Subj : Re: Best UNIX/LINUX BBS for F
To : Daryl Stout
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sat Apr 16 2016 06:47 am
Hello Daryl,
On 15 Apr 16 11:58, Daryl Stout wrote to Nicholas Boel:
NB>> Hello Daryl,
DS> Hi, Nicholas...
NB>> All I'm saying is that you shouldn't badly about a software when
NB>> it's self made mistakes.
DS> I would've felt better had there been things like examples, screen
DS> shots, or even documentation on such. I know there's an unwritten rule
DS> with Sysops that if someone else does the work, it's THEIR setup, and
DS> not mine. But, I feel like I'm being a pest asking all these
DS> questions, because I couldn't find the information I was looking for.
There is a wiki being worked on as we speak (wiki.mysticbbs.com).
And asking questions is exactly what echos like MYSTIC and this one are for. So
there's no reason for you to feel like a pest whatsoever. Just don't get so
frustrated that you start taking it out on the developer and/or his software.
We have very limited amounts of programmers that actually take the time to do
something for our community these days. All insulting them or their software
will do is drive them away.
NB>> Can't wait! Good luck and hope the rest is smooth sailing for you.
DS> I got help on the autoposts setup, but the last thing is the doors.
DS> I am confused by the documentation on how to call Mystic up on the
DS> telnet side, instead of just in local mode. I already am running
DS> Net2BBS and NetFoss as a frontend for GT Power, and it won't let me
DS> run more than one copy of NetFoss/Net2BBS at a time.
I don't think there's a difference in the door execution whether you're logged
on via telnet or in local mode. Just do it the way it's documented and have a
friend test it for you via telnet.
DS> I was wanting to test things on a non-standard port, before I open
DS> it up to users. No point in having the system online if nothing is
DS> working correctly.
That's fine. Just make sure you have the non-standard port open on your router
and you can do whatever you like with it. Run it on port 2323 for a bit, and
when it's up to your own standards, move it over to port 23.
DS> But, since I have been too much of a pest, I am ABANDONING the idea
DS> of changing software.
This is like the 2nd or 3rd time you've said you were going to abandon the
idea. You obviously want to change software as you keep going back to it.
People are here to help you. And you are not being a pest - up until you start
spreading rumors and/or talking down the software or developer of said software
because something didn't just start working perfectly for you the first time -
which makes the #1 person (the developer) with the best knowledge of the
software not want to help you.
