Re: *alpha* version of telnet bbs for apple II folks.. (testing)

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

Looking good Chris. Can't wait until there
is something on it to do. If you need any
help, I don't know what I can do though,
let me know.

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"Chris Morse" <chris@sorry.no.spam.com> wrote in message
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:
: Hi all..
:
: For anyone interested, I'm trying to build a new telnet bbs
system for
: us apple II folks.  It's a windows .net app, not anything
that's
: running on a real apple II, though.  I'd like to make it a
useful
: resource and recreational playground for anyone interested in
the
: apple II.  Your input is most welcome, since it's you that this
is
: ultimately built for.  Now that I am pretty settled, I don't
see why
: this bbs couldn't stay around for a long time.
:
: For those working on it with me, and for anyone else that wants
to
: check out how it's coming along, I've put it online.  It's
running on
: a seperate machine in my 'home office' that doesn't do much
except
: host an sql server database..  Now it's got some else to do.
:
: I hope to get a bunch done in the next few weeks, making it
usable.
: It will take a little while, but it'll mature in time.
:
: The version running now has the whole login, new user
registration,
: and lost password recovery system working.  So you can connect
and
: create a new account.  When you create a new account, the bbs
will
: e-mail you a "validation code" that you type in the first time
you log
: in.
:
: Once logged in, there's not much there right now.  It welcomes
you
: with a few stats and then shows you the main menu.  From the
main
: menu, right now, only (Q)uit/Disconnect works.  I am working on
the
: (N)ews area, which (like most of the BBS functionality) is
being
: implemented in "plugin" DLL libraries - seperate from the
actual
: server program.  This will allow the server to be configured at
: run-time with new or different functionality.  For example, I
will be
: writing a multi-user chat system for the BBS, but later on
someone
: else could decide to write a new one.. then the BBS could use
either
: one or both at the same time.  Kinda cool, actually.
:
: Anyhow, hitting "N" from the main menu will actually load the
: SystemNews plugin and execute it.. Right now I only have it
displaying
: its internal bbs-plugin properties, then displaying a message
that
: it's not implemented yet, and waiting for you to hit enter.
Then
: control returns from the plugin and returns to the server [main
menu].
:
: So I'm implementing the system (N)ews area first, as it's less
: complicated than the other modules.. and I'm doing this for the
first
: time, so I'm learning new tricks as I go along.  After that, my
: schedule is to implement more modules in pretty much the
following
: order:
:
: - (W)ho's Online (working on it now)
: - (A)ccount Info
: - (U)ser List
: - (C)hat System
: - (M)essage Area
: - (E)lectronic Mail
: - (V)oting Booth
: - (F)ile Area
: - (G)ame Area
:
: You can check it out using telnet:  telnet://apple2.no-ip.org
:
: If you have any ideas for the bbs, feel free to let me know.
I'm sure
: I haven't thought of everything.
:
: Cheers!
: // CHRIS
:


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