Subj : MS-DOS BBS Client Recommendations?
To : Chris Jones
From : mark lewis
Date : Thu Dec 15 2016 02:01 pm
15 Dec 16 11:31, Nicholas Boel wrote to you:
CJ>> For clarification, I'm not talking about viewing a single message in
CJ>> the editor (I do use SlyEdit though). I'm talking about viewing all
CJ>> the messages in a group in list mode. In syncterm pgup and pgdown
CJ>> works there. In mTCP telnet, it does not. That makes me assume that
CJ>> it is a problem with the client application which is why I'm looking
CJ>> for alternatives.
NB> Oh. Okay, well in that case you may want to find a client that works
NB> better with ANSI, specifically BBSing in general. Terminate, Telemate,
NB> Qmodem, and Procomm Plus come to mind.
don't forget Telix, the best one of them all ;)
NB> With that said, I can't guarantee pgup/pgdn work in any of those
NB> either though. :)
me either... and that reminds me that maybe "doorway mode" or something similar
might be the trick you're looking for? that or maybe something like "send raw
keys"...
NB> Kind of like when trying to use a linux console to telnet to a BBS. It
NB> may or may not (depending on your settings for your console) look
NB> nice.
and may be influenced by the same file... termcap is one that comes to mind...
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