Subj : Re: QWK networking?
To   : Alpha
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat Apr 18 2020 11:41:00

-=> On 04-17-20 15:34, Alpha wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Al> Yeah, I think DM is talking about SBBS's setup--which is quite
 Al> automated. Would be awesome if Mystic has the same ability to import
 Al> QWK conference numbers as well. I did the same thing--edit the areas
 Al> file so I could at least use mutil to import the areas. Then just some
 Al> manual labor to assign the conference numbers. But it works!

Yes, would be good to have this ability in Mystic.  Mystic is designed to be
easy to setup, and having this ability (probably via mutil) would really fit in
well.  Could do it all in one hit - areas, security levels, naming and QWK
conference details all in one hit.  But using the .NA trick does save a bit of
time. :)

 Al> Speaking of making things easier, I don't know if you've seen some of
 Al> the stuff DM is working on in terms of puling FTN (Fido + othernets)
 Al> info from the internet and automating network setup within the
 Al> Synchronet admin, but it's shaping up to be fantastic. I think network
 Al> setup is something we all struggle with as new Sysops, and to remove
 Al> this friction in a modern way would be cool :)

I love where DM is going with this and I'm totally on board.  I've setup my
infopack processing to make sure there's a current .NA file online, so
Synchronet's system can painless add VKRadio to any (Synchronet) sysop who
wants it. :)

 Al> Would be a nice Mystic feature, as well :)

Indeed, Mystic would do well to have a similar system.  I would fully support
Mystic (or any other BBS software for that matter) doing the same.


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