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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