--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1Q00001 Date: 01/18/96 From: RALPH WILCOX Time: 08:24pm \/To: JIM HENRY (Read 8 times) Subj: Homebase? ->1:2255/60 JH>Hi Bill! >BM>Is Homebase down? JH>BM>I have not gotten an answer on either node for a few days. JH>BM>Bill JH>Same here. My guess is we are now orphans! A few weeks ago Greg >announced he was withdrawing from Fido, maybe now he has also shut down >the bbs. Ialso never got an answer to my question about multi-node chat. >It didn't seem to work on his board either. >Did you get the netmail I sent you a couple weeks ago? Hi JIm: Long time no word. Greg may have decided to close up shop rather than plug the back door in rybbs. Its a sad thing too because Rybbs could have been a good piece of software if only he had the time to work on it. Makes no difference to me now! I finely got INTERBBS setup and been running it since Nov.1, 1995. The message base was the hardest to setup. Did you do anything with the copy I sent you. I thought I saw where you are using the PCB that you registered? Interbbs and PCB is a lot alike. Talk later. Ralph --- * OLX 1.52 * Dogs come when you call. Cats have answering machines. --- InterEcho 1.15 * Origin: INTERBBS BBS Anderson In, 317-646-6841 (1:2255/120) (1:2255/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1T00000 Date: 01/22/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 12:06pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: RULES Rules for the RYBBSOP echo: Any post about the RYBBS software will be considered on topic. Any post about related software meant to be used in conjunction with the RYBBS program, such as but not limited to Rypacker, QWKMail , various front end/mailer programs, BBS doors, etc. will also be conbsidered on topic. Periodically various software authors may post notices of their wares PROVIDED they are known to work with the RYBBS software. As with most other echoes, flaming and personal attacks will not be allowed and you will be directed to take such to netmail with the parties involved. Handles are discouraged in the RYBBSOP echo. Please tell us your real name! If a situation arises where it becomes necessary to comment on a message's format or content, please leave that to the moderator. Things we have seen discussed in other echos include excessive quoting, spelling errors, indentation of the left margin, problems with the origin line, etc. You will not see these things discussed openly; they are handled via netmail to the appropriate sysop, when necessary. It is a violation of the echo rules to remind another participant that they are in violation of the echo rules. Leave it to the moderator. Finally, the moderator strongly agrees with Mark Twain when he said: "Everything in moderation, ESPECIALLY moderation! Sysop: as this echo is added to your system, you are asked to leave a message in the echo indicating you're now carrying it, so that we may get some idea of where the echo is going. *---- => => => => Jim Henry --=> => => => ----* |AirPower Information jim@airpower.com | | Services RYBBSOP Moderator Fido 1:273/408 | |(610) 259-2193 PR_Net 176:500/0 | |Home of AIRGUN*HQ For more about AirPower - info@airpower.com | *---- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=----* --- SLMR 2.1a FIGHT CRIME * SHOOT BACK! * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1T00001 Date: 01/21/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 12:20pm \/To: RALPH WILCOX (Read 6 times) Subj: Homebase? Hello Ralph, RW>Hi JIm: Long time no word. Greg may have decided to close up shop rather RW>than plug the back door in rybbs. Its a sad thing too because Rybbs RW>could have been a good piece of software if only he had the time to work RW>on it. I'm not really convinced that that was a problem. First off, I do hope he's ok. Second, my guess is he felt it was time to move on, after around 10 years. I doubt he made any money on the pgm, but I think it could have been promoted better. I still feel it's an excellent program. RW>Makes no difference to me now! I finely got INTERBBS setup and been RW>running it since Nov.1, 1995. The message base was the hardest to setup. RW>Did you do anything with the copy I sent you. I thought I saw where you RW>are using the PCB that you registered? Interbbs and PCB is a lot alike. I never had a chance. I'm now running a 5 node PcBoard and will be shutting down the Rybbs system as soon as I get my downlinks moved to the PcBoard system. Yours looked great though. Truthfully, I think I'd run about 10 different BBS packages if I had the time and money, I love em all. I also have a nice Roboboard I'd like to play with. I tried to set up a program called BBS Front End to allow callers to pick which bbs they want, but I could never get it working with PcB and I couldn't get any help anywhere, so that's on the back burner for the time being. Good luck to you! *---- => => => => Jim Henry --=> => => => ----* |AirPower Information jim@airpower.com | | Services RYBBSOP Moderator Fido 1:273/408 | |(610) 259-2193 PR_Net 176:500/0 | |Home of AIRGUN*HQ For more about AirPower - info@airpower.com | | For more about the Paul Revere Network => prnet@airpower.com | *---- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=----* --- SLMR 2.1a If Nicole Simpson had a gun we'd know who TRIED to do it! --- PCBoard (R) v15.22/M 5 * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1U00000 Date: 01/23/96 From: DAVE HASSLER Time: 10:37pm \/To: ROBERT FORGIONE (Read 6 times) Subj: Homebase? DH>JH> Same here. My guess is we are now orphans! A few weeks ago >JH> Greg announced he was withdrawing from Fido, maybe now he >JH> has also shut down the bbs. Ialso never got an answer to RF> I really hate thinking about new software for the BBS. RF> But if there is no longer support for RYBBS I think we have RF> no choice. Hmmmmmmm RF> --- QMPro 1.53 Our weaknesses are our strengths.. RF> --- RyPacker v2.5a * Origin: Thunderdome - New York City RF> U.S.A. (212)-567-2509 (1:278/320) Of course, OTOH, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Ry still works. But it may not *grow*. I took down my board about a month ago (I'm just running a bulletin server now), but if/when I go back up I might consider another package. I mean, that's reality, isn't it? --- cPoint v2.17/FreeWare * Origin: Henry's Room - PDX, USA (1:105/290.35) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1V00000 Date: 01/23/96 From: ROBERT FORGIONE Time: 05:22pm \/To: JIM HENRY (Read 6 times) Subj: Homebase? JH>I'm not really convinced that that was a problem. First off, I do hope >he's ok. Second, my guess is he felt it was time to move on, after >around 10 years. I doubt he made any money on the pgm, but I think it >could have been promoted better. I still feel it's an excellent program. What ever the reason is it is a shame as RYBBS I feel has been very competitive with the other Big named softwares out there. I have been using RYBBS since 1989 and I am not looking forward to changing but time will tell. With Greg pulling out they may pull the plug on this conference soon. If that should happen I would just like to say good bye as it's been a great 6 years here in RYBBSOP. --- QMPro 1.53 hAS ANYONE SEEN MY cAPSLOCK KEY? --- RyPacker v2.5a * Origin: Thunderdome - New York City U.S.A. (212)-567-2509 (1:278/320) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1W13010 Date: 01/27/96 From: TRENT NAUMANN Time: 01:50am \/To: JIM HENRY (Read 5 times) Subj: MULTI-BBS' Hello Jim, I read your message about wishing there was a way to offer multiple BBS', where the caller could select the BBS he/she wants when calling. I just wanted to let you know that this is very possible and easy to do. One requirement for this though is that you run OS/2. BinkleyTerm for OS/2 allows exactly the sort of thing you are talking about. When the call is not a mail call, BilkleyTerm presents the user with a list of BBS' from which they may select. Just thought you might find this information useful if you were planning something like this. Trent. --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1W13011 Date: 01/26/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 12:30pm \/To: ROBERT FORGIONE (Read 6 times) Subj: Homebase? Hi Bob, RF>What ever the reason is it is a shame as RYBBS I feel RF>has been very competitive with the other Big named RF>softwares out there. I have been using RYBBS since RF>1989 and I am not looking forward to changing but RF>time will tell. With Greg pulling out they may RF>pull the plug on this conference soon. If that RF>should happen I would just like to say good bye RF>as it's been a great 6 years here in RYBBSOP. I shut down my Rybbs system last week. I still can't bring myself to delete it though. Maybe someone will take over the program as Greg offered. I do like PcBoard though. PcB isn't near as sysop-friendly as RyBBS. I too have been running Ry since 1989. Just remember it will still do what it always has, it just won't improve. As to the echo, as long as there is some traffic, and the moderator updates the echolist every 6 months, it should continue, and I would think that now it is more important than ever. *---- => => => => Jim Henry --=> => => => ----* |AirPower Information jim@airpower.com | | Services RYBBSOP Moderator Fido 1:273/408 | |(610) 259-2193 PR_Net 176:500/0 | |Home of AIRGUN*HQ For more about AirPower - info@airpower.com | *---- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=----* --- SLMR 2.1a Smith & Wesson..the ORIGINAL Point & Click Interface * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1W13012 Date: 01/26/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 12:30pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: RYBBSOP MODERATORSHIP Would anyone out there like to take over as Moderator of this echo? As I no longer run RyBBS it seems only fair to pass the reins to somene who does. At a bare minimum, the least one need do as a moderator is update the echolist by netmail once every 6 months, and mybe post the rules once in a while. If you are interested, contact me here, or by netmail or email to make arrangements. I'll provide you with the rules file, echolist entry, and password. Thanks all. *---- => => => => Jim Henry --=> => => => ----* |AirPower Information jim@airpower.com | | Services RYBBSOP Moderator Fido 1:273/408 | |(610) 259-2193 PR_Net 176:500/0 | |Home of AIRGUN*HQ For more about AirPower - info@airpower.com | *---- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=----* --- SLMR 2.1a When guns are outlawed, Outlaws will overthrow the gov't. * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1W13013 Date: 01/26/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 12:30pm \/To: ALL (Read 7 times) Subj: rules Rules for the RYBBSOP echo: Any post about the RYBBS software will be considered on topic. Any post about related software meant to be used in conjunction with the RYBBS program, such as but not limited to Rypacker, QWKMail , various front end/mailer programs, BBS doors, etc. will also be conbsidered on topic. Periodically various software authors may post notices of their wares PROVIDED they are known to work with the RYBBS software. As with most other echoes, flaming and personal attacks will not be allowed and you will be directed to take such to netmail with the parties involved. Handles are discouraged in the RYBBSOP echo. Please tell us your real name! If a situation arises where it becomes necessary to comment on a message's format or content, please leave that to the moderator. Things we have seen discussed in other echos include excessive quoting, spelling errors, indentation of the left margin, problems with the origin line, etc. You will not see these things discussed openly; they are handled via netmail to the appropriate sysop, when necessary. It is a violation of the echo rules to remind another participant that they are in violation of the echo rules. Leave it to the moderator. Finally, the moderator strongly agrees with Mark Twain when he said: "Everything in moderation, ESPECIALLY moderation! Sysop: as this echo is added to your system, you are asked to leave a message in the echo indicating you're now carrying it, so that we may get some idea of where the echo is going. Jim Henry, Moderator, AirPower Information Systems, 1:273/408, (610) 259-2193 --- SLMR 2.1a I'm the NRA....and I Vote * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 256 RYBBS Ref: D1X00000 Date: 01/26/96 From: JIM HENRY Time: 06:56pm \/To: ROBERT FORGIONE (Read 5 times) Subj: Homebase? Hi Bob, RF>What ever the reason is it is a shame as RYBBS I feel RF>has been very competitive with the other Big named RF>softwares out there. I have been using RYBBS since RF>1989 and I am not looking forward to changing but RF>time will tell. With Greg pulling out they may RF>pull the plug on this conference soon. If that RF>should happen I would just like to say good bye RF>as it's been a great 6 years here in RYBBSOP. I shut down my Rybbs system last week. I still can't bring myself to delete it though. Maybe someone will take over the program as Greg offered. I do like PcBoard though. PcB isn't near as sysop-friendly as RyBBS. I too have been running Ry since 1989. Just remember it will still do what it always has, it just won't improve. As to the echo, as long as there is some traffic, and the moderator updates the echolist every 6 months, it should continue, and I would think that now it is more important than ever. *---- => => => => Jim Henry --=> => => => ----* |AirPower Information jim@airpower.com | | Services RYBBSOP Moderator Fido 1:273/408 | |(610) 259-2193 PR_Net 176:500/0 | |Home of AIRGUN*HQ For more about AirPower - info@airpower.com | *---- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=---------- <= <= <= <=----* --- SLMR 2.1a Smith & Wesson..the ORIGINAL Point & Click Interface * Origin: AirPower Information Services (1:273/408)