--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEU00002 Date: 10/24/97 From: MAULVI BAKAR Time: 05:25pm \/To: IAN MOOTE (Read 0 times) Subj: Front end. -> perhaps, I'd like to run a node or possibly even a hub. I'd like -> suggestions on a native OS/2 front-end or host software that supports -> adaptive answering and will allow me to continue to receive faxes -> while pointing and still running a host. Any native OS/2 front-end will do I think.. notably the Binkley and Xenia Mailer.. Both has versions for OS/2.. For the Faxing, you need BGFAX.. There maybe other programs, but I'm not sure about that. Best Regards Maulvi Bakar --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 100 * Origin: Valley of Wind - Sanctuary of Peace (1:163/134) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEU00003 Date: 10/23/97 From: ANDY ROBERTS Time: 11:59pm \/To: IAN MOOTE (Read 0 times) Subj: Front end. Ian Moote, 23-Oct-97 08:30:00, Ian Moote wrote to All Subject: Front end. IM> What I've got is Warp 4 and a USR 33.6k internal fax modem. What IM> I'd like to do is to point off Fido and host a small support BBS IM> while still having the ability to receive faxes on the same line. IM> Eventually, perhaps, I'd like to run a node or possibly even a IM> hub. I'd like suggestions on a native OS/2 front-end or host IM> software that supports adaptive answering and will allow me to IM> continue to receive faxes while pointing and still running a host. I use native OS/2 AdeptXBBS and BGFAX to do that. But my setup is with a ZOOM rather than my USR Courier. I probably should try the Courier for Fax receive now that there are newer and better SDLs available than there were when I first setup the BBS. Thanks and Good Luck, Andy Roberts NetMail 1:109/921.1 AdeptNet 55:730/101 andy@shentel.net --- Terminate 5.00/Pro*at * Origin: OS/2: penthouse. DOS: poorhouse. Windows: outhouse. (1:109/921.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00000 Date: 10/25/97 From: ALAN BAKER Time: 02:36pm \/To: KEVIN KELL (Read 0 times) Subj: Hobbes 1997 Sept CDROM problems KK> I just received my 1997 September Hobbes archive KK> CDROMs from Walnut Creek and it looks like the "BBS- KK> ready" portion is all messaed up again. Kevin, The guy who used to do the BBS support has left Walnut Creek CDROM and the support person said that that title wasn't supposed to be BBS-ready anymore (!) Please send a note to support@cdrom.com to lobby for a solution for the latest edition's BBS support and Walnut Creek's future BBS support of Hobbes. Alan --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: PC-TIE (1:143/11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00001 Date: 10/25/97 From: ALAN BAKER Time: 02:42pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: PPP server + BBS I'd like to provide callers PPP access over the same lines as my BBS. Anybody doing this? How? I'm currently running BinkleyTerm/Maximus on two lines and just Maximus on one line. Alan in San Jose --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: PC-TIE (1:143/11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00002 Date: 10/24/97 From: NICKY MORROW Time: 10:37pm \/To: THOMAS W. MUELLER (Read 0 times) Subj: Native OS/2 Editor Hello Thomas! > It is already there, checked it out today: MXXED100.ZIP Already grabbed it. I also saw it come over the zone 1 filebone ;) I hope to get a chance to set it up soon. Cheers, Nicky Internet: nrmorrow@cybertron.com --- FleetStreet 1.20.2+ * Origin: Emerald Coast/2 * Navarre,FL * (904)939-5242 * (1:366/47) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00003 Date: 10/24/97 From: ANDY SMITH Time: 12:17pm \/To: JOE SCHWEIER (Read 0 times) Subj: Fossil -=> Joe Schweier recently spurted the following gem to Andy Smith <=- Hiya Joe, JS> I have the hardware that supports it...can do 128K with my ISDN JS> line.... 128K > 115K Ah...... Andy --- FMailX 1.20 * Origin: Zeons Lair Images BBS +44-1768-899420 (2:256/305) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00004 Date: 10/23/97 From: VINCE COEN Time: 11:25pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Adept Files at Air Applewood in Europe Today, Thursday 23-10-97, Air Applewood received the following files. UTILOS2 UtilNet: OS/2 End User Utilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FV2.ZIP 53,816 17-10-97 File Viewer for OS/2 from IBM. LFNCALL.ZIP 128,669 17-10-97 LFNCall V 1.4 zum objektorientierten MYNST105.ZIP 153,758 17-10-97 myNstall1.05 Beta is a small universal PM NPSWPS.ZIP 101,869 17-10-97 v1.82 NPS WPS Enhancer WPS Enhancer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 438,112 bytes in 4 file(s) Total of 438,112 in 4 file(s) File requests are welcome 23 hrs per day, from 03:30-02:30 UTC. Files also available via our ISDN line on 01279-794008 (2:257/3). Files are available on a weekly backup tape i.e., DAT, QIC-80 etc, or Zip disks. contact Vince Coen at 2:257/609. FREQ FILES for an allfiles listing [257-609A.ZIP]. Thanks, Vince using ALLFIX v5.00 build 23 Air Applewood is the official Apworks registration site, home of Fastlist (version 7 nodelist compiler), Nef (File processor), Qfb (maximus filebase updater) to name but a few. Registrations are done normally overnight. --- * Origin: Air Applewood File Manager 44-1279-792300 (2:257/609) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: EEV00005 Date: 10/26/97 From: BOB SWIFT Time: 08:26am \/To: MAULVI BAKAR (Read 0 times) Subj: Front end. Friday October 24 1997 17:25, Maulvi Bakar wrote to Ian Moote: ->> perhaps, I'd like to run a node or possibly even a hub. I'd ->> like suggestions on a native OS/2 front-end or host software ->> that supports adaptive answering and will allow me to continue ->> to receive faxes while pointing and still running a host. MB> Any native OS/2 front-end will do I think.. notably the Binkley MB> and Xenia Mailer.. Both has versions for OS/2.. For the Faxing, MB> you need BGFAX.. There maybe other programs, but I'm not sure MB> about that. Actually, Binkley handles incoming faxes on its own. Then there's a little attachment to convert the raw fax files to TIFF files for use in FaxWorks. Bob [bswift@connect.ab.ca] --- GoldED/2 2.50+ * Origin: The Power Station * (403) 963-1859 * (FidoNet 1:342/5)