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

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"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
>

Sounds cool! I will be sure to register for an account. Perhaps it may fill
the void left by the departure (???) of Asimov.

-Greg