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    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Sunday, August 23, 2020 10:21:41
    RE: qwk networking for JAM bases
    BY: All

    If I was running something like ProBoard is there any alternatives to get something working?


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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Matt Munson on Sunday, August 23, 2020 10:37:00
    Matt Munson wrote to All:

    If I was running something like ProBoard is there any alternatives to get something working?

    QWK networking depends on having a QWK system either built into the BBS or added on via a door perhaps, it doesn't really matter what type of message
    base you use.

    In my experience Mystic and MagickaBBS both support QWK natively and use JAM bases.

    Synchronet also supports QWK using the Synchronet message base format.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Alan Ianson on Sunday, August 23, 2020 21:01:00
    QWK networking depends on having a QWK system either built into the BBS or >added on via a door perhaps, it doesn't really matter what type of message >base you use.

    In my experience Mystic and MagickaBBS both support QWK natively and use JAM >bases.

    Synchronet also supports QWK using the Synchronet message base format.


    You went from QWK networking to regular QWK in this reply :) If he wants to
    be a node, he might be interested in FidoQWK, which converts QWK packet to
    PKT files and vice versa. He would still need and FTN echomail processor.

    Why not give SearchLight a try with the Valence QWK mail door, which allows
    for both QWK hubbing as well as for tossing and scanning net-status QWK hubs
    :)

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Robert Wolfe on Monday, August 24, 2020 18:49:41
    Hello Robert,

    You went from QWK networking to regular QWK in this reply :)

    How do you mean?

    If he wants to be a node, he might be interested in FidoQWK, which converts QWK packet to PKT files and vice versa. He would still need
    and FTN echomail processor.

    I've never heard of that but it might solve the issue.

    Why not give SearchLight a try with the Valence QWK mail door, which allows for both QWK hubbing as well as for tossing and scanning
    net-status QWK hubs :)

    Is Valence the door that William McBrine wrote? Looks interesting but I know nothing about SearchLight so my best bet is that is not going to happen.

    Is searchLight still supported/updated/registerable?

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Alan Ianson on Monday, August 24, 2020 23:54:59
    On 24 Aug 20 18:49:41, Alan Ianson said the following to Robert Wolfe:

    Is searchLight still supported/updated/registerable?

    Total abandonware... I mooched every registered SL file from slbbs.com a long time ago.

    Nick

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Alan Ianson on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 09:45:00
    Why not give SearchLight a try with the Valence QWK mail door, which allows for both QWK hubbing as well as for tossing and scanning net-status QWK hubs :)

    Is Valence the door that William McBrine wrote? Looks interesting but I know >nothing about SearchLight so my best bet is that is not going to happen.

    Yes, it is.

    Is searchLight still supported/updated/registerable?

    It's not updated or supported anymore, but if you know where to look, you
    can get the key for version 5.1 that allows it to have an unlimited numbers
    of users/

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Robert Wolfe on Thursday, August 27, 2020 11:00:29
    Hello Robert,

    Tuesday August 25 2020 09:45, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    It's not updated or supported anymore, but if you know where to look,
    you can get the key for version 5.1 that allows it to have an
    unlimited numbers of users/

    Just ask you. XD

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Sean Dennis on Thursday, August 27, 2020 15:44:00
    It's not updated or supported anymore, but if you know where to look,
    you can get the key for version 5.1 that allows it to have an
    unlimited numbers of users/

    Just ask you. XD

    Or go to the appropriate website and get just about anything you need for SL
    :)

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