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    From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to All on Thu Dec 20 19:05:18 2012
    In AppleMac FDN:

    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    In new FDN Tablets:

    % FDN: Tablets FDN
    % Coordinator: Janis Kracht, 1:261/38
    %
    % PATH: DIRECT
    % HUB: Yes
    % --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % File echo Description
    % -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area TABLET 0 ! TABL: Misc. For Tablet and Cell phone operating
    % Systems
    Area TABLETDEV 0 ! TABL: Components & Libraries
    %
    %

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)
  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Janis Kracht on Sat Jan 19 22:37:44 2013
    Hello Janis!

    20 Dec 2012 19:05, Janis Kracht wrote to All:

    In AppleMac FDN:

    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    wish there was an perl script to use this from husky so it can autoupdate forward file area files based on posting here, sayed that i dont know what linux tools supporting it, but if someone could tell me i would appricate it


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/3.5.7-gentoo (i686))
    * Origin: duggi.junc.org where qico is waiting (2:230/0)
  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Benny Pedersen on Sun Jan 20 00:37:52 2013
    Hi Benny,

    In AppleMac FDN:

    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    wish there was an perl script to use this from husky so it can autoupdate forward file area files based on posting here, sayed that i dont know what linux tools supporting it, but if someone could tell me i would appricate it

    That could be a nice idea.. but I don't always remember to post the changes here <grin>. I try to do it though.

    When we first started fidonet's file distribution it was called the "Filebone",
    Keven Snively was the first person to use the Raid format you still see in FileGate.zxx.

    He had instructions in his original document, Filebone.na, on how to update George Peace's RAID automatically (RAID was used to announce new files). Here,
    Keven was talking about the format of the filebone.na file (area tagname [etc.]):

    % This format is based on the TIC and RAID programs. Indeed, you can directly % use this file as part of your RAID config file. For example, the following
    % DOS command could be used to create your new RAID.CFG file from the weekly
    % FILEBONE.NA file along with prefix and suffix files (RAID.BEG and RAID.END)
    % containing your personal configuration information:
    %
    % Copy RAID.BEG + FILEBONE.NA + RAID.END RAID.CFG
    %
    %


    Simple really :)

    Now, something like that would work with BBBS's external.bbb eh.. kind of.. :) When people started using Allfix and FileMngr which were gui programs we stopped doing the above.

    Take care,
    Janis

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)
  • From Timothy Cornett@1:135/364 to Janis Kracht on Fri Jan 25 09:27:51 2013
    Re: New File Areas

    Hi Benny,

    In AppleMac FDN:

    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    Hi Janis, just beginning to start posting again, anyway please go ahead and turn on the area IPAD for me, I'll have it setup as soon as I get back to the house (still at work)

    Tim

    --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS
    * Origin: Deep Space 69 BBS - telnet://ds69bbs.com - Florida (1:135/364)
  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Timothy Cornett on Fri Jan 25 10:04:30 2013
    Hi Timothy!

    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    Hi Janis, just beginning to start posting again, anyway please go ahead and turn on the area IPAD for me, I'll have it setup as soon as I get back to the house (still at work)

    I'll check, but you should be configured for all the new file echos :)

    % FDN: Tablets FDN
    [...]
    Area TABLET 0 ! TABL: Misc. For Tablet and Cell phone operating Area TABLETDEV 0 ! TABL: Components & Libraries

    % FDN: APPLEMAC FDN
    [...]
    Area IPAD 0 ! MAC: IPAD development and utilities

    % FDN: PDN - Programmers Distribution Network
    [...]
    Area PDNWINPOCKT 0 ! PDN: Windows Pocket PC development

    Worst that should happen if files come through before you have time to set them
    up is they'll sit in your inbound with their bad tic file until you notice :)

    Thanks Timothy!

    Take care,
    Janis

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)