw a message very critical of me for removing the comments, indicating
- a lack of professionalism. Maybe so. However, I did not see any indication
- in RBBS37 that the password file tailoring was someone else's idea.
-
- The main thing is that RBBS37 is very well done, very professional, and
- most useful to many people who could not have an RBBS otherwise.
-
- I would be cautious of the compiled/linked utility program (RBBSUTIL)
- as I have seen this program do weird things when compiled and went
- back to the MBASIC version a long time ago.
-
- Jim
-