Subj : OMG HELP
To   : Patch
From : Sam Alexander
Date : Mon Sep 26 2005 07:04 am

  Re: OMG HELP
  By: Patch to All on Sun Sep 25 2005 06:39 pm

 > Ok, here's the scenario.
 > 
 > Running Windows 2000 SP4, and as you saw by my previous post that my bbs WAS
 > and running =(
 > 
 > I went to log in via external connection on my laptop to add a user when the
 > server froze, and crashed.
 > 
 > When we rebooted, node 1 was still saying she was connected, when in fact sh
 > wasn't (I turned the laptop off).
 > 
 > So I kept trying, and then did the unthinkable.  I exported my settings,
 > removed the software and reinstalled.
 > 
 > After I did that, I realized that the TELNET server wasn't initializing, it 
 > now saying that it can't bind itself to port 23 anymore.  I tried switching
 > ports, even to the one that my Ventrlo VOIP software is set to, and it still
 > won't initialize.
 > 
 > I think it's a software issue, but not sure where to go, what to look for, e
 > 
 > When you try to connect to lotw2.servebbs.net it prompts for the telnet
 > information, login, password and domain.
 > 
 > can anyone please help me?!?
 > 
Hi Patch,

One suggestion -- Switch to Linux :)  This is the reason my Synchronet board 
didn't stay up several years back was because of these types of issues.  
It's running on Linux now, and works like a champ.

FWIW,

Sam

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