• Nodelist recognition....

    From Bill McGarrity@1:266/404 to All on Thu May 23 14:57:00 2013
    Good day all...

    Previously I had two issues, one with session level passwords and the ability of changing them. I resolved that issue using the -p swtich when starting rexcfg. Second was the ability of IRex reading the FD's compiled nodelist. I "thought" I found the problem but...

    Originally I registered the 50 user non-server version. Not RTFM at first, I was rather perplexed why it wouldn't read it then I finally did and saw only the 1000 user version would. So, I broke down and purchased that version. Installed the new key and serial #... said it updated it to the 1000 user version, toggled the Send to Unknown Users to yes, saved it and it still won't read it. I open rexcfg again and see that sectioned toggled back to NO. This is really pissin me off to no end. Please, any help. Seems Charles loves collecting my $ but getting answers aren't so forthcoming.

    Any help is appreciated....

    Thanks


    Bill

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  • From Roy Witt@1:387/22 to Bill McGarrity on Thu May 23 16:10:43 2013

    Bill McGarrity wrote to All:

    Good day all...

    Previously I had two issues, one with session level passwords and the ability of changing them. I resolved that issue using the -p swtich
    when starting rexcfg. Second was the ability of IRex reading the
    FD's compiled nodelist. I "thought" I found the problem but...

    Originally I registered the 50 user non-server version. Not RTFM at first, I was rather perplexed why it wouldn't read it then I finally
    did and saw only the 1000 user version would. So, I broke down and purchased that version. Installed the new key and serial #... said it updated it to the 1000 user version, toggled the Send to Unknown
    Users to yes, saved it and it still won't read it. I open rexcfg
    again and see that sectioned toggled back to NO. This is really
    pissin me off to no end. Please, any help. Seems Charles loves
    collecting my $ but getting answers aren't so forthcoming.

    Any help is appreciated....

    Hate to say it, but I told you so. Irex is abandoned software and you
    won't get any help from the author. It's too bad that you paid for the
    upgrade, but that's life. Personally, I think its shameful that the
    software is abandoned and the author still collects registration money for
    it. the best you can do is live with what you have or move on...D'Bridge
    is a very good alternative and does more than Irex in the long run.

    D'Bridge has its quirks too, but at least there is a live author who deals
    with these problems in his support echo. IMO, you can't go wrong with it
    and if you're running a BBS, that's also included in the package.


    R\%/itt


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  • From Bill McGarrity@1:266/404 to Roy Witt on Fri May 24 00:50:00 2013
    Roy Witt wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-


    Bill McGarrity wrote to All:

    Good day all...

    Previously I had two issues, one with session level passwords and the ability of changing them. I resolved that issue using the -p swtich
    when starting rexcfg. Second was the ability of IRex reading the
    FD's compiled nodelist. I "thought" I found the problem but...

    Originally I registered the 50 user non-server version. Not RTFM at first, I was rather perplexed why it wouldn't read it then I finally
    did and saw only the 1000 user version would. So, I broke down and purchased that version. Installed the new key and serial #... said it updated it to the 1000 user version, toggled the Send to Unknown
    Users to yes, saved it and it still won't read it. I open rexcfg
    again and see that sectioned toggled back to NO. This is really
    pissin me off to no end. Please, any help. Seems Charles loves
    collecting my $ but getting answers aren't so forthcoming.

    Any help is appreciated....

    Hate to say it, but I told you so. Irex is abandoned software and you won't get any help from the author. It's too bad that you paid for the upgrade, but that's life. Personally, I think its shameful that the software is abandoned and the author still collects registration money
    for it. the best you can do is live with what you have or move on...D'Bridge is a very good alternative and does more than Irex in the long run.

    D'Bridge has its quirks too, but at least there is a live author who
    deals with these problems in his support echo. IMO, you can't go wrong with it and if you're running a BBS, that's also included in the
    package.


    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered to point me in the right direction. I already have FD, just need to get the other from PCMicro.

    Hey, live and learn.. lol..

    Be well..


    Bill

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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to Bill McGarrity on Mon May 27 06:33:50 2013
    Roy Witt wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

    Bill McGarrity wrote to All:

    Good day all...

    Previously I had two issues, one with session level passwords and
    the
    ability of changing them. I resolved that issue using the -p swtich BM>BM> when starting rexcfg. Second was the ability of IRex reading the
    FD's compiled nodelist. I "thought" I found the problem but...

    Originally I registered the 50 user non-server version. Not RTFM at BM>BM> first, I was rather perplexed why it wouldn't read it then I finally BM>BM> did and saw only the 1000 user version would. So, I broke down and BM>BM> purchased that version. Installed the new key and serial #... said
    it
    updated it to the 1000 user version, toggled the Send to Unknown
    Users to yes, saved it and it still won't read it. I open rexcfg
    again and see that sectioned toggled back to NO. This is really
    pissin me off to no end. Please, any help. Seems Charles loves
    collecting my $ but getting answers aren't so forthcoming.

    Any help is appreciated....

    Hate to say it, but I told you so. Irex is abandoned software and
    you
    won't get any help from the author. It's too bad that you paid for
    the
    upgrade, but that's life. Personally, I think its shameful that the BM>RW> software is abandoned and the author still collects registration
    money
    for it. the best you can do is live with what you have or move
    on...D'Bridge is a very good alternative and does more than Irex in
    the
    long run.

    D'Bridge has its quirks too, but at least there is a live author who BM>RW> deals with these problems in his support echo. IMO, you can't go
    wrong
    with it and if you're running a BBS, that's also included in the
    package.


    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered to
    point me
    in the right direction. I already have FD, just need to get the other
    from
    PCMicro.

    FD is also abandonware, so beware. Don't know about NetSerial.

    Hey, live and learn.. lol..

    And youth is wasted on the young, etc.

    Be well..

    If only I could. (-:


    Regards,

    Roger

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.71 to Roger Nelson on Wed May 29 04:50:58 2013

    On Mon, 27 May 2013, Roger Nelson wrote to Bill McGarrity:

    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered to
    point me in the right direction. I already have FD, just need to
    get the other from PCMicro.

    FD is also abandonware, so beware.

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    Don't know about NetSerial.

    mike still supports his software...

    )\/(ark

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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to mark lewis on Wed May 29 07:40:27 2013
    On Mon, 27 May 2013, Roger Nelson wrote to Bill McGarrity:

    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered to ml>BM> point me in the right direction. I already have FD, just need to
    get the other from PCMicro.

    FD is also abandonware, so beware.

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    Maybe for you it does/did, but it doesn't do Distinctive Ring, AKA RingMaster.
    When I asked for help in the FD echo, you cold hear crickets chirp. D'Bridge did/does it flawlessly.

    Don't know about NetSerial.

    mike still supports his software...

    I don't know Mike, which also means I don't know who the author of NetSerial is.


    Roger

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  • From Roy Witt@1:387/22 to Roger Nelson on Wed May 29 09:40:08 2013

    Roger Nelson wrote to mark lewis:

    On Mon, 27 May 2013, Roger Nelson wrote to Bill McGarrity:

    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered
    to point me in the right direction. I already have FD, just need
    to get the other from PCMicro.

    FD is also abandonware, so beware.

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had
    the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    It had it's own quirks that made it obsolete anyway.

    Maybe for you it does/did, but it doesn't do Distinctive Ring, AKA RingMaster. When I asked for help in the FD echo, you cold hear
    crickets chirp. D'Bridge did/does it flawlessly.

    Yeup.

    Don't know about NetSerial.

    mike still supports his software...

    I don't know Mike, which also means I don't know who the author of NetSerial is.

    Why, it's Mikey, of course.


    R\%/itt


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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to Roy Witt on Wed May 29 11:26:49 2013
    On Wed May-29-2013 09:40, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

    Roger Nelson wrote to mark lewis:

    On Mon, 27 May 2013, Roger Nelson wrote to Bill McGarrity:

    Right now I'm thinking about using FD and NetSerial. Mark offered
    to point me in the right direction. I already have FD, just need
    to get the other from PCMicro.

    FD is also abandonware, so beware.

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had
    the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    It had it's own quirks that made it obsolete anyway.

    It was obsolete 30 minutes after I tried it. If a mailer can't handle Distinctive Ring, and for me at that period of time it was mandatory, then it is useless. I even got on the case (nicely) of one of the guys who was updating AdeptXBBS, suggesting that if they couldn't get DR to work, they should pull that section from the manual. I was accused of whining, of course.
    (-: So, I deep-sixed Adept. It was a good idea at the time, but came with a nightmare called GateKeeper. Another thing about it was I couldn't send to Bill Kirby's The Twin Towers BBS in Austin, but he could send to me and he and I spent many hours on the phone trying to figure that out. I even offered to pay my portion of his LD bill.

    Maybe for you it does/did, but it doesn't do Distinctive Ring, AKA RingMaster. When I asked for help in the FD echo, you cold hear
    crickets chirp. D'Bridge did/does it flawlessly.

    Yeup.

    Don't know about NetSerial.

    mike still supports his software...

    I don't know Mike, which also means I don't know who the author of NetSerial is.

    Why, it's Mikey, of course.

    LOL!


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Roy Witt@1:387/22 to Roger Nelson on Thu May 30 12:21:43 2013

    Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

    [.FD.]

    It had it's own quirks that made it obsolete anyway.

    It was obsolete 30 minutes after I tried it.

    If it wasn't for perseverence, it would have been chucked out with the
    garbage when I first got a copy of it. Eventually, I got it to work and
    wrote a FD4DUMMIES tutoral, providing sample batch files and a list of
    software tools needed to make it work. Jack Yates (c1997) asked me for a
    copy of that tutoral and that was the only way he got FD working.

    If a mailer can't handle Distinctive Ring, and for me at that
    period of time it was mandatory, then it is useless.

    Ring distinction or the lack of wasn't my problem with FD...getting it to
    work at all was the biggest problem.

    I even got on the case (nicely) of one of the guys who was updating AdeptXBBS, suggesting that if they couldn't get DR to work, they
    should pull that section from the manual. I was accused of whining,
    of course. (-:

    8^) I got the same treatment from my uplink (he was a big whiner) when I
    wasn't getting mail from his system, 1:202/900. I finally convinced him
    that it was his misconfiguration that caused the problem and he finally admitted that he was going through a divorce and had little time to
    spend tweaking his BBS and that the software upgrade he made to his system wasn't what it was supposed to be. He finally went back to the previous software version and that cured the problem. Meanwhile, Brenda was re-configuring the net hubs and John's 900 hub was the first to go and
    I got moved to 202/5's net hub, which was probably the best hub I've ever
    had the pleasure of being linked to.

    So, I deep-sixed Adept. It was a good idea at the time, but came
    with a nightmare called GateKeeper. Another thing about it was I
    couldn't send to Bill Kirby's The Twin Towers BBS in Austin, but he
    could send to me and he and I spent many hours on the phone trying to figure that out. I even offered to pay my portion of his LD bill.

    Before I became a node, I used to run a BBS using Wildcat. Had I known at
    the time that I would eventually be a Fidonet sysop, I wouldn't have
    chosen Wildcat. I used a net202 BBS to get my Fido fix and it was using
    Wildcat BBS...had I known how hard it was to implement FD with Wildcat, I
    would have chosen a different BBS package.


    R\%/itt


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  • From Leslie Given@1:275/92 to mark lewis on Thu May 30 14:05:00 2013
    On 05-29-13, mark lewis said the following...

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    I have FD and netserial both working in XP on a P3 cpu box, but it seems to have issues running on a P4 cpu box in XP. Connections with human callers is good, but i've never tested it with processing network mail delivered by other frontend mailers that way. Is that even possible? and if so i'd like to do
    some testing with it.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.71 to Roger Nelson on Thu May 30 16:49:44 2013

    On Wed, 29 May 2013, Roger Nelson wrote to mark lewis:

    FD is also abandonware, so beware.

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    Maybe for you it does/did, but it doesn't do Distinctive Ring, AKA RingMaster. When I asked for help in the FD echo, you cold hear
    crickets chirp. D'Bridge did/does it flawlessly.

    sure it does... i don't know how or when but it does... i've never needed or used such services, though...

    you don't say what version of FD you had problems with either :?

    Don't know about NetSerial.

    mike still supports his software...

    I don't know Mike, which also means I don't know who the author of NetSerial is.

    mike ehlert from PCMicro... he has netserial, netfossil and is also the owner of doorway ;)

    )\/(ark

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.71 to Leslie Given on Fri May 31 02:57:52 2013

    On Thu, 30 May 2013, Leslie Given wrote to mark lewis:

    On 05-29-13, mark lewis said the following...

    while FD may be abandonware, it does work properly and has never had the weird problems that other programs have exhibited...

    I have FD and netserial both working in XP on a P3 cpu box, but it
    seems to have issues running on a P4 cpu box in XP. Connections
    with human callers is good, but i've never tested it with
    processing network mail delivered by other frontend mailers that
    way. Is that even possible? and if so i'd like to do some testing
    with it.

    you can poll my main system via telnet or vmodem... we should move discussions about FD over to FDECHO as well ;)

    )\/(ark

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  • From Leslie Given@1:275/91.5 to mark lewis on Sat Jun 8 20:33:00 2013
    On 05-29-13, mark lewis said the following...
    you can poll my main system via telnet or vmodem... we should move discussions about FD over to FDECHO as well ;)

    Understood, the last time i looked the FDECHO was empty and need some posting in there. I should also locate my 2.32to2.33 update, in the mean time.
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