Subj : bbs ping project specs
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Mar 22 2023 17:24:29

  Re: bbs ping project specs
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Wed Mar 22 2023 04:03 pm

 >   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.

Yup, that is a slightly different thing.

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

Someday maybe we'll add RIP or Sixel support to that. :-)
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