Subj : Re: Message to all
To : RON PETERS
From : ib joe
Date : Fri Jul 17 2020 10:27 am
On 17 Jul 2020, RON PETERS said the following...
RP> Hi Joe
RP>
RP> This is a cut and paste of the reply sent to you in the Santronics List:
RP>
RP> It would probably be best to follow it up there should you need to do
RP> so.
RP>
RP> ---- Cut from SSI ----
RP>
RP> Messages to ALL are not permitted in Conference: #0 via the
RP> ANSI/Terminal interface.
RP>
RP> Conference 0 is intended for Private EMail and To "ALL" Opens up the
RP> risks of SPAM and Private Messages accidentally being sent to ALL.
RP>
RP> The Capitalized "ALL" can be used in other Conferences as a valid Public
RP> "TO ALL" message Address.
RP>
RP> If you have a small user base you can create a Group Distribution List
RP> and use it in association with Any Conference.
RP>
RP> For Example:
RP>
RP> A plain text file Group List:
RP>
RP> \wcat\disp\group1.lst
RP>
RP> comprising a name on each line
RP>
RP> Bob Brown
RP> Jane Doe
RP> John Smith
RP>
RP> Can then be used to Address a Message TO: GROUP 1
RP>
RP> Which would send a CC Copy to users in the Distribution List Group 1
RP>
RP> wcBASIC and the wcBASIC PLUS pack can if desired be used to completely
RP> customize the behavior of the ANSI Mail Interface.
RP>
Tried it again... and a message to ALL in a local area, not area 0, is
nothing more than a message addressed to ALL.
BBS software that hasn't been worked on since the early 90's had that
feature...
I know that the terminal side of WINServer is a little lite on features,
unless you knoqw how to program in wcBasic, se're stuck. WINServer should
have a message to "ALL" built into it and as well an ability to let the users
have a signature file... on the terminal side.
I got my ass kicked on 2 projects... adding the ssl certificates to the web
server... not hard if you knew what to do... and as well I had issues with
fTelnet
Anyway, that's behind me...
:)
IB Joe
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's BBS
-= JoesBBS.Com =-
