say hello to a few other sysops in your network early on. most are happy to answer questions and share tips, and knowing them makes troubleshooting less lonely

a short introduction in the right message area is all it takes because relationships built early are useful for years

pweck
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Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: pweck to All on Tue Oct 06 2026 07:46 am

I agree 100%...

Hello all, Gate Keeper here, Sysop of The Gate BBS in Shelby, NC.

I have been running my 2 systems since 1980 in one form or another. Currently running Synchronet and also a WWIV BBS.

thebateb.synchro.net:23 (Synchronet)

thegateb.sytes.net:2424 (WWIV)
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
I agree 100%...

Hello all, Gate Keeper here, Sysop of The Gate BBS in Shelby, NC.

I have been running my 2 systems since 1980 in one form or another. Currently running Synchronet and also a WWIV BBS.

thebateb.synchro.net:23 (Synchronet)

thegateb.sytes.net:2424 (WWIV)

Welcome!
i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it a easy or hard setup?

pweck
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Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it a easy or hard setup?

To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if memore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its gone through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094.
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is easy or hard setup?

To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten.
But if memore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its gone through loads of changes in the past. I set mine
up in 1094. * The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

yes in some ways much easier!

pweck
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Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it easy or hard setup?

To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if ore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its e through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094. * The

You're using the Gate, is that something like the Tardis?

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Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it easy or hard setup?

To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if ore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its e through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094. * The

1994?

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Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: Shurato to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 19 2026 01:06 am

1994?

Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *
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i dont know how you could keep two going all this time! i can barely keep this board going!

pweck
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On 20 Oct 2026, Gate Keeper said the following...

Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.

Are you Ward Christianson? Wow, he was the very first and opened his board in '78.

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Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Tue Oct 20 2026 04:20 pm

i dont know how you could keep two going all this time! i can barely keep this board going!

pweck
sysopnet 23:1/1

Its not too hard. When one machine dies switch to another machine. I keep a daily backup so nothing is ever lost.
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
By: Mickey to Gate Keeper on Tue Oct 20 2026 07:27 pm

Are you Ward Christianson? Wow, he was the very first and opened his board in '78.

No but i run a close second :-)
* The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *