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- From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
- Subject: Re: ProLogon, ProDoor, PCBoard, WWIV, & WWIVLink compatibilities
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.191419.1535@lub001.lamar.edu>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 19:14:19 +1700
- References: <1992Sep9.164024.7057@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>
- Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont
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- In article <1992Sep9.164024.7057@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>, dwrage@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (David William Wrage) writes:
- >
- > I posted a similar request to this over in the alt.bbs forum and got
- > very little help, except from one gentleman who has helpful in getting
- > me to figure out what I should be asking for.
- >
- > I in the subject line, I run a BBS under MS4 (soon to be MS5). It is a
- > PCBoard based system using ProLogon as a front door, & ProDoor as the
- > user interface. I also run WWIV as a door. I am hooked up to WWIVLink
- > (@16471).
- >
- > My question: I am looking for a program that will allow me to convert the
- > message bases from one type to the other & back again. PCB to WWIV then
- > WWIV to PCB. I understand now that I am looking for a series of UTI programs
- > that would do such a chore. I am also interested in being able to convert
- > my file bases from one type to the other. Can anybody point me in the
- > right direction or an FTP site? (preferably an FTP site that has the programs
- > I need).
-
- An UTI is an Universal Text Interface program. These are designed to convert to
- various bbs formats such as FIDO/PCBoard FIDO/ULTRA. I don't know if an UTI
- has been written to handle conversions from WWIV to PCB and vice/versa. I do
- know that UltraBBS has such an UTI program. You might ask of Wayne (The author
- of WWIV) and see what he tells you about such for WWIV. You might also try to
- send message in the PCBOARD SYSOPS conference of RIME and see what develops.
-
- >
- > On the same note: any other conversion programs for other types of BBSs would
- > be of great interest. I am trying to set up a BBS that caters to the
- > preferences of my users. If a user want PCB then they get PCB, if they want
- > WWIV, they get WWIV, etc.
-
- You may ftp Ultra BBS (UBBS) at wuarchive.wustl.edu in /mirrors/msdos/bbs/
- ubbs208a.zip, ubbs208b.zip and ubbs208c.z.
-
-
- >
- > One of the main interests also is simply being able to use the WWIVLink
- > software in conjunction with PCBoard. That could be also a possibility.
- >
- > Thank you for listening,
-
- I don't know what front-end program you are using, however, most use front-door
- and or Binkley Term to handle mail tasks. I am sure you could develop a good
- batch files based on errorlevels to handle all possible needs with either one.
-
- >
- > David Wm Wrage
- > 'The Guardian'
- >
- > Internet: dwrage@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu
- > WWIVLink: 1@16471 (DDT Archives BBS)
-
- If you need further help, see my .sig below. -Grady
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