Subj : Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
To : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 10:31 am
Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Gamgee on Tue Nov 04 2025 21:14:37
Mi>>> Thats the other option. But you always have to login to download or
Mi>>> uploa the qwk file. There is no option for the qwk up/download to be
Mi>>> directly managed between the QWK reader and the BBS account?
>> Correct, there is no option for that.
PF> You can FTP to the BBS and download a magic name "BBS.QWK" to download
PF> your new messages, and upload BBS.REP to upload your packet (change BBS to
PF> the name your BBS gives to QWK packets).
PF> It's pretty handy here, I don't know if a lot of sysops open FTP on their
PF> firewalls though.
Ok, thats nice. I guess that would be scriptable, so you can automate it a bit.
Is it unencrypted FTP only or can you FTPS too?
