Please, someone make a BBS dotpup

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willhunt · #1 Post by **willhunt** » Sat 22 Oct 2005, 11:46

I hate to admit it but this just stops me cold could someone make a dotpup for this file pretty please with sugar on top

ftp://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_src.tgz

#2 Post by MU » Sat 22 Oct 2005, 16:50

no

I don't exactly understand the program.

I did this:
all the steps in the readme.
So in the subfolders of /sbbs/src/sbbs3 you will find several executables.

Most of them areplaced in subfolders called /gcc.linux.exe.../

One is
/sbbs/src/sbbs3/install/gcc.linux.exe.debug/sbbsinst
So I think this should be run first (it gives you a GUI).

Download this file:

http://noforum.de/dotpups/sbbs.tgz

It is 33 MB.
Extract it somewhere, and examine the subfolders.

I will delete it tomorrow, as it too quite special and huge to be hosted for a longer period.

Mark

willhunt · #3 Post by **willhunt** » Sat 22 Oct 2005, 21:23

well this is just the greatest!! a WWIV interface I think with trade wars
Baron Realms Elite! league play to

FIDO and DOVE are still running

wonder what it takes to get a node number?

>I don't exactly understand the program.

Mu did you ever BBS?
private email stored on your server not there's
message bases that echo like newsgroups
games
file hosting
mailserver

thank you again so very much you have made my month

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#4 Post by MU » Sat 22 Oct 2005, 22:48

ok, fine it works

You could try to save some space.
http://noforum.de/dotpups/sbbs-bin.tgz (2.5 MB)

This includes just the binary-files I compiled.

All the rest you might not need.
You might have to copy the files in /lib to /usr/lib

I stripped the files (made them smaller in size), I hope they still work and did not get corrupted.

I never used bbs, just read some of the .nfo on CDs when I was active in the cracking-scene (offline because Internet was too expensive and loooong ago. Now I prefer free software

).

Greets, Mark

gliezl · #5 Post by **gliezl** » Mon 24 Oct 2005, 00:06

Willhunt, please post it if you happen to make it work ok. I'll be waiting...

willhunt · #6 Post by **willhunt** » Mon 24 Oct 2005, 10:10

I think there's something broken in the org tar file I've tried following the http://www.synchro.net/docs/sbbsunix.txt
and recompiling fails (solution don't follow the shortcuts

)
it compiled just fine then

(I had to install the windows version and then rob all the *.js and *.conf files then changed the line in the main.cnf file to read /usr/sbbs instead of c:\sbbs ect) found out all those files come from the cvs and they also make the dir tree as it goes

of course I have no Idea what I'm doing sorta learn as you go thing

willhunt · #7 Post by **willhunt** » Tue 25 Oct 2005, 14:37

thanks to mu and rereading the instructions several time it's up and running

not fleshed out yet

now how do I make a dot pup is it not just amazing how answers always lead to more question

#8 Post by MU » Tue 25 Oct 2005, 14:49

Creating Dotpups, there are several ways:

http://www.murga.org/%7Epuppy/viewtopic.php?t=3142

For the sbbs, this will help you most:
http://www.murga.org/%7Epuppy/viewtopic ... 3158#13158

important:
If there is a subfolder /....../FILESYSTEM/usr/share/pixmaps/ , delete it, as it makes Puppy unstable.

Greets, Mark

#9 Post by **Flash** » Tue 25 Oct 2005, 15:33

If you do make a dotpup, please write up a plain language description of what the program does, or is supposed to do, that people can read without having to download the dotpup. Otherwise your dotpup effort will be wasted because people who could have used the program won't know what it's for and won't try it. Thanks.

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