Subj : your utils using angel
To   : Jason Hud
From : Donald Tidmore
Date : Sun Dec 02 2007 12:24 am

> Donald, are you aware that a lot of your modified doorgames using that
> angel doorkit crash with a ntvdm error when run on synchronet [and perhaps
> other softwares?]
> just something i've noticed.

No, I had not heard anything from anyone about that situation.  I don't really
understand what an ntvdm error is.   Daryl Stout had been using
Synchronet software on his bbs and testing my programs under that BBS for a
long time, but he's changing over to a different bbs software now. He's using
Virtual Advanced now by Steve Winn.  I have not heard a thing from the creator
of the ANGEL toolkit in a long time.  Its possible that this ntvdm is occurring
due to something inside the ANGEL processes, which I have no control over.

One of the problems with ANGEL is that it doesn't have any kind of module that
gives you data after a crash on what causes RTE's to occur. But I see no future
in using DDIGM since there is no one anywhere to go to for help with it, or
with DDPLUS.  As far as I can tell, there  seems to be no one any more who
actually supports pascal toolkits for the BBS programmers.  At least I never
see any messages on the subject in this and other BBS programming related
echoes on Fidonet.

I've finished work on the Ruined Castle igm, but won't get it into distribution
until Sunday afternoon.   If you'll send me an email
address to use, I can send you my igms's source code if you think you could use
it to track down the cause of the crashes.   I frankly
don't have any real idea what bbs sysops are still around who both use
Synchronet and are Lord programmers.  I imagine you would have to be both to
figure out the source of this kind of program crash.

And thanks Jason for being nice and not lambasting me for anything.   I really
appreciate that a lot.  Donald.

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