• Re: Maybe soon, no promises..

    From Wilfred van Velzen@39:150/200 to Neil Williams on Mon Apr 6 11:44:46 2026
    Hi Neil,

    On 2026-04-06 00:50:55, you wrote to All:

    @MSGID: 39:136/1 9D358CF0
    @PID: ZeusBBS 1.8 3e9

    Can you implement the TZUTC kludge? ;-)

    Hi all,

    No promises at all, but after a very long time I've found some time to do
    a
    bit of this..:

    ...

    Slink - Version 6.59
    Copyright (c) 1988-1995 SAS Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    Pass1 for Object 'T:VZECFP.0001'
    Memory Map: Hunk Section

    Parsing 0:00.00 --- 19298
    Pass1 0:01.86 --- 843522
    Coalescing 0:00.08 --- 621842
    Pass2 0:00.74 --- 662266
    Map Processing 0:00.04 --- 121130 ======================================
    Total 0:02.72 --- 843522

    SLINK Complete - Maximum code size = 99408 ($00018450) bytes

    Final output file size = 159744 ($00027000) bytes

    33.Code:zeus/Alex/zeus> version Zeus full
    Zeus 1.8 (06/04/2026)


    I'm getting myself back into it gently - I've reworked ZPOP3Xfer as a
    first
    project. A bit of a useless program these days but a nice codebase to work
    on
    and I've added a few new features to it.

    Hopefully see you around a bit more often ! :-)

    Great news!


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (39:150/200)
  • From Tanausu M.@39:190/101.2 to Wilfred van Velzen on Tue Apr 7 14:55:15 2026
    Hello Wilfred,

    On April 6 '26 you wrote to Neil Williams:

    TID: FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes
    TZUTC: 0200
    CHRS: CP850 2
    PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20240604
    MSGID: 39:150/200 69d38091
    REPLY: 39:136/1 9D358CF0
    Hi Neil,

    On 2026-04-06 00:50:55, you wrote to All:

    @MSGID: 39:136/1 9D358CF0
    @PID: ZeusBBS 1.8 3e9

    Can you implement the TZUTC kludge? ;-)

    Hi all,

    No promises at all, but after a very long time I've found some
    time to do a bit of this..:

    ...

    Slink - Version 6.59
    Copyright (c) 1988-1995 SAS Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Pass1 for Object 'T:VZECFP.0001'
    Memory Map: Hunk Section

    Parsing 0:00.00 --- 19298
    Pass1 0:01.86 --- 843522
    Coalescing 0:00.08 --- 621842
    Pass2 0:00.74 --- 662266
    Map Processing 0:00.04 --- 121130 ======================================
    Total 0:02.72 --- 843522

    SLINK Complete - Maximum code size = 99408 ($00018450) bytes

    Final output file size = 159744 ($00027000) bytes

    33.Code:zeus/Alex/zeus> version Zeus full
    Zeus 1.8 (06/04/2026)


    I'm getting myself back into it gently - I've reworked ZPOP3Xfer
    as a first project. A bit of a useless program these days but a
    nice codebase to work on and I've added a few new features to it.

    Hopefully see you around a bit more often ! :-)

    Great news!


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (39:150/200)
    SEEN-BY: 11/0 13/0 15/0 17/0 39/0 42/0 90/0 140/0 150/200 160/242 508 190/101 SEEN-BY: 260/512 270/2226 423/120 901/280 902/0 513 943/0 970/0 PATH: 150/200 190/101 �


    It's time to get to work!!! You haven't done anything for 30 years! :D
    What surprises do they have in store for us?

    --- April V1.09 (SAS)
    * Origin: April message tosser/viewer (39:190/101.2)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@39:150/200 to Tanausu M. on Tue Apr 7 16:27:43 2026
    Hi Tanausu,

    On 2026-04-07 14:55:15, you wrote to me:

    33.Code:zeus/Alex/zeus> version Zeus full
    Zeus 1.8 (06/04/2026)


    I'm getting myself back into it gently - I've reworked ZPOP3Xfer
    as a first project. A bit of a useless program these days but a
    nice codebase to work on and I've added a few new features to it.

    Hopefully see you around a bit more often ! :-)

    Great news!

    It's time to get to work!!! You haven't done anything for 30 years! :D What surprises do they have in store for us?

    Do you realize this message was about Zeus (by Neil Williams) and not April? ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (39:150/200)
  • From Tanausu M.@39:190/101.2 to Wilfred van Velzen on Tue Apr 7 17:19:18 2026
    Hello Wilfred,

    On April 7 '26 you wrote to me:



    33.Code:zeus/Alex/zeus> version Zeus full
    Zeus 1.8 (06/04/2026)


    I'm getting myself back into it gently - I've reworked
    ZPOP3Xfer as a first project. A bit of a useless program
    these days but a nice codebase to work on and I've added a
    few new features to it.

    Hopefully see you around a bit more often ! :-)

    Great news!

    It's time to get to work!!! You haven't done anything for 30
    years! :D What surprises do they have in store for us?

    Do you realize this message was about Zeus (by Neil Williams) and not April? ;-)


    I didn't say it like that, because of your comment :D

    --- April V1.09 (SAS)
    * Origin: April message tosser/viewer (39:190/101.2)
  • From Neil Williams@39:13/0.20 to All on Tue May 12 13:47:02 2026
    Hi Neil,
    In a message dated 06 Apr 26 you wrote to All :

    Hi all,

    No promises at all, but after a very long time I've found some time to
    do a bit of this..:

    I'm getting myself back into it with some gentle work around zpop3xfer to add some new features.

    And then a really big missing feature - native telnet(s) support direct into the BBS.

    I use telser normally, but find it hangs when hammered by probes on the modern internet. So far this native support is holding up to testing ..


    28/03/26

    o zeus - added comments to the Zeus source file - the first active
    work done in a very long time.

    29/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer -
    Recreated config.c for ZPOP3Xfer, bringing that codebase back to life.
    Noted that the feature complete version of
    ZPOP3Xfer from 2003, before the source code loss, has been running as-is
    for nearly 23 years since 23/04/03.

    30/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added a Ctrl-C handler, aborting a fetch of emails
    from one server part-way-through safely.
    Improved help shown when called with ? or incorrect arguments.
    Added a CONFIG argument to the command line to support running with
    alternative POP3 configurations.

    08/05/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added support for POP3S - POP3 over SSL/TLS on port 995.
    Requires AmiSSL v5.

    11/05/26

    o TelnetConnector, TelnetSevice, Prefs/Lines - added support for native
    telnet support, including native support for telnets (secure telnet
    over TLS) using the optional AmiSSL v5 integration.

    12/05/26

    o mbzeus - researched a design error. The maintenance function renumbers
    messages from 1 when cleaning up a message base. This break user
    highptrs. It cannot be removed as another function expects delete
    messages to exist in the Hdr file. More work needed.
    o mbMananger - fixed compilation bug around the mbInitalise() call.

    --- Mail Manager 1.22x/n #1511
    * Origin: 9,600 bps (39:13/0.20)
  • From Tim Grooms@39:902/522 to Neil Williams on Thu May 14 09:18:33 2026
    Welcome back Neil!

    On Tuesday May 12, 2026, Neil Williams said to All...

    Hi Neil,
    In a message dated 06 Apr 26 you wrote to All :

    Hi all,

    No promises at all, but after a very long time I've found some time to
    do a bit of this..:

    I'm getting myself back into it with some gentle work around zpop3xfer
    to add some new features.

    And then a really big missing feature - native telnet(s) support direct into the BBS.

    I use telser normally, but find it hangs when hammered by probes on the modern internet. So far this native support is holding up to testing ..


    28/03/26

    o zeus - added comments to the Zeus source file - the first active
    work done in a very long time.

    29/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer -
    Recreated config.c for ZPOP3Xfer, bringing that codebase back to
    life.
    Noted that the feature complete version of
    ZPOP3Xfer from 2003, before the source code loss, has been
    running as-is
    for nearly 23 years since 23/04/03.

    30/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added a Ctrl-C handler, aborting a fetch of emails
    from one server part-way-through safely.
    Improved help shown when called with ? or incorrect arguments.
    Added a CONFIG argument to the command line to support running with
    alternative POP3 configurations.

    08/05/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added support for POP3S - POP3 over SSL/TLS on port
    995.
    Requires AmiSSL v5.

    11/05/26

    o TelnetConnector, TelnetSevice, Prefs/Lines - added support for native
    telnet support, including native support for telnets (secure telnet
    over TLS) using the optional AmiSSL v5 integration.

    12/05/26

    o mbzeus - researched a design error. The maintenance function renumbers
    messages from 1 when cleaning up a message base. This break
    user
    highptrs. It cannot be removed as another function expects
    delete
    messages to exist in the Hdr file. More work needed.
    o mbMananger - fixed compilation bug around the mbInitalise() call.

    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: CIA AMIGA BBS - ciaamiga.org:6400 (39:902/522.0)
  • From Tanausu M.@39:190/101.2 to Neil Williams on Fri May 15 10:32:21 2026
    Hi Neil,
    In a message dated 06 Apr 26 you wrote to All :

    Hi all,

    No promises at all, but after a very long time I've found some time to
    do a bit of this..:

    I'm getting myself back into it with some gentle work around zpop3xfer to
    add some new features.

    And then a really big missing feature - native telnet(s) support direct
    into the BBS.

    I use telser normally, but find it hangs when hammered by probes on the
    modern internet. So far this native support is holding up to testing ..


    28/03/26

    o zeus - added comments to the Zeus source file - the first active
    work done in a very long time.

    29/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer -
    Recreated config.c for ZPOP3Xfer, bringing that codebase back to
    life.
    Noted that the feature complete version of
    ZPOP3Xfer from 2003, before the source code loss, has been running
    as-is
    for nearly 23 years since 23/04/03.

    30/03/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added a Ctrl-C handler, aborting a fetch of emails
    from one server part-way-through safely.
    Improved help shown when called with ? or incorrect arguments.
    Added a CONFIG argument to the command line to support running
    with
    alternative POP3 configurations.

    08/05/26

    o ZPOP3Xfer - added support for POP3S - POP3 over SSL/TLS on port 995.
    Requires AmiSSL v5.

    11/05/26

    o TelnetConnector, TelnetSevice, Prefs/Lines - added support for
    native
    telnet support, including native support for telnets (secure
    telnet
    over TLS) using the optional AmiSSL v5 integration.

    12/05/26

    o mbzeus - researched a design error. The maintenance function renumbers
    messages from 1 when cleaning up a message base. This break user
    highptrs. It cannot be removed as another function expects delete
    messages to exist in the Hdr file. More work needed.
    o mbMananger - fixed compilation bug around the mbInitalise() call.

    --- Mail Manager 1.22x/n #1511
    * Origin: 9,600 bps (39:13/0.20)

    A lot is happening. It's great to see the projects moving forward.

    I'm interested again in setting up a test system on Amiberry or WinUAE. We
    had cnet 3, but I never configured it, and as far as I know, neither did
    zeus. Someone else was already handling that.



    --- CrashEdit 0.1a AmigaOS 3
    * Origin: Citrick BBS citlmbbs.synchro.net (39:190/101.2)
  • From Neil Williams@39:13/0 to All on Tue Aug 11 23:34:39 2026

    12/05/26

    Onwards .. we are very close to Zeus 1.8 making an appearance.

    I'm starting to get to where I'm making changes for fun and to scratch long-term itches.

    The big change is the native telnet support. It is massively more reliable
    than telser - I've had my system hit with probes with no crashes - and the little 50MHz processor didn't sweat either. I put it live a week ago.

    Here's the changelog since my last post.


    25/05/26

    o ListMsgAreas - added missing documentation.

    28/05/26

    o AreaChange.zeus - added a feature to show the last message's date
    in each area. Shows at a glance which areas areas are 'dead'.

    30/05/26

    o XprXfer, Hydra - these two tools depended specifically on having a
    serial
    device to connect to. When in the new Telnet mode, there is no device.
    Unfortunately there was no checking of this so we got Enforcer hits
    and
    a crash. They have been updated to work in a wholly pipe mode when
    a serial device is not present, and retain the existing performant
    direct-to-serial mode when on a real serial connection. Pipe mode
    means it can use any connector that Zeus is using for the screens
    (i.e. TelnetConnector)
    In both utilities, the pipe-mode path is entered only when
    ln->ln_TelnetCfg != NULL
    Serial/modem lines are unaffected.

    02/06/26

    o Internal - reverse engineered the autodocs for the libraries back into
    the source files. Added comments to much of the code for the two
    main libraries, ZMailer and ZMailer prefs, and ZMP.
    o Internal - wrote a build script to automate building of releases.
    o BBSLine - increased the size of the pipe buffers from 1KB to 32KB.
    This is required to give adequate performance under Telnet. 1KB is
    sufficient when the design limit was a 33.6k modem but insufficient
    to support file transfers over Telnet, even with 10MBit/s networking.
    Each line has three pipes, so previously this was 3KB per line of
    buffers. Now each line needs 96KB, so an extra 93KB. An 11 line BBS
    is looking at an extra 1MB of RAM required.

    04/06/26

    o Documentation - started adding docs for the new features, and updating
    the layout: some of the very large chapters of zeus.guide have been
    broken into smaller and more managable sections.

    19/06/26

    o Security - reviewing code for buffer overflow issues with minor fixes
    to zeus.library, zmf.library, Zeus, BBSLine, ZMailer and ZMP.

    07/07/26

    o Prefs/Lines - fixes to telnet lines to copy the shared configs across
    all telnet lines - each line with the same port number shares a config
    by design and necessity.

    05/08/26

    o TelnetConnector - correctly resets the GUI when the client disconnects. o
    TelnetConnector - when clicking the icon on Control, now activates the
    window if already open.
    o TelnetListener - when clicking the icon on Control, now activates the
    window if already open.

    06/08/26

    o Prefs/Lines - fixed bug that caused a crash when generating a
    certificate
    for TelnetS.

    11/08/26

    o TelnetListener - added resizable window, ability to snapshot the window
    position (saves to disk), a new right-click menu to access the
    Snapshot
    function, enhanced logging, a message on the command line if the port is
    already in use, shows the port number in the window title.
    o TelnetConnector - added resizable window, ability to snapshot the window
    position (saves to disk), a new right-click menu to access the
    Snapshot
    function, shows the line number in the window title.
    o ZMP - added CONFIGTEST (CONFIGURATIONTEST) switch, which loads and
    checks
    the configuration and then exits without running any tasks. Reports
    "Configuration sanity checks passed." or the usual errors followed by
    "Error in config." and a return code of 20. Bypasses the "already
    running" check, as it takes no actions.
    o ZMPStat - reinstated the SORT keyword, whose source was lost some years
    ago although the released binaries have it. SORT=NAME sorts the areas
    shown by area name, SORT=TAG by tag name, and SORT=NUMBER gives the
    usual area number order. The sort is case insensitive, areas sharing
    a name are shown in area number order, and it applies to both the ALL
    and RANGE listings. An unrecognised SORT value now reports the valid
    ones and exits with a return code of 20.
    --- Zeus BBS 1.8
    * Origin: http://www.zeusdev.co.uk/ (39:13/0.0)
  • From Neil Williams@39:13/0.20 to All on Wed Aug 19 22:16:02 2026
    Hi Neil,
    In a message dated 11 Aug 26 you wrote to All :


    12/05/26

    Onwards .. we are very close to Zeus 1.8 making an appearance.

    I haven't got 1.8 out yet but 1.9 is now starting to take shape.

    There is definite line here where 1.8 stops and 1.9 starts. I've started packaging 1.8: it needs testing, then I need to write up a press release, then I'll ship it. Also, I guess I'm also bundling a free keyfile with it...


    12/08/26

    o TelnetConnector - bug fixes to the new GUI listviews.
    o Prefs/Lines - added an RSA key size cycle gadget beside the "Generate
    a new certificate" button on the Telnet configuration.
    Key generation is extremely slow on 68k - a 4096-bit key can take
    hours on a 50MHz 68060 and cannot be interrupted once started.
    o Documentation - wrote up TelnetListener and TelnetConnector in
    zeus.guide section 3.6.0.
    o Documentation - added "TelnetConnector ARexx Commands" section to
    rexx.guide, matching Connector.
    o Connector, TelnetConnector and TelnetListener - closing the window now
    iconifies, instead of quiting the apps. Mirroring ZMailer and
    most other apps designed to run constantly.

    13/08/26

    o Documentation - RenumberFiles was not described anywhere in
    zeus.guide. Added a "Renumbering the file catalogues" section at
    the end of chapter 6.
    o fbzeus.library - fixed a few performace bugs.
    fbDeleteCatFile() flagged a record deleted but never unlinked it from
    that list, so deleted records stayed in the chain forever and every
    subsequent insert had to step over all records marked as deleted.
    fbSaveFile() itself has a performance fix - it no longer walks
    the entire area's 'chain' of files to save one (deleted or not).
    fbSaveFile() now also operates atomically and so survives failures
    better.
    fbQuickSave() now works as intended: it avoids rewriting the area's
    whole file map once per file added, and was terrible for performance
    when doing bulk uploads. Call fbUpdate() (via zmf.library/UpdateFB()!!)
    when the run of saves finishes; File Editor does this for Bulk
    Upload - the slow performance seen there is now gone.
    o fbzeus.library - implemented fbTrim(), which permanently removes
    deleted records from an area Reachable from a script or door as
    zmf.library/TrimFB(). This previously did nothing.
    o FileRebuild - new PURGE option, the offline form of the above. DEL and
    DESCRIPTION are now synonyms for it and FULL includes it.
    o fbzeus.library - the fileindex.FileNameCRC field now correctly implemented and used to improve file search performance.
    o fbzeus.library - fbEditFile() now overwrites a description in place when
    the new text fits the old slot, instead of always appending and
    orphaning the old copy. Repeated re-describing (FILE_ID.DIZ
    extraction, for instance) caused the FileDesc.<area> data file to
    grow with dead data, potentially without limit.
    o zmf.library - UpdateFB(), RebuildFB(), OptimiseFB(), TrimFB(),
    ConvertFB(), RecountFB() and DeleteFileArea() were not implemented.
    They now dispatch to the area's file base library.
    o Documentation - new "Maintaining the file catalogues" section in
    chapter 6 of zeus.guide explaining why deleted and moved files leave
    records behind, and how to reclaim the space.
    o ZMP - various fixes to the statistics engine for reliability.
    o FileEditor - various usability and reliability fixes.
    o FileEditor - file validation flags are honoured correctly, a bugfix.

    14/08/26

    o SysOpReport - a new SysOp report tool to help run the BBS.
    Creates a summary report in text of things on the BBS that need
    attention from the SysOp. Avoids having to look at everything
    in detail every day, which just doesn't happen!
    Lists users pending validation, files pending validation, message
    areas that look freshly auto-created and unconfigured, message
    areas not in any SIG, runs the new ZMP CONFIGTEST, check the
    expiry of certificates assocated with the lines.
    o RenewLineCertificates - new command that regenerates the
    self-signed certificate configured against one telnet line, in
    place, from the command line. Follows the same flow as "Generate
    a new certificate" button in Prefs/Lines, with the same warnings,
    but fully usable remotely and scriptable with NOQUERY.
    o SysOpReport - reusing the new code from RenewLineCertificates, added
    an option to automatically renew certificates approaching expiry
    with no interaction.


    ******************* Zeus 1.8 Fixed Feature Set **********************


    ######################### Zeus 1.9 WIP ##############################


    18/08/26

    o Event Bus - new v1.9 subsystem letting any part of Zeus, or any
    script/compiled tool, publish a message about an event onto a named
    channel, and have other parts react to it without either side knowing
    about the other. Similar to modern message queue systems like RabbitMQ
    but very Amiga and Zeus specific.
    Beyond discrete events, the Event Bus also supports data streams:
    publish a stream to a channel which other processes can consume.
    Event Bus has been built to support other projects, not useful by
    itself. 'Bus' chosen as the name to reflect the concept of a shared
    hardware bus like Zorro.
    Event Bus is the realisation of a idea that started its life in 1999,
    when we were thinking of what a BBS could become.
    o WebhookPost - a new command in that posts an event to
    a Discord/Slack-style webhook over HTTPS. A test for the Event Bus.
    o SessionLogger - a new app that transcribes one caller's whole session
    to a timestamped log file under <Logs>Sessions/. A test for the
    Event Bus.
    o ChatDoor - a new cross-node chat door for the BBS. Very basic, but
    perhaps can be built into some bigger and better. Built entirely on
    an Event Bus channel. A test for the Event Bus.
    o IRCBridge - a bridge that connects outbound to a real IRC server
    and relays ChatDoor traffic to a configured channel, and vice versa. A
    test for the Event Bus. Showing how Zeus can start integrating into
    the wider internet.
    o CronControl - new crontab-syntax job scheduler. While I still recommend
    Ron Schnell's cRon - its quality is amazing, a single bug-free 1.0
    release in 1996 and running for 30 years - it has been an itch to
    give Zeus it's own Cron. CronControl is at feature parity with
    cRon and now starting to add features, such as the ability to publish
    to Event Bus channels.

    --- Mail Manager 1.22x/n #1511
    * Origin: 9,600 bps (39:13/0.20)
  • From Stephen Walsh@39:901/281 to Neil Williams on Sun Aug 23 14:04:35 2026
    Hi Neil,

    On Wednesday August 19 2026, Neil Williams said to All:

    I haven't got 1.8 out yet but 1.9 is now starting to take shape.

    There is definite line here where 1.8 stops and 1.9 starts. I've
    [...]
    o ChatDoor - a new cross-node chat door for the BBS. Very basic,
    but perhaps can be built into some bigger and better. Built entirely
    on an Event Bus channel. A test for the Event Bus.
    o IRCBridge - a bridge that connects outbound to a real IRC server
    and relays ChatDoor traffic to a configured channel, and vice
    versa.

    Before you go down the rabbit whole, of IRC type things, perhaps checkout
    Zirc. It's a CLI raw mode door written for Zeus, but also works with E!, DLG and CNet. There are currently seven bbs systems running it, and all
    connected to the network.

    //https://www.amigachatnet.org/

    There's downloads, screen shots, getting connected and other information.





    -- Stephen --

    Rocking Amiganet with an Amiga 4000 and Zeus BBS.


    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: -:-- Dragon's Lair --:- dragon.vk3heg.net Prt: 6800 (39:901/281.0)
  • From Neil Williams@39:13/0 to Stephen Walsh on Mon Aug 31 00:35:19 2026

    On Sunday August 23 2026, Stephen Walsh said to Neil Williams:

    o ChatDoor - a new cross-node chat door for the BBS. Very basic,
    but perhaps can be built into some bigger and better. Built entirely
    on an Event Bus channel. A test for the Event Bus. o IRCBridge - a

    Before you go down the rabbit whole, of IRC type things, perhaps
    checkout Zirc. It's a CLI raw mode door written for Zeus, but also
    works with E!, DLG and CNet. There are currently seven bbs systems
    running it, and all connected to the network.

    I had noticed this in BBS adverts and I think I'll get set up with it soon.

    This ChatDoor is very much 'scratching an itch' - Zeus does't ship with its own
    door and I want to close that gap - I've used a DLG chat door myself for this gap since forever. But it is also something I'm using to test some backend features that will arrive in Zeus 1.9, part of bigger work to add more capabilities.


    --
    Neil Williams
    --- Zeus BBS 1.8
    * Origin: =+)[Zeus][Open BBS Systems](+= (39:13/0.0)
  • From Al DeRosa@39:902/519 to Neil Williams on Mon Aug 31 18:40:35 2026
    On 31 Aug 2026, Neil Williams said the following...


    I had noticed this in BBS adverts and I think I'll get set up with it soon.

    This ChatDoor is very much 'scratching an itch' - Zeus does't ship with its own door and I want to close that gap - I've used a DLG chat door myself for this gap since forever. But it is also something I'm using to test some backend features that will arrive in Zeus 1.9, part of bigger work to add more capabilities.


    Join us Neil, it is super easy to set up and to be totally honest runs flawlessly! I have it on my 2 Amiga BBS and my PC Mystic BBS. You can usually find either Stephen in there at all different times, or both of us and others on Saturday nights after 10pm EST.. Give us a try.. You might like it..


    |11 Bucko |14- |06Wrong Number Family Of BBS' |07- |03www.wrgnbr.com

    ... Light year: 1/3 less calories than your regular year

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Wrong Number Family Of BBS' - Wrong Number ][ (39:902/519)
  • From Stephen Walsh@39:901/281 to Neil Williams on Wed Sep 2 19:53:37 2026
    Hi Neil,

    On Monday August 31 2026, Neil Williams said to Stephen Walsh:

    o ChatDoor - a new cross-node chat door for the BBS. Very basic,

    Before you go down the rabbit whole, of IRC type things, perhaps
    checkout Zirc. It's a CLI raw mode door written for Zeus, but also
    works with E!, DLG and CNet. There are currently seven bbs systems
    running it, and all connected to the network.

    I had noticed this in BBS adverts and I think I'll get set up with it soon.

    Zirc will run fine without the server, but having the server (Python, so
    either a linux or windows host), will allow the mesh-network setup, and
    takes the encryption away from the Amiga having to do it.

    We currently have two servers setup, with all the systems linked to both.
    The main server is here in Australia, with hub1 on the east coast of the
    USA.

    to test some backend features that will arrive in Zeus 1.9, part of
    bigger work to add more capabilities.

    Those of us still running Zeus are waiting!!

    It's good to see you back working on the old girl, and bringing things into
    the 21st or is it the 22nd centry!



    -- Stephen --

    Rocking Amiganet with an Amiga 4000 and Zeus BBS.


    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: -:-- Dragon's Lair --:- dragon.vk3heg.net Prt: 6800 (39:901/281.0)
  • From Stephen Walsh@39:901/281 to Al DeRosa on Wed Sep 2 20:39:29 2026
    Hi Al,

    On Monday August 31 2026, Al Derosa said to Neil Williams:

    I had noticed this in BBS adverts and I think I'll get set up with it [...]
    part of bigger work to add more capabilities.

    Join us Neil, it is super easy to set up and to be totally honest runs flawlessly! I have it on my 2 Amiga BBS and my PC Mystic BBS. You can usually find either Stephen in there at all different times, or both of
    us and others on Saturday nights after 10pm EST.. Give us a try.. You

    I've not been on there during the week of late, due to other IRL things
    going on. The main issue Neil will have is the time difference!

    10pm EST (USA) is 4am London time!



    -- Stephen --

    Rocking Amiganet with an Amiga 4000 and Zeus BBS.


    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: -:-- Dragon's Lair --:- dragon.vk3heg.net Prt: 6800 (39:901/281.0)
  • From Al DeRosa@39:902/519 to Stephen Walsh on Wed Sep 2 18:27:57 2026
    On 02 Sep 2026, Stephen Walsh said the following...

    I've not been on there during the week of late, due to other IRL things going on. The main issue Neil will have is the time difference!

    10pm EST (USA) is 4am London time!

    Ouch!! So what time do the bars close in London? Go get drunk and show up!! LOL
    just kidding. Yea, that would make it really tough! Oh well.. ;)


    |11 Bucko |14- |06Wrong Number Family Of BBS' |07- |03www.wrgnbr.com

    ... The seminar on time travel will be held two weeks ago

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Wrong Number Family Of BBS' - Wrong Number ][ (39:902/519)
  • From Stephen Walsh@39:901/281 to Al DeRosa on Sun Sep 6 14:26:28 2026
    Hi Al,

    On Wednesday September 02 2026, Al Derosa said to Stephen Walsh:

    10pm EST (USA) is 4am London time!

    Ouch!! So what time do the bars close in London? Go get drunk and show up!! LOL
    just kidding. Yea, that would make it really tough! Oh well.. ;)

    News at 11.. The world isn't FLAT!

    &-:)


    -- Stephen --

    Rocking Amiganet with an Amiga 4000 and Zeus BBS.


    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: -:-- Dragon's Lair --:- dragon.vk3heg.net Prt: 6800 (39:901/281.0)
  • From Al DeRosa@39:902/519 to Stephen Walsh on Sun Sep 6 07:47:09 2026
    On 06 Sep 2026, Stephen Walsh said the following...

    Hi Al,

    News at 11.. The world isn't FLAT!


    LOL very true... ;)


    |11 Bucko |14- |06Wrong Number Family Of BBS' |07- |03www.wrgnbr.com

    ... Real Programmers balance their checkbooks in hex

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Wrong Number Family Of BBS' - Wrong Number ][ (39:902/519)