Re: Hmm.. "Apple.NET : The Apple ][ Internet BBS" .... (updated)

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"Chris Morse" <chris@sorry.no.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hey everyone!
>
> I've updated the Apple.NET telnet/internet BBS I've been working on.
> Still not complete, but a bit more functionality for sure!
>
>   -  Completed the System News area
>   -  Basic Message Base area is implemented and working
>   -  Multi-user chat system is in BETA
>
> For screenshots of the server:
> http://www.cosmicwolf.com/AppleII/applenet_bbs.htm
>
> To connect to the BBS:
> telnet://apple2.no-ip.org
>
> It was running for just over 19 days straight (no software restarts or
> anything) before I started doing some mass updates to it this week.
>
> I looked around at a lot of chat systems and they all worked pretty
> lame.  For example, telnet://chat.chatnfiles.com:5050 uses a program
> called PhiNET.  It works, but you can't see your typing unless you
> turn on local echo, and even then it gets clobbered by any messages.
> The chat system I've implemented uses a built-in split-screen
> interface.  I'm curious to know if anyone has major display problems
> with it.  It should be ANSI/VT-100 compliant, so set your terminal
> emulation to that (it usually is by default on most telnet clients.)
>
> When you first connect, I do a little telnet option query to determine
> your telnet window size.. but it doesn't use it yet.. but I am looking
> into updating the chat system so that you can have LARGE chat windows
> and not confined to 80x24.
>
> Thanks to all who checked it out before, about a month ago.  All
> accounts are still valid and active.  I think about 30 accounts were
> created and only two hadn't validated yet.  If you lost your password
> but remember your login name or e-mail address that you used, you can
> login with username LOST to have it emailed to you.
>
> Any requests or changes? I'd be interested to hear!
>
> Cheers!
> // CHRIS
>