Subj : WWIV 5.0 Release + News. To : Mark Hofmann From : RUBEN FIGUEROA Date : Mon Dec 21 2015 12:40 pm I've blown away my Synchronet bbs. Would be very much willing to be part of this. 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WWIV 5.0 was under development for many years and finishing -> is a significant milestone. -> Download WWIV 5.0: https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv/releases -> WWIV 5.0 Installation and Docs: http://wwivbbs.readthedocs.org/ -> -> Here are some of the great new things in WWIV 5.0 -> -> File Compatible with 4.30 & 4.31 -> Drop the WWIV 5.0 binaries into your 4.30 or 4.31 setup and fire -> up WWIV 5.0. -> WWIV 5.0 Telnet Server -> WWWIV 5.0 has a telnet server included to allow client access -> to WWIV 5.0. -> Internal Zmodem Support -> ZIP/UNZIP Support Included -> Networkb.exe - BINKP transport for WWIV networking is now part of -> the WWIV builds. -> Netutil.exe - Network packet and config file utility now included. -> Network.exe - shim to proxy between network0, networkp (PPP project) -> and networkb. -> New User Sign Up Notification (SSM) to SysOp. -> Source Code now hosted on GitHub https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv -> Compiled with MSVC 2015 -> Compiles and runs on Linux -> Door32.sys Support -> Syncfoss Support - Thanks to Rob Swindell -> FOSSIL can now be specified in WWIV.INI as a valid flag for spawn -> options. -> BBS.EXE -k command line to pack all message bases -> -k # # # will pack the massage bases with those IDs. -> New WWIV.INI Parameters -> EXEC_LOGSYNCFOSS = [ 1 | 0 ] - If non-zero then -> wwivsync.log will be generated. The default setting is -> 1 and this is currently ignored. -> EXEC_CHILDWAITTIME = (time to wait in milliseconds, this -> parameter is only used on Win9X unless EXEC_USEWAITFORIDLE is -> set to 0. The default value is 500 (1/2 second). -> NEW_SCAN_AT_LOGIN= [Y|N] - If Y when a user logs in they will be -> asked to scan all message areas for new messages. -> TEMP_DIRECTORY = temp%n - The name of the Temp directory relative -> to the wwiv root directory. %n specifies the instance number. -> BATCH_DIRECTORY = batch%n - The name of the Batch directory -> relative to the wwiv root directory. %n specifies the instance -> number. -> NUM_INSTANCES = 4 - The Number of Instances to allow. -> NOTE: Directories are created on demand by the bbs on startup and -> config.ovr will be created by legacy tools when you run init. -> NO_NEWUSER_FEEDBACK = [Y|N] - If set to Y no newuser messages will -> be sent at all. -> 2 new pipe color codes: -> |# as an alternative to the "heart" codes -> |@ as an alternative to ^O^O -> Existing pipe codes are: |B, and |<2 digit code> -> for foreground colors. -> WWIV Message Editor Commands -> '/A' - Abort Message -> '/H' & '/?' - Help -> !!! Many Bug fixes !!! -> -> What has been deprecated in WWIV 5.0? -> Windows XP No Longer supported -> Support for Modems has been removed -> SPAWNOPT[FSED] is now unused and no longer supported -> ======================================================================= -> WWIV and WWIVNet Update From The New NC -> By Weatherman 1@1 -> As many know, lots of things have been happening with WWIV BBS and -> WWIVnet over the past few years. When Weather Station BBS came back -> online as a virtual machine around three years ago, the only networks -> that were available were FTN based. About 7-8 months later, I was -> approached by Eli Sanford to join WWIVSN (the early beginnings of the -> resurrected WWIVnet). Eli spent lots of time helping others and -> leading the path so that we could have a functional WWIV network like -> years ago. -> On a very sad day (October 26, 2015), our WWIVnet leader Eli Sanford -> passed from leukemia. We were in shock and upset from the news. A few -> weeks went by as we were mourning the loss of Eli and then later, -> figuring out plans to keep WWIVnet alive. -> We agreed to meet in the WWIV chat room on Monday evening to decide -> how to move forward. The first item of business was determining the -> new @1 node for WWIVnet. Rushfan suggested myself and the rest of -> the group was on-board with that change. I was very humbled by the -> votes of support and encouragement. It has been my passion to keep -> WWIV and WWIVnet alive in the most resiliant way possible. My hardware -> setup is robust for a home environment and offers a good deal -> redundancy. I will always do my best to make sure WWIVnet is running -> the best way possible. -> That same night, we decided to make a historic change for WWIVnet. -> We switched the entire network from using WINS (PPP Project) to -> NetworkB (BinkP) written by Rushfan. Given the magnatude of changes -> that we made that night, I think it went fantastic! We have been -> running completely using BinkP for WWIVnet ever since. It has proved -> to be a major step forward! I can't thank Rushfan enough for writing -> that program, as that was a HUGE step forward! -> In more recent news, we now have the ability to send out network -> updates using NetUp just like the legacy WWIVnet. WSS provided a -> new version of NetUp for WWIVnet which has been working -> perfectly sending out network updates, subs listings, and even this -> WWIVnet news. This brings us back to the functionality that we had -> with the legacy WWIVnet. It has been well over a decade since this was -> possible. -> I am completely honored to be a part of such an excellent group of -> people that have done so much for WWIV and WWIVnet in the past few -> years. Highlighting the past few months as just nothing short of -> incredible with the move to NetworkB (BinkP). That was as huge of a -> change for WWIVnet as when we started moving network packets using -> Frank Reid's PPP Project (SMTP). -> This has been a very fun road for our hobby and I'm very excited for -> what the future holds. I'm sure as more people discover our -> milestones, additional people will re-connect and join our fantastic -> group. We will also not forget Eli and all the hard work he did to -> start the WWIVnet comeback. -> Here is a toast to the bright future of WWIV and WWIVnet! -> - Weatherman (Mark) 1@1.WWIVnet -> ======================================================================= -> WWIV 5.1 Release Goals -> By Rushfan 1@514 -> Main Themes -> ~~~~~~~~~~~ -> Messages and WWIVNet have always been at the heart of WWIV. For 5.1, I -> plan on modernizing and improving the internal code quality of the -> messaging code, making it easier to embed into new tools. Included in -> this will be support for the JAM Message Base format to broaden the -> range of tools available for exposing message bases. -> -> More on JAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAM_Message_Base_Format -> Net38 will be finalized [currently Beta 6] and released supporting any -> new changes to get WWIVNet functioning in the Internet era. -> -> See all of the work targeted to Milestone 5.1 on GitHub: -> http://git.io/vRrOM -> -> ======================================================================= -> WWIV Links and Information -> WWIC 5.0 Team Site http://www.wwivbbs.org -> WWIV BBS List http://wwivbbs.rtfd.org/en/latest/WWIV_BBS_list -> WWIV 5.0 Documentation http://wwivbbs.readthedocs.org -> WWIVNews Archive http://wwivbbs.rtfd.org/en/latest/WWIVNews -> WWIV IRC irc://irc.ospreynet.info:6667/wwiv -> ======================================================================= -> -> --- WWIVToss v.1.51 -> * Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (1:261/1304.0) --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. 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