Subj : WWIV 5.0 Release + News.
To   : Mark Hofmann
From : RUBEN FIGUEROA
Date : Mon Dec 21 2015 12:40 pm

I've blown away my Synchronet bbs.  Would be very much willing to be
part of this. (synchronet ok, but I got rid of it to try something else.


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->                             http://www.wwivbbs.org/
->
->                                 Volume 8 Issue 1
->                                   Winter 2015


->                                 Table of Contents
->                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
->     WWIV BBS 5.0 Release......................................WWIV Dev Team
->     WWIV and WWIVNet Update From The New NC..................Weatherman 1@1
->     WWIV 5.1 Release Goals....................................Rushfan 1@514
->     WWIV Links and Information.............................................
->     =======================================================================

->                             WWIV BBS 5.0 Release
->                             - WWIV Dev Team -

->     We are happy to announce WWIV 5.0 is available as the stable release of
->     WWIV BBS. WWIV 5.0 was under development for many years and finishing
->     is a significant milestone.

->     Download WWIV 5.0: https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv/releases
->     WWIV 5.0 Installation and Docs: http://wwivbbs.readthedocs.org/
->
->     Here are some of the great new things in WWIV 5.0
->
->     File Compatible with 4.30 & 4.31
->         Drop the WWIV 5.0 binaries into your 4.30 or 4.31 setup and fire
->         up WWIV 5.0.
->     WWIV 5.0 Telnet Server
->         WWWIV 5.0 has a telnet server included to allow client access
->         to WWIV 5.0.
->     Internal Zmodem Support
->     ZIP/UNZIP Support Included
->     Networkb.exe - BINKP transport for WWIV networking is now part of
->         the WWIV builds.
->     Netutil.exe - Network packet and config file utility now included.
->     Network.exe - shim to proxy between network0, networkp (PPP project)
->         and networkb.
->     New User Sign Up Notification (SSM) to SysOp.
->     Source Code now hosted on GitHub https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv
->     Compiled with MSVC 2015
->     Compiles and runs on Linux
->     Door32.sys Support
->     Syncfoss Support - Thanks to Rob Swindell
->         FOSSIL can now be specified in WWIV.INI as a valid flag for spawn
->         options.
->     BBS.EXE -k command line to pack all message bases
->         -k # # # will pack the massage bases with those IDs.
->     New WWIV.INI Parameters
->         EXEC_LOGSYNCFOSS     = [ 1 | 0 ] - If non-zero then
->             wwivsync.log will  be generated.  The default setting is
->             1 and this is currently ignored.
->         EXEC_CHILDWAITTIME   = (time to wait in milliseconds, this
->             parameter is only used on Win9X unless EXEC_USEWAITFORIDLE is
->             set to 0. The default value is 500 (1/2 second).
->         NEW_SCAN_AT_LOGIN= [Y|N] - If Y when a user logs  in they will be
->             asked to scan all message areas for new messages.
->         TEMP_DIRECTORY = temp%n  - The name of the Temp directory relative
->             to the wwiv root directory. %n specifies the instance number.
->         BATCH_DIRECTORY = batch%n  - The name of the Batch directory
->             relative to the wwiv root directory. %n specifies the instance
->             number.
->         NUM_INSTANCES = 4  - The Number of Instances to allow.
->         NOTE: Directories are created on demand by the bbs on startup and
->             config.ovr will be created by legacy tools when you run init.
->         NO_NEWUSER_FEEDBACK = [Y|N] - If set to Y no newuser messages will
->             be sent at all.
->     2 new pipe color codes:
->         |#<wwiv color code 0-9> as an alternative to the "heart" codes
->         |@<macro character> as an alternative to ^O^O<macro char>
->         Existing pipe codes are: |B<background char>, and |<2 digit code>
->             for foreground colors.
->     WWIV Message Editor Commands
->         '/A' - Abort Message
->         '/H' & '/?' - Help
->     !!! Many Bug fixes !!!
->
->     What has been deprecated in WWIV 5.0?
->         Windows XP No Longer supported
->         Support for Modems has been removed
->         SPAWNOPT[FSED] is now unused and no longer supported

->     =======================================================================
->                     WWIV and WWIVNet Update From The New NC
->                                By Weatherman 1@1

->     As many know, lots of things have been happening with WWIV BBS and
->     WWIVnet over the past few years.  When Weather Station BBS came back
->     online as a virtual machine around three years ago, the only networks
->     that were available were FTN based.  About 7-8 months later, I was
->     approached by Eli Sanford to join WWIVSN (the early beginnings of the
->     resurrected WWIVnet).  Eli spent lots of time helping others and
->     leading the path so that we could have a functional WWIV network like
->     years ago.

->     On a very sad day (October 26, 2015), our WWIVnet leader Eli Sanford
->     passed from leukemia.  We were in shock and upset from the news. A few
->     weeks went by as we were mourning the loss of Eli and then later,
->     figuring out plans to keep WWIVnet alive.

->     We agreed to meet in the WWIV chat room on Monday evening to decide
->     how to move forward.  The first item of business was determining the
->     new @1 node for WWIVnet.  Rushfan suggested myself and the rest of
->     the group was on-board with that change.  I was very humbled by the
->     votes of support and encouragement.  It has been my passion to keep
->     WWIV and WWIVnet alive in the most resiliant way possible.  My hardware
->     setup is robust for a home environment and offers a good deal
->     redundancy. I will always do my best to make sure WWIVnet is running
->     the best way possible.

->     That same night, we decided to make a historic change for WWIVnet.
->     We switched the entire network from using WINS (PPP Project) to
->     NetworkB (BinkP) written by Rushfan.  Given the magnatude of changes
->     that we made that night, I think it went fantastic!  We have been
->     running completely using BinkP for WWIVnet ever since.  It has proved
->     to be a major step forward!  I can't thank Rushfan enough for writing
->     that program, as that was a HUGE step forward!

->     In more recent news, we now have the ability to send out network
->     updates using NetUp just like the legacy WWIVnet.  WSS provided a
->     new version of NetUp for WWIVnet which has been working
->     perfectly sending out network updates, subs listings, and even this
->     WWIVnet news.  This brings us back to the functionality that we had
->     with the legacy WWIVnet.  It has been well over a decade since this was
->     possible.

->     I am completely honored to be a part of such an excellent group of
->     people that have done so much for WWIV and WWIVnet in the past few
->     years. Highlighting the past few months as just nothing short of
->     incredible with the move to NetworkB (BinkP).  That was as huge of a
->     change for WWIVnet as when we started moving network packets using
->     Frank Reid's PPP Project (SMTP).

->     This has been a very fun road for our hobby and I'm very excited for
->     what the future holds.  I'm sure as more people discover our
->     milestones, additional people will re-connect and join our fantastic
->     group.  We will also not forget Eli and all the hard work he did to
->     start the WWIVnet comeback.

->     Here is a toast to the bright future of WWIV and WWIVnet!

->         - Weatherman (Mark)  [email protected]
->     =======================================================================
->                             WWIV 5.1 Release Goals
->                                 By Rushfan 1@514

->                                 Main Themes
->                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~
->     Messages and WWIVNet have always been at the heart of WWIV. For 5.1, I
->     plan on modernizing and improving the internal code quality of the
->     messaging code, making it easier to embed into new tools. Included in
->     this will be support for the JAM Message Base format to broaden the
->     range of tools available for exposing message bases.
->
->     More on JAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAM_Message_Base_Format

->     Net38 will be finalized [currently Beta 6] and released supporting any
->     new changes to get WWIVNet functioning in the Internet era.
->
->     See all of the work targeted to Milestone 5.1 on GitHub:
->     http://git.io/vRrOM
->
->     =======================================================================
->                           WWIV Links and Information
->     WWIC 5.0 Team Site                               http://www.wwivbbs.org
->     WWIV BBS List           http://wwivbbs.rtfd.org/en/latest/WWIV_BBS_list
->     WWIV 5.0 Documentation                   http://wwivbbs.readthedocs.org
->     WWIVNews Archive             http://wwivbbs.rtfd.org/en/latest/WWIVNews
->     WWIV IRC                             irc://irc.ospreynet.info:6667/wwiv
->     =======================================================================
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