Subj : bbs ping project specs
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Mar 22 2023 16:03:43

  Re: bbs ping project specs
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Wed Mar 22 2023 03:17 pm

 > xq>> It's an old idea of me, for a BBS List mod. Each sysop, creates
 > xq>> each own ANSI flyer and completes a form, with info about his BBS,

 > 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.

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

Yes, though when xqtr mentioned the sysop creating an ANSI flyer, I think he meant creating an ANSI ad for their BBS.

I've seen the answer screens on the Synchronet BBS list, and I think that's pretty cool though.

Nightfox
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