Table of Contents
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CallOut v2.01 Review................................The Cannibal 1@9361
SNARF Hack Scare in Washington, DC..........Digital Underground� 1@7304
The WWIV Core Support Network Listing.................Benny Hill 1@7400
What is the Extended Subs Listing?..................East Bay Ray 1@9964
The Pending File.........................................WWIVNEWS Staff
The Editor's Corner.................................East Bay Ray 1@9964
Acknowledgements.........................................WWIVNEWS Staff
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Callout v2.01 (CLOUT201.ZIP) by Jim Wire
by The Cannibal 1@9361
I ran across a nice program the other day, and I thought everyone
in the 'Net Community' would like to see what it is. It is called
Clout, and the current version is 2.01. This program allows a sysop to
call out to another BBS from the command line and conduct a normal
network tranfer. This can be used in conjunction with WWIVLink, I use
it to call out to another LINK BBS, and I even use this nice utility
for WWIVNet. I run a front end, for FidoNet and a few others, and the
front end is what the BBS will go to, right after the user logs off.
This doesn't allow the BBS to call out other net boards, so they must
either call me, or I myself must force a network callout. Enter CLOUT.
It will allow you to make a batch file, that runs CLOUT when there is a
pending file for another BBS. Here's an example of mine:
rem example
:loop
if exist c:\bbs\data\z????.net goto Send
if exist c:\bbs\data\s????.net goto Send
:loop1
rem --insert front door command line here.
blah blah blah
:Send
if exist c:\bbs\data\s9360.net goto 9360
if exist c:\bbs\data\z9360.net goto 9360
blah blah blah
:9360
clout 9360
:done!
Thats all, there is to it. It helps immensely, especially if you
run FidoNet/WWIVnet, WWIVLink/WWIVnet, or all three networks. This type
of program may already be out there, but Jim Wire certainly has
perfected it!
[Ed- CLOUT is the author's name for the program, shortened from
CALLOUT. CALLOUT is a program included in the WNCI package by Pierre
Tremblay 1@5459 which does basically the same thing. Both packages are
excellent and I suggest any WWIVnet sysop that does not have the normal
capability to callout from WWIV's WFC mode check these two programs
out. Also, for those FidoNet people out there, he refers to any front
end as "front end" or "front door." He is not specifically referring
to JoHo's FrontDoor program.]
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SNARF Hack Scare In D.C.
by Digital Underground� 1@7304
A good friend of mine in the Washington D.C. Area brought a
possible threat to my attention. When one is using the latest version
of the SNARF and has not registered (either through Omen Tech or from a
hacker program) their copy of DSZ, one cannot specify (to my knowledge)
the paths for uploads. Some joker in this area again uploaded the ever
popular NETWORK.COM file. Since .COM files are executed before .EXE
files, the NETWORK.EXE file is not run, but the NETWORK.COM file is run
in it's place. This NETWORK.COM program trashes the hard disk, the
FATs and what not. There is a simple way around this. With the
author's permission, of course, take a sector editor and change the
string !-@REMOTE@-! to something else. Then tell all of your friends
to change the WWIV source to that also. This sort of eliminates the
purpose of the snarf, but the SNARF was intended for SysOp's to get
files that they need if say their disk crashs and they need PKUNZIP and
that sort of thing. The only other way to go about this is to register,
which you should do because the author (I'm sure) spent oodles of time
on it. The concept is good but the side effects of not registering are
bad.
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| The Official WWIV Support Network Bulletin Boards |
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Last Revised on: 06-04-1991
--> CORE Support Systems <--
213-470-6869 Black Dragon Enterprises WWIVnet @2380
Sysop: Black Dragon MB: 60 BPS: 2400
Star: Yes PCP: CALAN AutoVal: No
SReal: Dieter Stussy SDS: No Reg: 90109
314-644-5777 The Fellowship WWIVnet @3456 (G/C)
SysOp: Tolkien MB: 285 ( 9) BPS: 2400
Star: Yes PCP: MOSLO AutoVal: No
SReal: Jon Rickher SDS: No Reg: 90209
504-364-1207 The Funny Farm WWIVnet @5401
Sysop: Madman MB: 65 ( 6) BPS: 38400 (HST)
Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Rick Dennis SDS: Yes Reg: 10145
512-280-9018 The Party Line WWIVnet @5286 (A/C)
Sysop: Jami Chism MB: 320 (16) BPS: 38400 (HST V32)
Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Jami Chism SDS: Yes Reg: 70310
512-631-5841 The Dragon's Den WWIVnet @5252 (G/C)
Sysop: Filo MB: 340 (57) BPS: 38400 (HST V32)
Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Wig De Moville SDS: Yes Reg: 81006
514-668-2479 The Sonic Orgasmatron WWIVnet @5459
Sysop: Pierre Trembley MB: 60 (10) BPS: 38400 (HST)
Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Pierre Trembley SDS: Yes Reg: 10234
704-554-1496 The Funny Farm (East) WWIVnet @7400 (A/C)
Sysop: Benny Hill MB: 340 (39) BPS: 38400 (HST V32)
Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Joseph Rybaczek SDS: Yes Reg: 90627
44-474-536654 The Gourmet (United Kingdom) WWIVnet @810
Sysop: David Banes MB: 52 BPS: 38400 (HST V32)
Star: No PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: David Banes SDS: No Reg: 10219
--> Non-CORE Support Systems <--
716-684-7939 The BoardWalk BBS WWIVnet @7652
Sysop: Pillsbury Dough Boy MB: 84 BPS: 2400
Star: Yes PCP: No AutoVal: Yes
SReal: Jason Bittle SDS: No Reg: 10930
BBS Phone Number BBS Name Network Status
Sysop's BBS Name HD Storage (Meg WWIV Files Online) BPS Rate (Info)
Starlinkable? PcPursuit Node AutoValidation
Sysop's REAL Name Source Distribution Site? WWIV reg #
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What is the Extended Subs Listing?
by East Bay Ray 1@9964
A new facet was added to WWIVnet 'subbing this month. It is
called the 'Extended Subs Listing', and it is an archived listing
basically like SUBS.LST. Why then, you ask, have it at all? Well,
being the author of the XSL, I can't say much without sounding like a
braggart. The XSL provides a lot more information than SUBS.LST does.
It allows sub hosts to post a 5-line description of their sub IN
ADDITION TO their sub name. It shows how many messages pass through
the sub on a regular basis. It includes the name of the sub host (not
just a faceless number), and additional information such as tag line
restrictions, network validation, and everything else you wanted
SUBS.LST to tell you but it didn't. The following is the READ.ME file
included with every Extended Subs Listing archive, and it lists the
submission requirements as well as a more detailed introduction to XSL.
Sub hosts! Are you bored senseless with SUBS.LST? Do you want
something more? Now's your chance! Enter all your subs in the
Extended Sub List!
Already, I'm sure, people are looking for a catch. Well, I was looking
at another network, which has an UNOFFICIAL person that collects sub
information and distributes it regularly. The sub information allows
for several lines of description and information. People who look
through this list can tell which subs are good and which are not. I
wanted to do the same thing.
I want to emphasize that I am doing this -ON MY OWN-, with no help or
sanction from Wayne Bell, or any GC or the SUBS.LST coordinator. I
just simply wanted more information than SUBS.LST gave.
How do can YOU get a sub in there? Simply send e-mail to 16@9964 with
the below form filled out and your information will be processed
accordingly. Remember... NOT 1@9964, but 16@9964.
NOTE! If a sub is not updated every three months, it will be removed
from the Extended Subs Listing. This is to offset any sub hosts
dropping the network suddenly and the subs staying in the listing as
"dead beets."
Distribution -
The Extended Subs Listing will be distributed at the start of each
month as SLSTmmyy.ZIP with my personal PKZip(tm) Authenticity
Verification (-AV) stamp on it to each of these core support boards as
official distribution sites: Amber @1 The Dragon's Den @5252 The Funny
Farm (East Wing) @7400
If you wish to be on this list, and you are willing to call long
distance to either my BBS or any of the three above, then send 1@9964
e-mail requesting that you be added to the Extended Subs List Official
Distribution Site List.
Information REQUIRED -
Name: Sub name as it shows up in your BOARDEDIT. 40 chars max
Moderator: YOUR alias on your host system. 30 chars max
Host: YOUR node number.
Subtype: The sub's sub type as shown under 'J' in BOARDEDIT.
Network Validation? "Yes" if you use network post "censoring"
Subscribers: # of subscribers in your N*.NET file
Traffic: Average # of posts per day, week, or month
Gateways: Any other networks this sub goes to/from
Restrictions: No tag lines, real names only, no random titles, etc.
Line #1: \
Line #2: \
Line #3: > Your sub description, 60 chars max EACH LINE
Line #4: /
Line #5: /
Example Entries -
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Name: World History Last Updated: 06/23/91
Moderator: East Bay Ray
Host: 9964 Subtype: 29973 Network Validation? N
Subscribers: 4 Traffic: 4/week
Gateways: None
Restrictions: None
This sub is for discussion of world history, and the
different cultures of the Earth. The discussion topics
vary widely, and it is basically "anything goes" as long
as it is -past- history, and not present culture.
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Name: BinkleyTerm Support Last Updated: 06/23/91
Moderator: East Bay Ray
Host: 9964 Subtype: 672 Network Validation? N
Subscribers: 0 Traffic: 40/day
Gateways: FidoNet
Restrictions: No tag lines, Real names only.
For anyone using the front end FidoNet mailer BinkleyTerm,
this sub is for you! Topics of discussion range from
BinkleyTerm installation and setup to bug reports, to
discussion of new features, all the way to discussion of
programs used with BinkleyTerm.
The Pending File
(Tips, Tricks, and News)
by WWIVNEWS Staff
NET25 is out and available on all the major support boards. There are
only two changes that need be mentioned. The first is that it fixes
the bug in the PKWare library which caused NET24's compression to bomb
and corrupt messages. Compression now works fine for ALL computers.
The second is that NET25 supports an unlimited amount of subs. This
means that whenever someone comes out with an 128-, or 256-sub source
modification, you can plop it right in and have 128 or 256 networked
subs.
There have been three DSZ releases since the last issue. The following
quote details the changes made since the April 16, 1991 edition of DSZ
to the current one, June 10, 1991:
June 10 1991: A problem with sending with flow control is
fixed. Intelligent Crash Recovery(TM) has been enhanced to
prevent timeouts when computers with different CPU speeds are
used.
May 31 1991: The "sb" command has been hacked to accomodate
an AT&T nonstandard "ymodemb" protocol.
The handling of hardware flow control has been hacked to
prevent flow control timeouts caused by TSR programs that
poll the UART status registers.
The size of the input buffer has been increased.
The "V" numeric parameter has been added to DSZ.COM to allow
direct video output in some instances.
For those sysops that carry GIFs on their board, a new utility has been
released that does what PKZip cannot do: It compresses GIFs. Yes,
GifLite v1.2 (GIFLTE12.ZIP) will take your GIF files and compress them
to an average of 50% savings! As far as -my eyes- can tell, no
resolution is lost. I love it. The perfect complement to this is a
utility written by Ethereal Cereal called WWIVGIF. It takes your GIF
files and places the correct GIF resolution and number of colors in the
description. Another top notch utility.
Many WWIV sysops use the LIST.COM utility to view their logs quickly
and easily. It allows them to page through their sysop log as opposed
to letting WWIV scroll through it. The latest version is List v7.5i,
and I suggest anybody who doesn't use it with WWIV should definately
check this one out.
For anyone sysop who thinks the only thing in the world is PKZip, think
again. There is a relatively new contender in the age-old archive
wars, ARJ. On timings, ARJ is not as fast as PKZip, but it compresses
to a noticeably smaller size. The latest version is v2.10, but since I
don't have that yet I am simply going to present the changes in the
next-latest release, v2.00:
Speeded up compression methods 1 and 2 over 100 percent to
PKZIP like speed. Improved compression of methods 1 and 2.
Decreased memory usage of method 1 by almost 60,000 bytes.
Added full ANSI C source code for simple UNARJ extractor
program.
Added extraction of archive header comments via "-z" option.
Added "-jm" option to set maximum compression mode.
Added "-jn" option to skip selected files up to named file.
Added "-ji" option to create a file containing the filenames
archived.
Modified "x" command to require "-jf" for absolute extract.
Modified ARJ to handle merged ("j" command) multiple volume
archives.
Modified options of REARJ to use "/o" to delete a target
archive and "/u" for updating an archive to the same format.
Fixed handling of ..\ type pathnames.
Fixed redundant delete error messages when using "m" with
"-v".
Fixed REARJ.EXE for paths with drive letters.
Removed disk space checking in REARJ.EXE.
Fixed REARJ.CFG for LZH files.
NETEDIT v1.29, by The Black Dragon 1@2380 has been released. This
version is mainly a maintenence release. It will now give feedback
when changes are approved by another node (area coordinator or higher).
In addition, an option to enable network compression (available with
NET24 or higher) has been added to the CALLOUT.NET editor section
(registered versions only).
If you are a sysop who dislikes the boring, colorless, out of date, and
drab REGIONS.DAT file provided with WWIV v4.12, get Ethereal Cereal's
up to date and colored one! Pick up MYR0591.ZIP at any of your core
support board systems.
There is also a new full screen editor out. It is called WWIVEdit, and
it is quickly becoming the favorite among users. Unlike FSED, which
has been around for ages, it provides a user-friendly and appealing
interface. It also has up-to-date commands, and supports BBS macros
(with either a source modification or a patch, both provided). Unlike
One Eyed Willy's FEdit, the commands used are not based on the WWIV
internal editor (/s, /abt, etc.), but instead they are completely new,
albeit easier to use as well. The distribution archive, WWIVED20.ZIP,
includes version 2.0 and the Turbo Pascal source code as well.
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The Editor's Corner
by East Bay Ray 1@9964
Yep, we skipped a month. I missed a lot in my previous issue,
and I am making up for it with a big news section this time. Nothing
real big here to gripe or complain about. I have my aches and pains as
always.
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Acknowledgements
WWIV (c) 1988 by Wayne Bell.
All other products mentioned are either registered trademarks or
copyrighted by their respectives manufacturers.
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