I just downloaded a telnet terminal program for Renegade but it is basically for any ansi based BBS. I think it also handles RipTerm, I'm not sure yet. I have used mTel over the years but mTel doesn't like Windows 10 64bit. Right now I am using this on my laptop. I imported my mTel phonebook without issue and it was quick and easy. I also have it at almost full screen. It's very much worth a download. You can get it at The Titanic BBS with the option of downloading it from the main screen. I love it!


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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I just downloaded a telnet terminal program for Renegade but it is
basically for any ansi based BBS. I think it also handles RipTerm, I'm
not sure yet. I have used mTel over the years but mTel doesn't like
Windows 10 64bit. Right now I am using this on my laptop. I imported my
mTel phonebook without issue and it was quick and easy. I also have it
at almost full screen. It's very much worth a download. You can get it
at The Titanic BBS with the option of downloading it from the main
screen. I love it!

I used Grok to help me generate a web front end to the board. It's not on the same box as the BBS itself but rather a web proxy. The BBS itself is built and runs under Ubuntu 26.04.X. The two could run on the same host, provided it's adequately secured by firewall rules and such, but I've kept it separate for now while I play with things.

I've been retired a few years now, and it's been wonderful. My granddaughter is now a toddler, and Dru and I love visiting. Getting the board back online also seems like a fun thing to do!

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I used Grok to help me generate a web front end to the board. It's not
on the same box as the BBS itself but rather a web proxy. The BBS itself
is built and runs under Ubuntu 26.04.X. The two could run on the same
host, provided it's adequately secured by firewall rules and such, but
I've kept it separate for now while I play with things.

I've been retired a few years now, and it's been wonderful. My granddaughter is now a toddler, and Dru and I love visiting. Getting the board back online also seems like a fun thing to do!

Frank

I've played with AI to make a LORD IGM so far. I moved from Maryland like 15 years ago to Cape Cod as my wife grew up here. Ended up working as a medical case manager for Tufts Healthcare until I retired fully a year ago Oct. 31st. Finally I can play some more and develop my skills. I was never an IT person but it's always been a hobby and an interest. My theory is that you can prevent dementia if you learn "other languages". I go back to Maryland occasionally to see my old friends and roam around the old haunts...


<--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet & HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
\/ WWIVnet Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I've played with AI to make a LORD IGM so far. I moved from Maryland
like 15 years ago to Cape Cod as my wife grew up here. Ended up working
as a medical case manager for Tufts Healthcare until I retired fully a
year ago Oct. 31st. Finally I can play some more and develop my skills.
I was never an IT person but it's always been a hobby and an interest.
My theory is that you can prevent dementia if you learn "other
languages". I go back to Maryland occasionally to see my old friends
and roam around the old haunts...

Dru and I have discovered ping pong (table tennis) in our elder years. We feel it keeps us focused and provides enough movement to move the watch a bit!

I just got back from a visit north. My sister lives in Manomet. My nephew and girlfriend live in Orleans. The cape was my go-to as a kid. I spent a lot of time in Pocasset and Falmouth and even more out on Marthas Vineyard. Back in the day, there was a campground out there (Cranberry Acres) that was non-stop partying 24/7 as well as some cool (and nude) beaches!

Anyway, like you, I'm trying to keep the mind working after retirement. Spent the day with my daughter and granddaughter and son-in-law and Dru, but I still need mental exercise.

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

Dru and I have discovered ping pong (table tennis) in our elder years.
We feel it keeps us focused and provides enough movement to move the
watch a bit!

I just got back from a visit north. My sister lives in Manomet. My
nephew and girlfriend live in Orleans. The cape was my go-to as a kid. I spent a lot of time in Pocasset and Falmouth and even more out on
Marthas Vineyard. Back in the day, there was a campground out there (Cranberry Acres) that was non-stop partying 24/7 as well as some cool
(and nude) beaches!

I remember talking to you on the phone once. I believe it was Dru in the background asking who you were talking to.
I worked as a visiting nurse when I moved here. It was an easy job to pickup. There was very little in GPS at the time and I just used the basic map book. I would drive as far as Chatham to the East and Mashpee to the West; my territory. Got to know all the nooks and crannies. I needed better health insurance and got a position as a visiting psych nurse with a non-profit nursing agency based in Fairhaven off cape. Then I had this huge triangle to cover like Westport, Fall River, Acushnet, Middleboro, New Bedford, Marion, Wareham and Bourne. With the geography, you learn the history. Even ran into John Waters in Provincetown. I used my Baltimore accent and made him laugh :O

I like the Cape. Reminds me of growing up in Edgewood. When the tourists leave, it becomes Mayberry again ;)


<--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet & HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
\/ WWIVnet Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I remember talking to you on the phone once. I believe it was Dru in the background asking who you were talking to.

Almost surely! We celebrated our 45th anniversary earlier this year, and she's stood by me through thick and thin!

I like the Cape. Reminds me of growing up in Edgewood. When the tourists leave, it becomes Mayberry again ;)

It was always a fun place to visit back in the day... even in winter! I used to hitchhike ("thumb") down from Boston, where I grew up, usually with nothing more than the clothes on my back. I often stayed for weeks just bumming around the beaches. P-town was wild but too rich for my tastes!

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

have used mTel over the years but mTel doesn't like Windows 10 64bit.
Right now I am using this on my laptop. I imported my mTel phonebook
without issue and it

I'm using mTel right now on Windows 11 64-bit while I'm posting this message. It is one of my favorite to use for BBSing and does a great job with classic ANSI.

- Mark

:.: Weather Station BBS ú telnet://bbs.weather-station.org :.: :.: http://www.weather-station.org/bbs ú Bel Air, Maryland - USA :.:
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

It was always a fun place to visit back in the day... even in winter! I used to hitchhike ("thumb") down from Boston, where I grew up, usually
with nothing more than the clothes on my back. I often stayed for weeks just bumming around the beaches. P-town was wild but too rich for my tastes!

We live in West Barnstable. It's the top middle. My wife Ellen grew up here and over the years she's been giving me the local dirt. We are next to the Sandy Neck beach and frequent there. On a clear day you can look across the water at Sandy Neck and see the Pilgrim's monument at P-Town.


<--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet & HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
\/ WWIVnet Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I'm using mTel right now on Windows 11 64-bit while I'm posting this message. It is one of my favorite to use for BBSing and does a great job with classic ANSI.

I've been using SYNCterm for testing but have come to enjoy the fullscreen goodness of the simple web terminal at https://bbs.wwiv.net. I'm hoping to expand upon that to include other things, like files and such.

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

We live in West Barnstable. It's the top middle. My wife Ellen grew up
here and over the years she's been giving me the local dirt. We are next
to the Sandy Neck beach and frequent there. On a clear day you can look across the water at Sandy Neck and see the Pilgrim's monument at P-Town.

It's a beautiful place up there. My sister's beach in Manomet (technically, not the cape) is pretty decent, and I walked that daily for the sunrise while I was visiting. I could get used to that!

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I'm using mTel right now on Windows 11 64-bit while I'm posting this message. It is one of my favorite to use for BBSing and does a great job with classic ANSI.

RGTerm also imports addresses from The Telnet BBS list on The BBS Corner. I haven't tried this yet, I have too much firewood to stack right now :O


<--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet & HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
\/ WWIVnet Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I just downloaded a telnet terminal program for Renegade but it is
basically for any ansi based BBS. I think it also handles RipTerm, I'm
not sure yet. I have used mTel over the years but mTel doesn't like
Windows 10 64bit. Right now I am using this on my laptop. I imported my
mTel phonebook without issue and it was quick and easy. I also have it
at almost full screen. It's very much worth a download. You can get it
at The Titanic BBS with the option of downloading it from the main
screen. I love it!

I've been working with TJ McMillan (current Renegade BBS author) to help with RGTERM.

Basically I'm troubleshooter and helped with finding BBSes that displayed strangely, where TJ would have to go and fix it...

Well... Claude fixed it. As Claude wrote most of it. TJ gave Claude AI the parameters, produced the source code in Free Pascal, and TJ would compile it.

One of the coolest things is that it grabs the daily list from the Telnet BBS Guide and then can create a new BBS list from the active ones. Saves me a TON of trouble. And I think it's the best BBS list out there (cough cough)

Seriously, this is a pretty useful tool, and hopefully it will be continued to be updated.

*** Diamond Dave ***


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

Well... Claude fixed it. As Claude wrote most of it. TJ gave Claude AI
the parameters, produced the source code in Free Pascal, and TJ would compile it.

This really opens so many doors for BBSing. Now I'm wondering if one of the AI models could update all my legacy *.c files to be 64-bit or a more modern platform. Theses days it is only the imagination that limits the boundries.


I used Claude and Gemini to completely modernize my weather website. Then after that was done, I used it again to upgrade the tons (and I mean like 30+) PHP scripts to be compatible with the latest PHP 8.5.x version. I was previously running a really old PHP version for my site. Most of the code was stale and this gave them new life!

I have the source to lots of old classic WWIV stuff, so I need to see what things can be done with them.

- Mark

:.: Weather Station BBS ú telnet://bbs.weather-station.org :.: :.: http://www.weather-station.org/bbs ú Bel Air, Maryland - USA :.:
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I have the source to lots of old classic WWIV stuff, so I need to see
what things can be done with them.

WWIVTOSS?


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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I've been working with TJ McMillan (current Renegade BBS author) to help with RGTERM.

Basically I'm troubleshooter and helped with finding BBSes that
displayed strangely, where TJ would have to go and fix it...

Well... Claude fixed it. As Claude wrote most of it. TJ gave Claude AI
the parameters, produced the source code in Free Pascal, and TJ would compile it.

One of the coolest things is that it grabs the daily list from the
Telnet BBS Guide and then can create a new BBS list from the active
ones. Saves me a TON of trouble. And I think it's the best BBS list out there (cough cough)

It runs nicely on my 64 bit laptop whereas mTel becomes "pixilated" and impossible to live with. I like it alot! I'm impressed!


<--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet & HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
\/ WWIVnet Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

It runs nicely on my 64 bit laptop whereas mTel becomes "pixilated" and impossible to live with. I like it alot! I'm impressed!

Actually...

I'm telnetting in from my work computer using a mTelnet clone that I had Claude build for me today.

Still testing it out, but so far it's working nicely.

Trying to add UTF-8 and PETSCII support to the old mTelnet, and have it be small in size.

It's not exactly the same as mTelnet, but it works so far.

*** Diamond Dave ***


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

WWIVTOSS?

I'm still using it here (since the 90s or when Morgul wrote it. :)

- Mark

:.: Weather Station BBS ú telnet://bbs.weather-station.org :.: :.: http://www.weather-station.org/bbs ú Bel Air, Maryland - USA :.:
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I'm telnetting in from my work computer using a mTelnet clone that I had Claude build for me today.

Nice! The only limit these days is our own imagination.

- Mark

:.: Weather Station BBS ú telnet://bbs.weather-station.org :.: :.: http://www.weather-station.org/bbs ú Bel Air, Maryland - USA :.:
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I'm still using it here (since the 90s or when Morgul wrote it. :)

Xenos i think made a linux clone of it.

+ KO6GVD - Ontario, California - Winserver and WWIV BBS Operator

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (11:1/230)

I'm still using it here (since the 90s or when Morgul wrote it. :)

Xenos i think made a linux clone of it.

I've been trying to use the WWIV-integral FTN processing components. Is anyone using those natively now?

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

Nice! The only limit these days is our own imagination.

Oh, wait and see what I'm working on. Porting old BBS doors to Win32, hoping they can work on WWIV 5.xx natively.

*** Diamond Dave ***


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I've been trying to use the WWIV-integral FTN processing components. Is anyone using those natively now?

I thought modern WWIVNet was essentially an FTN and WWIV could toss FTN networks natively? (Someone correct me if I'm wrong)

*** Diamond Dave ***


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I thought modern WWIVNet was essentially an FTN and WWIV could toss FTN networks natively? (Someone correct me if I'm wrong)

It does use BinkP for packet transfers, which is very cool. I'm trying to understand the tossing and conversion for netmail and echomail natively from Fidonet. (I deserted my Region 109 duties eons ago and hope to step back into the role!)

Frank


--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

RE: Re: RGTERM
BY: Diamond Dave #1 @131

I thought modern WWIVNet was essentially an FTN and WWIV could
toss FTN
networks natively? (Someone correct me if I'm wrong)

It does use BinkP for packet transfers, which is very cool. I'm trying
to understand the tossing and conversion for netmail and echomail
natively from Fidonet. (I deserted my Region 109 duties eons ago and
hope to step back into the role!)

Frank

WWIV BinkP works well for overall FTN Network SUN messages. I have it configured for about 8 FTN networks. Posting, sending receiving functionality works fairly consistently. There are some quirks with File bases. AreaFix and FileFix functinality also work fairly well with some networks a little glitchy. Netwail / echomail works to and from the FTN Hub, but not to other users or nodes in the network. For HUBS that support more than one network for your board's node, your board's password must be the same. (Note that I am running a fairly recent compile from git, on ARM Linux.

Would be interested in how you progress.

Regards,
Shaggy


|11 -<>- Brokedown Palace BBS -<>-
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|11'::''::' SSH://Palace.BrokedownPalace.Online:2222 '::''::'

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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

On Sunday,October 25, 2026 at 03:45 AM, Utopian Galt (11:1/230)@8304.Wwivnet-Ftn wrote:

To.......... Weatherman

I'm still using it here (since the 90s or when Morgul wrote it. :)

Xenos i think made a linux clone of it.

I only wrote a Linux compilable WWIVToss setup utility. WSetup didn't run in dosemu. I then ran WWIVToss under dosemu for a while until Rushfan wrote networkf (WWIV FTN tosser). I haven't been using WWIVToss since.

-=<(xenos)>=-


A .-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.
/*\ | /\liens' /\lcove! WWIV on Linux - Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
/ v \`-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[ WWIV Reg. #30282 ]-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-'

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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

On Sunday,October 25, 2026 at 06:06 PM, Frank Reid wrote:

I've been trying to use the WWIV-integral FTN processing components. Is anyone using those natively now?

I use them for Fidonet and fsxNet.

-=<(xenos)>=-


A .-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.
/*\ | /\liens' /\lcove! WWIV on Linux - Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
/ v \`-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[ WWIV Reg. #30282 ]-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-'

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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)

I only wrote a Linux compilable WWIVToss setup utility. WSetup didn't run
in dosemu. I then ran WWIVToss under dosemu for a while until Rushfan
wrote networkf (WWIV FTN tosser). I haven't been using WWIVToss since.

I have not tried, but I wouldn't be suprised if AI could re-write it to any language if I uploaded the source. It did a fantastic job of updating all the PHO scripts on my website to be compatible with the latest version of PHP. I would have never been able to do that.

- Mark

:.: Weather Station BBS ú telnet://bbs.weather-station.org :.: :.: http://www.weather-station.org/bbs ú Bel Air, Maryland - USA :.:
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--- WWIVToss v.1.52
* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (11:1/101.0)