Subj : bbs ping project specs
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Mar 22 2023 15:17:01

  Re: bbs ping project specs
  By: Nightfox to xqtr on Wed Mar 22 2023 11:38 am

 >   Re: bbs ping project specs
 >   By: xqtr to Xenos on Wed Mar 22 2023 07:54 pm
 >
 >  xq> It's an old idea of me, for a BBS List mod. Each sysop, creates each
 >  xq> own ANSI flyer and completes a form, with info about his BBS, which
 >  xq> then are propagated via echomail (fsxdat). The mod application,
 >  xq> collects this data and creates a database with BBS entries.
 >
 >  xq> A visitor, can run the mod and browse BBS entries, read the information
 >  xq> the sysop provided
 >
 > The Synchronet BBS List door/script works this way (at least, from my
 > understanding).  A sysop can add their BBS entry in that BBS List door, and
 > the data is propogated in the Dove-Net Data message area. Vertrauen (the BBS
 > of Synchronet's developer) uses the BBS list data to publish a list of
 > BBSes.
 >
 > One thing it doesn't include is an ANSI for each BBS though.

Each BBS's answer screen is captured during daily validation runs (from Vertrauen) however and is visible via both HTTP and the Terminal Server (e.g. Telnet).

The other big difference is that the BBS "alive" indication (verification) is made via connection to its terminal server (e.g. Telnet) TCP port. If such a connection can't be made (from Vertrauen) over too many consecutive days, the BBS is eventually removed from the list automatically. I think this is a better indication that the BBS is reachable than relying on a period "push" (ping) notification from the BBS itself.
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