Subj : Re: follow-up: Mark Lezzi Re: Looking for feedback here
To   : alt.bbs.allsysop
From : Rob Ireland <rocaddict@MENOSPAM.rogers.com>
Date : Tue Jun 03 2003 07:11 pm

BlueWolf wrote:

> >Hi,
> >   I like the idea of making a door program with the 100's of bbs's
> >listed. What would you want the door to be able to do?
> >Just list the BBS and their telnet address?
> >Let me know what ideas you have and I will see what I can come up with.
> >Thanks,
> >Mark Iezzi
>
> Well, I have been toying with the idea for alittle while. It startted
> when Exodus, Sysop of Titantic BBS, ask'd for a simple BBS Listter Door.
> So, I  did a quick simple door for him.  It just listted the Name of the
> System, Telnet url, and Board type.
>

>         -==snippage==-

> Also, you
> could convert this list to the mTel phone book which could also be
> downloaded. I got the structures on that.  Just another idea I have to
> make it easier for NON bbs folks to get interestted with bbs's. Cause
> they would have a list to choose from and wouldn't have to hunt down
> boards. Plus, they would be active boards.
>
> Tell me what you think.  Would it be do able?
>
> This is how the programs work togethier.
>
> The Host Will have:
>
> Web Server: Host the list. Text version and html version.

I'll work on that.  That's not a big deal.

> FTP Server: Recieves New Additions to the list added by the bbs listter
>             doors.
> I was thinking more along the lines of an on-line form  and/or E-Mail type
> of submission myself.

> Sortter   : A program that will take the New Additions uploaded to the
> ftp
>             and add the new ones to the list and weed out the wierd or
>             duplicates.  Then it will put the New List in back to the FTP
>             for download. It should also make the HTML version of the
> list.

  This'd be handy for the maintainer of the listings..namely 'Little ol' Me'
;)

>
> Pinger    : A program that will run through the list to make sure the bbs's
>             are still active. Using a scoring system and keep backups of
>             systems that are not active (future thinking need to be done
>             about this part).  Only down fall is the dial up systems.

  This'd be a MAJOR time saver for the maintainer  (cross-platform'd be a
requirement though, if I'm to use it.  (I despise the notion of locking
everything into Micro$loth.)

> The Clients will have:
>
> The BBS Listter Door : It will just list the bbs's and take input from
>                              users for new bbs systems.
> Maint                    : A program to upload the list or new addtions to
>                        the ftp and download from the ftp the new list.

  Perhaps something like the Fidonet's NodeDiff capabilities.  the update
('diff') would simply have the changes since the last listings, and the
maintenance program would update the list accordingly.  (Just one possible
route.. I'd imagine there are better methods/simpler ideas to code...but I'm
not a programmer. :)

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