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It is called Clout, and the current version is 2.01. This program allows a sysop to call out to another BBS from the command line and conduct a normal network tranfer. This can be used in conjunction with WWIVLink, I use it to call out to another LINK BBS, and I even use this nice utility for WWIVNet. I run a front end, for FidoNet and a few others, and the front end is what the BBS will go to, right after the user logs off. This doesn't allow the BBS to call out other net boards, so they must either call me, or I myself must force a network callout. Enter CLOUT. It will allow you to make a batch file, that runs CLOUT when there is a pending file for another BBS. Here's an example of mine: rem example :loop if exist c:\bbs\data\z????.net goto Send if exist c:\bbs\data\s????.net goto Send :loop1 rem --insert front door command line here. blah blah blah :Send if exist c:\bbs\data\s9360.net goto 9360 if exist c:\bbs\data\z9360.net goto 9360 blah blah blah :9360 clout 9360 :done! Thats all, there is to it. It helps immensely, especially if you run FidoNet/WWIVnet, WWIVLink/WWIVnet, or all three networks. This type of program may already be out there, but Jim Wire certainly has perfected it! [Ed- CLOUT is the author's name for the program, shortened from CALLOUT. CALLOUT is a program included in the WNCI package by Pierre Tremblay 1@5459 which does basically the same thing. Both packages are excellent and I suggest any WWIVnet sysop that does not have the normal capability to callout from WWIV's WFC mode check these two programs out. Also, for those FidoNet people out there, he refers to any front end as "front end" or "front door." He is not specifically referring to JoHo's FrontDoor program.] ======================================================================= SNARF Hack Scare In D.C. by Digital Underground² 1@7304 A good friend of mine in the Washington D.C. Area brought a possible threat to my attention. When one is using the latest version of the SNARF and has not registered (either through Omen Tech or from a hacker program) their copy of DSZ, one cannot specify (to my knowledge) the paths for uploads. Some joker in this area again uploaded the ever popular NETWORK.COM file. Since .COM files are executed before .EXE files, the NETWORK.EXE file is not run, but the NETWORK.COM file is run in it's place. This NETWORK.COM program trashes the hard disk, the FATs and what not. There is a simple way around this. With the author's permission, of course, take a sector editor and change the string !-@REMOTE@-! to something else. Then tell all of your friends to change the WWIV source to that also. This sort of eliminates the purpose of the snarf, but the SNARF was intended for SysOp's to get files that they need if say their disk crashs and they need PKUNZIP and that sort of thing. The only other way to go about this is to register, which you should do because the author (I'm sure) spent oodles of time on it. The concept is good but the side effects of not registering are bad. ======================================================================= ===================================================== | The Official WWIV Support Network Bulletin Boards | ===================================================== Last Revised on: 06-04-1991 --> CORE Support Systems <-- 213-470-6869 Black Dragon Enterprises WWIVnet @2380 Sysop: Black Dragon MB: 60 BPS: 2400 Star: Yes PCP: CALAN AutoVal: No SReal: Dieter Stussy SDS: No Reg: 90109 314-644-5777 The Fellowship WWIVnet @3456 (G/C) SysOp: Tolkien MB: 285 ( 9) BPS: 2400 Star: Yes PCP: MOSLO AutoVal: No SReal: Jon Rickher SDS: No Reg: 90209 504-364-1207 The Funny Farm WWIVnet @5401 Sysop: Madman MB: 65 ( 6) BPS: 38400 (HST) Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Rick Dennis SDS: Yes Reg: 10145 512-280-9018 The Party Line WWIVnet @5286 (A/C) Sysop: Jami Chism MB: 320 (16) BPS: 38400 (HST V32) Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Jami Chism SDS: Yes Reg: 70310 512-631-5841 The Dragon's Den WWIVnet @5252 (G/C) Sysop: Filo MB: 340 (57) BPS: 38400 (HST V32) Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Wig De Moville SDS: Yes Reg: 81006 514-668-2479 The Sonic Orgasmatron WWIVnet @5459 Sysop: Pierre Trembley MB: 60 (10) BPS: 38400 (HST) Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Pierre Trembley SDS: Yes Reg: 10234 704-554-1496 The Funny Farm (East) WWIVnet @7400 (A/C) Sysop: Benny Hill MB: 340 (39) BPS: 38400 (HST V32) Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Joseph Rybaczek SDS: Yes Reg: 90627 44-474-536654 The Gourmet (United Kingdom) WWIVnet @810 Sysop: David Banes MB: 52 BPS: 38400 (HST V32) Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: David Banes SDS: No Reg: 10219 --> Non-CORE Support Systems <-- 716-684-7939 The BoardWalk BBS WWIVnet @7652 Sysop: Pillsbury Dough Boy MB: 84 BPS: 2400 Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes SReal: Jason Bittle SDS: No Reg: 10930 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Legend BBS Phone Number BBS Name Network Status Sysop's BBS Name HD Storage (Meg WWIV Files Online) BPS Rate (Info) Starlinkable? PcPursuit Node AutoValidation Sysop's REAL Name Source Distribution Site? WWIV reg # ======================================================================= What is the Extended Subs Listing? by East Bay Ray 1@9964 A new facet was added to WWIVnet 'subbing this month. It is called the 'Extended Subs Listing', and it is an archived listing basically like SUBS.LST. Why then, you ask, have it at all? Well, being the author of the XSL, I can't say much without sounding like a braggart. The XSL provides a lot more information than SUBS.LST does. It allows sub hosts to post a 5-line description of their sub IN ADDITION TO their sub name. It shows how many messages pass through the sub on a regular basis. It includes the name of the sub host (not just a faceless number), and additional information such as tag line restrictions, network validation, and everything else you wanted SUBS.LST to tell you but it didn't. The following is the READ.ME file included with every Extended Subs Listing archive, and it lists the submission requirements as well as a more detailed introduction to XSL. ----READ.ME------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction - Sub hosts! Are you bored senseless with SUBS.LST? Do you want something more? Now's your chance! Enter all your subs in the Extended Sub List! Already, I'm sure, people are looking for a catch. Well, I was looking at another network, which has an UNOFFICIAL person that collects sub information and distributes it regularly. The sub information allows for several lines of description and information. People who look through this list can tell which subs are good and which are not. I wanted to do the same thing. I want to emphasize that I am doing this -ON MY OWN-, with no help or sanction from Wayne Bell, or any GC or the SUBS.LST coordinator. I just simply wanted more information than SUBS.LST gave. How do can YOU get a sub in there? Simply send e-mail to 16@9964 with the below form filled out and your information will be processed accordingly. Remember... NOT 1@9964, but 16@9964. NOTE! If a sub is not updated every three months, it will be removed from the Extended Subs Listing. This is to offset any sub hosts dropping the network suddenly and the subs staying in the listing as "dead beets." Distribution - The Extended Subs Listing will be distributed at the start of each month as SLSTmmyy.ZIP with my personal PKZip(tm) Authenticity Verification (-AV) stamp on it to each of these core support boards as official distribution sites: Amber @1 The Dragon's Den @5252 The Funny Farm (East Wing) @7400 If you wish to be on this list, and you are willing to call long distance to either my BBS or any of the three above, then send 1@9964 e-mail requesting that you be added to the Extended Subs List Official Distribution Site List. Information REQUIRED - Name: Sub name as it shows up in your BOARDEDIT. 40 chars max Moderator: YOUR alias on your host system. 30 chars max Host: YOUR node number. Subtype: The sub's sub type as shown under 'J' in BOARDEDIT. Network Validation? "Yes" if you use network post "censoring" Subscribers: # of subscribers in your N*.NET file Traffic: Average # of posts per day, week, or month Gateways: Any other networks this sub goes to/from Restrictions: No tag lines, real names only, no random titles, etc. Line #1: \ Line #2: \ Line #3: > Your sub description, 60 chars max EACH LINE Line #4: / Line #5: / Example Entries - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: World History Last Updated: 06/23/91 Moderator: East Bay Ray Host: 9964 Subtype: 29973 Network Validation? N Subscribers: 4 Traffic: 4/week Gateways: None Restrictions: None This sub is for discussion of world history, and the different cultures of the Earth. The discussion topics vary widely, and it is basically "anything goes" as long as it is -past- history, and not present culture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: BinkleyTerm Support Last Updated: 06/23/91 Moderator: East Bay Ray Host: 9964 Subtype: 672 Network Validation? N Subscribers: 0 Traffic: 40/day Gateways: FidoNet Restrictions: No tag lines, Real names only. For anyone using the front end FidoNet mailer BinkleyTerm, this sub is for you! Topics of discussion range from BinkleyTerm installation and setup to bug reports, to discussion of new features, all the way to discussion of programs used with BinkleyTerm. ======================================================================= The Pending File (Tips, Tricks, and News) by WWIVNEWS Staff NET25 is out and available on all the major support boards. There are only two changes that need be mentioned. The first is that it fixes the bug in the PKWare library which caused NET24's compression to bomb and corrupt messages. Compression now works fine for ALL computers. The second is that NET25 supports an unlimited amount of subs. This means that whenever someone comes out with an 128-, or 256-sub source modification, you can plop it right in and have 128 or 256 networked subs. There have been three DSZ releases since the last issue. The following quote details the changes made since the April 16, 1991 edition of DSZ to the current one, June 10, 1991: June 10 1991: A problem with sending with flow control is fixed. Intelligent Crash Recovery(TM) has been enhanced to prevent timeouts when computers with different CPU speeds are used. May 31 1991: The "sb" command has been hacked to accomodate an AT&T nonstandard "ymodemb" protocol. The handling of hardware flow control has been hacked to prevent flow control timeouts caused by TSR programs that poll the UART status registers. The size of the input buffer has been increased. The "V" numeric parameter has been added to DSZ.COM to allow direct video output in some instances. For those sysops that carry GIFs on their board, a new utility has been released that does what PKZip cannot do: It compresses GIFs. Yes, GifLite v1.2 (GIFLTE12.ZIP) will take your GIF files and compress them to an average of 50% savings! As far as -my eyes- can tell, no resolution is lost. I love it. The perfect complement to this is a utility written by Ethereal Cereal called WWIVGIF. It takes your GIF files and places the correct GIF resolution and number of colors in the description. Another top notch utility. Many WWIV sysops use the LIST.COM utility to view their logs quickly and easily. It allows them to page through their sysop log as opposed to letting WWIV scroll through it. The latest version is List v7.5i, and I suggest anybody who doesn't use it with WWIV should definately check this one out. For anyone sysop who thinks the only thing in the world is PKZip, think again. There is a relatively new contender in the age-old archive wars, ARJ. On timings, ARJ is not as fast as PKZip, but it compresses to a noticeably smaller size. The latest version is v2.10, but since I don't have that yet I am simply going to present the changes in the next-latest release, v2.00: Speeded up compression methods 1 and 2 over 100 percent to PKZIP like speed. Improved compression of methods 1 and 2. Decreased memory usage of method 1 by almost 60,000 bytes. Added full ANSI C source code for simple UNARJ extractor program. Added extraction of archive header comments via "-z" option. Added "-jm" option to set maximum compression mode. Added "-jn" option to skip selected files up to named file. Added "-ji" option to create a file containing the filenames archived. Modified "x" command to require "-jf" for absolute extract. Modified ARJ to handle merged ("j" command) multiple volume archives. Modified options of REARJ to use "/o" to delete a target archive and "/u" for updating an archive to the same format. Fixed handling of ..\ type pathnames. Fixed redundant delete error messages when using "m" with "-v". Fixed REARJ.EXE for paths with drive letters. Removed disk space checking in REARJ.EXE. Fixed REARJ.CFG for LZH files. NETEDIT v1.29, by The Black Dragon 1@2380 has been released. This version is mainly a maintenence release. It will now give feedback when changes are approved by another node (area coordinator or higher). In addition, an option to enable network compression (available with NET24 or higher) has been added to the CALLOUT.NET editor section (registered versions only). If you are a sysop who dislikes the boring, colorless, out of date, and drab REGIONS.DAT file provided with WWIV v4.12, get Ethereal Cereal's up to date and colored one! Pick up MYR0591.ZIP at any of your core support board systems. There is also a new full screen editor out. It is called WWIVEdit, and it is quickly becoming the favorite among users. Unlike FSED, which has been around for ages, it provides a user-friendly and appealing interface. It also has up-to-date commands, and supports BBS macros (with either a source modification or a patch, both provided). Unlike One Eyed Willy's FEdit, the commands used are not based on the WWIV internal editor (/s, /abt, etc.), but instead they are completely new, albeit easier to use as well. The distribution archive, WWIVED20.ZIP, includes version 2.0 and the Turbo Pascal source code as well. ======================================================================= The Editor's Corner by East Bay Ray 1@9964 Yep, we skipped a month. I missed a lot in my previous issue, and I am making up for it with a big news section this time. Nothing real big here to gripe or complain about. I have my aches and pains as always. ======================================================================= Acknowledgements WWIV (c) 1988 by Wayne Bell. All other products mentioned are either registered trademarks or copyrighted by their respectives manufacturers. ======================================================================= The End