Subj : new pl/s
To : Angus Netfoot
From : Reaper Man
Date : Thu Jul 22 1999 06:41 am
RE: new pl/s
BY: Angus Netfoot to Reaper Man on Thu Jul 22 1999 08:40:00
> > also, I have this curiosity, that a plugin can be made with a inetnet rea
> > that the bbs can connect to and exchange data???
>
> What is an "inetnet" ? I tried replacing the word with "internet" and the
> sentence didn't make much sense then either. Please explain a little better
> what you have in mind!
my definition of internet ready is a program that communicates via tcp/ip
where a external mod can communicate with the bbs via its own port, or a
port that listens for externals... To me that sounds simple, but thats why
I'm asking...
> > i mean, after all its just text right?
>
> Some operating systems (Unix, for example) do not distinguish between 'text'
> and 'non-text'. Everything is just DATA!
when I say text, I really am refering to anything I can stick into a string
cariable or an array of type char.
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