Bringing back a BBS from the dead & Registration keys. reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-04-29 09:34 If one is working on bring back a BBS from the dead last used 22 years ago, what does one do if they wish to obtain registration keys again that were not backed up. Im guessing there should be a keygen somewhere and suspecting most BBS software is abandonware by now ? Im hunting registration keys for the following software (which was registered legally back in the day). - Remote Access BBS - IceBank - IceChat - IceEdit Anyone know good sources for Remote Access software ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- z80org · 2018-04-29 10:55 RemoteAccess is still being sold (http://www.rapro.com), even though there is no known record of any response via email from the person who now owns it. There are plenty of keys and otherwise available if you google for it, and there is also a PD version which supports two nodes. You can also have a look at EleBBS which is a clone of RemoteAccess that supports the RA file formats, doors, etc while also adding functionality. EleBBS is free. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-04-29 11:58 I've stumbled across the rapro.com website, but figured it may have been lost in time due to last page updated being sometime in 2000. Ok I probably should look harder.. Already have a PD version of RA up and running.. I guess registration is just nice to have and doesn't really have much benefit. I'll check out EleBBS didnt know it was free :P At the moment Im trying to figure out/remember how to install Door games. I definitely miss the old days for sure! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- z80org · 2018-04-29 13:27 Rumor has it the current owner of RemoteAccess is actually going to resume development but it remains to be seen if this actually going to amount to anything. Good luck with your BBS! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-04-29 15:29 That sounds a bit crazy, but nostaligia can do funny things to ppl I guess. Actually I've logged into alot of BBSes tonight. Im surprised to see recent users in the last callers list and to see ppl still posting on Fidonet :P amazing! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CommonMisspellingBot · 2018-04-29 15:29 Hey, gstandard00, just a quick heads-up: **alot** is actually spelled **a lot**. You can remember it by **it is one lot, 'a lot'**. 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I've been looking into playing with some doos lately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-05-04 06:47 Fortress BBS running RA 2.02 Still tinkering with it in my spare time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- maxvideodrome · 2018-09-07 20:36 RemoteAccess - no way at all to legally register the software anymore. That RAPRO.com website is answered by a software distribution company but the author and email addresses/etc go unanswered. I’ve been trying for years. I even (think) I figured out where the author of RA lives, wrote a snail mail letter a few years ago, it was never answered nor was it returned. I did manage to find a crack on the net. Very hard to find. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-09-08 16:03 yeah I eventually found a crack. took alot of digging and looking for sure! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CommonMisspellingBot · 2018-09-08 16:03 Hey, gstandard00, just a quick heads-up: **alot** is actually spelled **a lot**. You can remember it by **it is one lot, 'a lot'**. Have a nice day! ^^^^The ^^^^parent ^^^^commenter ^^^^can ^^^^reply ^^^^with ^^^^'delete' ^^^^to ^^^^delete ^^^^this ^^^^comment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- maxvideodrome · 2018-09-10 22:14 Is your board online? How can I connect to it?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gstandard00 · 2018-09-11 00:34 its not online at the moment. It was actually a friends board that I cosysoped on. I set myself the challenge to get it running again, which did manage. Got stuck on getting Doors to work again though. I will let you know if I make the system live.