Subj : Compilers & Libraries
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Donald Tidmore
Date : Sat Nov 27 2004 03:02 am

> Hello, Donald.
> On 17 Nov 04 at 23:20, Donald Tidmore wrote to Scott Adams:
>> I'm the only active fidonet distributor around for bbs door games, and
>> other bbs programs.
> Not anymore. ;)  Janis created my very own filebone called Cheepware
>Distribution (CH-WARE).  It will be my avenue of releasing all of my Cheepware
> stuff, whether BBS related or not.  Thanks for the offer though.
> Later,
> Sean
> // hausmaus@darktech.org | http://midnightshour.org | AIM: eekahausmaus

You're welcome.  But if anyone else needs something bbs-related distributed for 
them, I am able to handle that.  All they need to do is to send the programs to 
me, using either ZIP or RAR compression format, WITH fidonet standards.  1) All 
filenames must be in the DOS 8.3 format which Fidonet requires for all files 
distributions.  And 2) all submissions should have an file_id.diz file, which 
optimally I understand should always contain lines that are no longer than 40 
spaces.  Not totally sure on why that is, other than that on a normal BBS files 
listing, that's about all the room that is available after the BBS files 
database has handled filename, file size, file time and file date fields.

They can send the archives to any of my four active email addresses. 
donald.tidmore@usa.net, donald.tidmore@fidotel.com, gtidmore@hiwaay.net, or 
ktidmore@bellsouth.net.  Of those, I prefer to have large files sent using the 
gtidmore email account.

Distribution is done on the Camelot LordNews FDN which is located at 
http://www.filegate.com/camelot/ and I have five directories for files posting. 
 LordFile - programs for DOS Lord.  Lord2fil - Programs for LORD II.  WtLord - 
programs for Wildcat Tournament Lord.  MiscFile - miscellaneous non-LORD 
programs.  LordNews - contains issues of the Castle Camelot Lord Newsletter.

I can also post Lord igms and utilities on the Fidotel BBS web-site operated by 
Shannon Talley, and can send non-Lord bbs programs to him for posting in other 
locations on his BBS server, if needed.  Lastly, I post all Lord programs to 
the www.nightfallgames.com site, which is the only primary distribution source 
for all Lord programs in existence, which is kept up-to-date at all times.  
That is hosted by Michael Everett.

Has anyone got any idea why so many postings done using the web interface of 
the Prism BBS results in people having 2 or three copies show up afterwards of 
their message(s)?  Gets a little annoying I guess for everyone. Donald
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