--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECQ00019 Date: 08/21/97 From: LARRY EVANS Time: 11:21am \/To: MATT VALITES (Read 0 times) Subj: Lowering Squish Priority Matt Valites wrote in a message to Larry Evans: MV> Larry Evans typed somthing Matt Valites: MV> how much ram does the system in question have? and what is your MV> "maxwait" setting? I've also found when running my 386, setting MV> the timeslice option gave me smother preformance. LE> System is Intel P133, 64 MB ram, EIDE and SCSI-2 LE> drives...MAXWAIT=1, TIMESLICE=32,128. DISK PRIORIT=NO, LE> PRIORITY=DYNAMIC. Binkley 2.60 for OS/2, Squish 1.11 (SQ386P.EXE) MV> Well, hmm, if you set priority=absolute .. the other thing that MV> can screw things up, is the use of direct com instead of fossil.. MV> are all the doors using fossil? Tried that and several other things, the search continues. Adios for now, Lightnin' Lar (larry@fidogate.com) --- timEd/2 1.10 * Origin: Tesla's Tower/FidoGate-[ftp.fidogate.com]-WARP-SPEED! (1:346/49) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECQ00020 Date: 08/21/97 From: FRANK MCCORMICK Time: 04:16am \/To: GRAEME GELDENHUYS (Read 0 times) Subj: SDK on MSGID calculations -=> Quoting Craig McGregor to Graeme Geldenhuys <=- CM> If my memory serves me correctly, there is no specified formula to CM> use, but rather, you need to come up with something which isn't likely CM> to repeat for a very long time.. Hence using date and time of the CM> message post is one good method of reducing the chances of such a CM> clash occuring... I use date+time+myaddress+random(100); Take the CRC32..convert to a hexstring Frank =================================================================== frank.mccormick@mcbbs.magicnet.com cbmnews@montreal.src.ca {I don't speak for them etc etc} =================================================================== ... ebius tagline. This is a moebius tagline. This is a mo ... --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00000 Date: 08/21/97 From: BOB RUDOLPH Time: 10:38am \/To: PATRICK ROSENHEIM (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Subject:looking for os/2 PR> LB> - AdeptXBBS : powerful, active development (many bugs ?), but PR> LB> proprietary message base format and so much customizable that it PR> LB> would take months to configure it. I don't know how good is the PR> LB> mailer/tosser section at handling hundreds of FTN areas on several PR> LB> networks. PR> I've been thinking about Adpet, too.... The only thing holding me back PR> is that it requires HPFS, and I'm like, totally FAT here..... No biggie - Partition Magic can help you - as can a backup and restore. FAT has never caused me any problems - and now I have no FAT drives on any of my systems. WIN/OS2 doesn't notice, MDOS doesn't notice, everything continues to work. --- AdeptXBBS v1.11w (FREEWare/2) * Origin: CopShop AdeptXBBS (1:261/3050) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00001 Date: 08/21/97 From: PAUL MARWICK Time: 12:07pm \/To: LARRY EVANS (Read 0 times) Subj: Lowering Squish Priority Hi Larry Replying to a message of Larry Evans to Lawrence Lucier: LL>> renice2.zip /b Renice for OS/2 is a simple UNIX-style program that LL>> allows you to change the priorities of running processes. Due to LL>> limitations of OS/2 API, renice uses its own device driver to gain LL>> access to the internal OS/2 data structures. This program work fine LL>> spe.zip SPE is a 'light' version of the sp.exe program LL>> (sp103.zip). SP uses a C system() call to run programs at a given LL>> priority level, and hence a command processor is run at that LL>> priority level which then runs the target program. This is a LL>> resource heavy opera LE> I'll look forward to checking them out! Thanks! Dunno about the LE> 'resource heavy' program though, the first sounds like the ticket. I'd suggest another one - have a look in FM2UTILS (whatever the most recent version is) for PRIORITY.EXE. Its not exactly new, but it works well. In terms of the two options above, it (1) doesn't require a device driver and (2) passes program errorlevels back to the calling batch file (which is something that SPE doesn't do, which can be a real pain...). regards, paul --- FleetStreet 1.20.2+ * Origin: madHouse Inc - Brisbane, QLD (3:640/820) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00002 Date: 08/19/97 From: ROSS SLADE Time: 08:05pm \/To: JASON ANDREWARTHA (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: ANSI editor 16 Aug 97 10:52, jason andrewartha wrote to Dave Richmond: Hello jason, DR>> RS> Does anyone know of an ANSI editor for OS/2? Something DR>> RS> similar to TheDraw. > Looking for a OS/2 ANSI Editor then get yourself a copy of > AdeptDraw avalible Unfortunately it doesn't appear to do ANSI...only Adept meta codes or ASCII. Regards, Ross ...Do-It-Yourself Easter Kit: 2 Boards, 3 Nails, and jason! --- Msged/2 4.20 beta 2 * Origin: 101010 (3:622/419) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00003 Date: 08/21/97 From: KIM HEINO Time: 01:21pm \/To: LUDOVIC BRAUN (Read 0 times) Subj: Subject:looking for os/2 bbs software > - must be OS/2 software > - must be multilingual and customizable > - must support ISDN > - internet features not required > - if integrated mailer/tosser it has to be suitable for "serious" work > (hubbing, multiple networks, lots of areas and links) > - otherwise it must provide support for external mailer/tosser > (standard message base format required) > - must be reliable with no serious bug > - BBBS/2 : don't know much about it (I can't even get a copy of > it, any source please ?). Sounds much like Adept (very > internet friendly, all-in-one BBS/mailer/tosser > package). Yes, BBBS can do all that and more. For more information see http://www.bbbs.net, ftp://ftp.bbbs.net/pub/dist/bbbs/ and telnet://fix.no, or mailto:b@bbbs.net or NetMail to Kim Heino @2:22/222. File request from 2:22/222, filenames are bbbs_2.zip, bbbs_nt.zip, bbbs_l.zip, bbbs_d.zip, bbbs_uld.zip, bbbs_hp.zip, bbbs_irs.zip, bbbs_sco.zip, bbbs_fbi.zip, bbbs_uw.zip, bbbs_sos.zip, bbbs_sus.zip and bbbs_sum.zip, about 1MB each. Replace '_' with 'r' to get a version with RSA support. You can also try http://stargate.dnsi.net/bbbs.html, it should have it all too. --- BBBS/2 v3.42 ToMmIk-6v * Origin: BCG-Box 4 (2:222/0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00004 Date: 08/21/97 From: LARRY EVANS Time: 11:42pm \/To: JUSTIN BOXBERGER (Read 0 times) Subj: door control, sigh Justin Boxberger wrote in a message to Victor Loberger: JB> 19 Aug 97 19:23, Victor Loberger wrote to Larry Evans: VL> @MSGID: 1:154/731.0 33fa38fc VL> @REPLY: 1:346/49.0 3f8b19e2 VL> Hi Larry, LE>> not tried! This system runs 2 nodes, plus local node LE>> under WARP CONNECT, and I also tried WARP 4 just to see LE>> what improvements it might make, no change. VL> Warp 4 won't do it for you. I used OSTSR2 with Warp 3.0 and VL> most all of my doors gave back the time-slices. Under 4.0, hardly VL> *any*, if any, give back the time-slices. The *only* difference is VL> upgrading from 3.0 to 4.0, otherwise I ran the same setup. OSTSR2 VL> worked fine under 3.0 (sorry, I know you don't want to hear that), VL> but I can't get it to work the same under 4.0. VL> Fortunately for me, I hardly have any users any more so no VL> one is playing DOS doors. 8-( VL> Good luck and if you discover something, please let me know. VL> Victor JB> Hello I had the same problem... with dos doors that is.. JB> I found a patch for OS/2 v 4. it fixed alot of the problems with JB> the dos doors and time slices. I am also run'n OSTSR and Slicer. JB> Let me look at see where i got the file at and what it is called. JB> you can either netmail me, or email me on the internet at JB> (stix@media-net.net), and i will get you the file, or what you will JB> need to fix the problem. I'd like to see that one as well, Justin. Email and net address below. Adios for now, Lightnin' Lar (larry@fidogate.com) --- timEd/2 1.10 * Origin: Tesla's Tower/FidoGate-[ftp.fidogate.com]-WARP-SPEED! (1:346/49) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00005 Date: 08/21/97 From: LARRY EVANS Time: 11:45pm \/To: PAUL MARWICK (Read 0 times) Subj: Lowering Squish Priority paul marwick wrote in a message to Larry Evans: pm> Replying to a message of Larry Evans to Lawrence Lucier: LL>> renice2.zip /b Renice for OS/2 is a simple UNIX-style program that LL>> allows you to change the priorities of running processes. Due to LL>> limitations of OS/2 API, renice uses its own device driver to gain LL>> access to the internal OS/2 data structures. This program work fine LL>> spe.zip SPE is a 'light' version of the sp.exe program LL>> (sp103.zip). SP uses a C system() call to run programs at a given LL>> priority level, and hence a command processor is run at that LL>> priority level which then runs the target program. This is a LL>> resource heavy opera LE> I'll look forward to checking them out! Thanks! Dunno about the LE> 'resource heavy' program though, the first sounds like the ticket. pm> I'd suggest another one - have a look in FM2UTILS (whatever the pm> most recent version is) for PRIORITY.EXE. Its not exactly new, but pm> it works well. In terms of the two options above, it (1) doesn't pm> require a device driver and (2) passes program errorlevels back to pm> the calling batch file (which is something that SPE doesn't do, pm> which can be a real pain...). Thanks, Paul, and, no, I never even LOOKED into FM2UTILS even though I pull the whole thing through here, sigh, gettin' old and slow I guess! I'll check it out! Adios for now, Lightnin' Lar (larry@fidogate.com) --- timEd/2 1.10 * Origin: Tesla's Tower/FidoGate-[ftp.fidogate.com]-WARP-SPEED! (1:346/49) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00006 Date: 08/15/97 From: ANDREJ BROZ Time: 12:34pm \/To: ARJAN HENDRIKS (Read 0 times) Subj: Adept Am 07 Aug 97 21:27:34 schrieb Arjan Hendriks an All zum Thema AH> Is there a utilitie or a way to import files to the adept filebase which AH> exist in the files.bbs but not exist in the filebase. AH> So i don't have to run bfsmake every time i got new files, cause i woud AH> like to use my old filemgr/allfix. Well - after I have destoried my file base yesterday with running BFSMAKE to import some files (forgot about what will happen), I have remembered that there exists one file BFSADD (it should be in BFSADD.ZIP archive). It imports all files that are not file File System into it, and reads description (if it exists) from FILES.BBS. Bye, Aj. --- FIPS/32 v0.99a W95/NT [Unreg] * Origin: No woman no cry! (2:5020/651.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: ECR00007 Date: 08/15/97 From: ANDREJ BROZ Time: 12:35pm \/To: ROGER NELSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Adept Am 09 Aug 97 02:54:07 schrieb Roger Nelson an Arjan Hendriks zum Thema AH> Is there a utilitie or a way to import files to the adept filebase AH> which exist in the files.bbs but not exist in the filebase. RN> RN> Yes and it's called FileEd. Get it, you'll like it. I know I did. Yeah, it is great, but... IT WON'T read description FROM files.bbs if it exists. But as I allready said (wrote) there is BFSADD - that will add all files that do not exist in file base into it and import descriptions from files.bbs (it will leave all old stuff intact). Bye, Aj. --- FIPS/32 v0.99a W95/NT [Unreg] * Origin: It's nice to be a preiss,but it't higher to be a baye (2:5020/651.1)