Subj : Re: Message editor with Wordstar like bindings To : Gamgee From : nelgin Date : Tue Jun 09 2026 09:55 pm On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 14:56:57 -0500 "Gamgee" (VERT/PALANTIR) wrote: > -=> mark lewis wrote to Gamgee <=- > > ml> On 2026 Jun 09 08:28:00, you wrote to nelgin: > > ne>> Does anyone know of an editor that'll work with Synchronet (16 > ne>> bit dos will do). I've had a user talking about it in jest but > ne>> wondered if there's something out there? > > Ga> The 'joe' editor in Linux uses Wordstar style commands. > > ml> can it be configured for BBS users to use without allowing > ml> access to files they should not have access to? > > Good question, and one that I do not know the answer to. Would have > to restrict it to only being used for message drafting, or whatever. > Hopefully somebody knows more and will jump in here. There is rjoe Cannot use the -rc option to load custom configurations Cannot edit any files other than those specified on the command line Cannot use internal menus to browse or open new files Cannot use "Save As" to write data to alternative paths Cannot use shell escapes (^K Z) to drop back to the terminal Cannot spawn external sub-shells from inside the editor Cannot pipe text into external shell commands or filters Cannot run inline shell inclusions during initialization -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 --- * Synchronet * End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705) .