Subj : bbs ping project specs
To   : Xenos
From : xqtr
Date : Wed Mar 22 2023 19:54:45

 Xe> i'm curious about the specs for the bbs_ping_project that Castle Rock BBS
 Xe> posts 
 Xe> packets for on FSX_DAT. what is it used for? how are the posts encoded? ho
 Xe> can 

It's an old idea of me, for a BBS List mod. Each sysop, creates each own ANSI flyer and completes a form, with info about his BBS, which then are propagated via echomail (fsxdat). The mod application, collects this data and creates a database with BBS entries. 

A visitor, can run the mod and browse BBS entries, read the information the sysop provided and also view the ANSI flyer. The mod is installed in a way that propagates the BBS info every few hours/days, like sending a PING (i am alive) packet to the scene. If a BBS entry is too old, is removed from the database, thus any "alive" BBS has to send these packets constantly to show that is available to users/visitors.

The whole idea, didn't catch with the scene and only a few BBSes are using it. The packets from what i remember are BASE64 encoded, so it's easy to see what's inside them with a BASE64 decoder.

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