Hello,ããi just discovered that BBs are still alive and reachble via telnet in internet,ãit was my world during the 90's... it's incredible and amazing came back inãtime.ãI am reading the messagges and wow... there are still people exchangingãmessagges via bbs, using Offline Reader and QWK packet... fantastic.ãIs this all real ? :-)ããIn anycase, here i am, please don't wake me...ããDrakonãã... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 2,500+ filesã

Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Drakon to All on Thu Jun 14 2018 01:31 pmãã Dr> i just discovered that BBs are still alive and reachble via telnet inã Dr> internet, it was my world during the 90's... it's incredible and amazingã Dr> came back in time.ã Dr> I am reading the messagges and wow... there are still people exchangingã Dr> messagges via bbs, using Offline Reader and QWK packet... fantastic.ã Dr> Is this all real ? :-)ãã Dr> In anycase, here i am, please don't wake me...ããAfter taking my BBS down in 2000, I discovered (to my surprise) that BBSes wereãstill around via telnet in 2007 and decided to start running one again.ããWelcome. :)ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Drakon to All on Thu Jun 14 2018 13:31:00ãã > i just discovered that BBs are still alive and reachble via telnet in internã > it was my world during the 90's... it's incredible and amazing came back inã > time.ã > I am reading the messagges and wow... there are still people exchangingã > messagges via bbs, using Offline Reader and QWK packet... fantastic.ã > Is this all real ? :-)ã > ã > In anycase, here i am, please don't wake me...ããYes, it's true! BBSes are still here. I learned that myself a couple of yearsãago after being curious. Nastalgic, isn't it?ããWelcome! Hope you're here to stay!ãã-jagãCode it, Script it, Automate it!ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ MtlGeek - Geeks in Montreal - http://mtlgeek.com/ -ã

On 06-14-18 13:31, Drakon wrote to All <=-ãã Dr> i just discovered that BBs are still alive and reachble via telnet inã Dr> internet, it was my world during the 90's... it's incredible andã Dr> amazing came back in time.ã Dr> I am reading the messagges and wow... there are still people exchangingã Dr> messagges via bbs, using Offline Reader and QWK packet... fantastic.ã Dr> Is this all real ? :-)ããWelcome aboard to BBSing in 2018. :) Yes, we're here, not only telnet, but SSHãas well, and I'm running the board(s) on a Pi, and reading using a native Win64ãQWK offline reader. :)ãã Dr> In anycase, here i am, please don't wake me...ããIt's safe to wake up, we are here and real. :)ããã... The brain is as strong as its weakest think.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Vk3jed to Drakon on Fri Jun 15 2018 06:50 amãã Vk> Welcome aboard to BBSing in 2018. :) Yes, we're here, not only telnet, butã Vk> SSH as well, and I'm running the board(s) on a Pi, and reading using aã Vk> native Win64 QWK offline reader. :)ããSynchronet has a tool now (SEXPOTS) that allows a dialup phone line to connectãto the BBS's telnet server, which allows people to still set up a dialup lineãto their BBS if they want.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Drakon to All on Thu Jun 14 2018 13:31:00ããHi, nice to meet you! :)ããMarisaã--- https://AmigaCity.xyz - Portal for the Amiga - More than 2,600 free DLsã--- https://AmigaCityLaptops.com - Laptops & Handhelds that run AmigaOSã--- https://AmigaCity.xyz/radio.html - Amiga game music 24/7ã--- https://BBSlist.SynchronetBBS.org - Active BBS List for all BBS typesã--- https://SynchronetBBS.org/OurServers - A list of all our websitesã þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 2,500+ filesã

On 06-15-18 10:50, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Ni> Synchronet has a tool now (SEXPOTS) that allows a dialup phone line toã Ni> connect to the BBS's telnet server, which allows people to still set upã Ni> a dialup line to their BBS if they want.ããI thought about setting that up at one stage, just because I could, but overãhere, true POTS is a dying species. I no longer have POTS available. Landlineãis VoIP.ããã... A man who buys a mobile home doesn't get a lot.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Sat Jun 16 2018 09:10 amãã Vk> I thought about setting that up at one stage, just because I could, butã Vk> over here, true POTS is a dying species. I no longer have POTS available.ã Vk> Landline is VoIP.ããI believe landlines here in the US too are typically VoIP these days. Eitherãthat or multiplexed to death so that it's hard to get a high-speed modemãconnection over phone lines anymore.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

On 06-18-18 09:36, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Ni> I believe landlines here in the US too are typically VoIP these days.ã Ni> Either that or multiplexed to death so that it's hard to get aã Ni> high-speed modem connection over phone lines anymore.ããHere the POTS network is being decommissioned as the NBN is rolled out, atãleast in urban areas. I think there's some landlines being retained in ruralãareas where fixed wireless and satellite are the NBN access technologies inãse.ããã... Does a clean house show that there's a broken computer??ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Tue Jun 19 2018 09:22 amãã Vk> Here the POTS network is being decommissioned as the NBN is rolled out, atã Vk> least in urban areas. I think there's some landlines being retained inã Vk> rural areas where fixed wireless and satellite are the NBN accessã Vk> technologies in se.ããFor the end user, I wonder if it still works like a regular phone line. One ofãthe advantages of a land line phone was that it would still work even if yourãhouse lost power, so you could call emergency services or family if you neededãto. I wonder if the VoIP lines work the same way. But of course, many peopleãhere have cell phones instead of a land line. A cell phone can still work inãan emergency as long as its battery has a charge and it has a signal..ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Nightfox to Vk3jed on Tue Jun 19 2018 09:50 amããNi> For the end user, I wonder if it still works like a regular phone line. OneãNi> of the advantages of a land line phone was that it would still work even ifãNi> your house lost power, so you could call emergency services or family ifãNi> you needed to. I wonder if the VoIP lines work the same way. But of course,ãNi> many people here have cell phones instead of a land line. A cell phone canãNi> still work in an emergency as long as its battery has a charge and it has aãNi> signal.. ããMost voip/cable modems have the capability to support a backup battery. I haveãa plain old touch-tone desk phone that I plug in when the power goes out.ããI'm going to re-arrange things and put the cable modem and the BBS on the sameãUPS, so I'll have even more backup - and keep the BBS up through outages.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ realitycheckBBS -- http://realitycheckBBS.orgã

On 06-19-18 09:50, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Ni> For the end user, I wonder if it still works like a regular phone line.ã Ni> One of the advantages of a land line phone was that it would stillã Ni> work even if your house lost power, so you could call emergencyã Ni> services or family if you needed to. I wonder if the VoIP lines workã Ni> the same way. But of course, many people here have cell phones insteadã Ni> of a land line. A cell phone can still work in an emergency as long asã Ni> its battery has a charge and it has a signal..ããNo, the VoIP lines don't stay up, because the underlying infrastructure doesn'tãstay up. And you'd also need battery backup for your router/terminal.ããã... See if you can guess which drink will make me love you.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Nightfox wrote:ãã> Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã> By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Tue Jun 19 2018 09:22 amãã> Vk> Here the POTS network is being decommissioned as the NBN is rolled out, ãatã> Vk> least in urban areas. I think there's some landlines being retained inã> Vk> rural areas where fixed wireless and satellite are the NBN accessã> Vk> technologies in se.ãã> For the end user, I wonder if it still works like a regular phone line. One ãofã> the advantages of a land line phone was that it would still work even if yourã> house lost power, so you could call emergency services or family if you ããMy home phone is voip and on a ups backup, but I know that here at least, ãthe cable company is required to provide battery backup for all their ãphone installations. So if you drop 'bell' and go for a cable company ãphone, they at least are meant to work for a while if the power is out.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ RetroBBS - retrobbs.rocksolidbbs.comã

Jagossel wrote to Drakon <=-ããNostalgic ? YES, very nostalgic, but i liked it.ãIt was a jump back in the time for me, magic moments, amazing era.ããFirst steps in IT, i met a lot of beautiful people and learned a lot of things.ããThanks for the reply.ããSee youããDrakonãã Ja> Yes, it's true! BBSes are still here. I learned that myself a couple ofã Ja> years ago after being curious. Nastalgic, isn't it?ãã Ja> Welcome! Hope you're here to stay!ãã Ja> -jagã Ja> Code it, Script it, Automate it!ãã Ja> ---ã Ja> þ Synchronet þ MtlGeek - Geeks in Montreal - http://mtlgeek.com/ -ãã... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 2,500+ filesã

Vk3jed wrote to Drakon <=-ããã Vk> Welcome aboard to BBSing in 2018. :) Yes, we're here, not only telnet,ã Vk> but SSH as well, and I'm running the board(s) on a Pi, and readingã Vk> using a native Win64 QWK offline reader. :)ããHey, thanks for the reply.ãI am running a dx cluster node on a PI first model.ãTo read messages offline i am using MultiMail, i had to discover and get allãthe necessary software to BBS'ing again :-)ããI am giving a look around to different bbs, but most on the Commodore/Amigaãrelated world.ãI am so nostalgic for bbs world and for commodore machines that give a lot ofãfun and love. From Commodore 64 (my first computer) to my beloved Amiga 1200,ãmy last Amiga.ãã Dr> In anycase, here i am, please don't wake me...ãã Vk> It's safe to wake up, we are here and real. :)ããNice to see, it's simply amazing.ãSee you, my friend.ããDrakonããã Vk> ... The brain is as strong as its weakest think.ã Vk> --- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã Vk> þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auãã... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 2,500+ filesã

Hey Marisag !ããThanks for the reply, and thanks to run an Amiga BBS.ãI am so nostalgic about bbs world and commodore machines.ãThe commodore 64 was my first computer when i was 11 years old, my belovedãAmiga 1200 was my last Amiga during the 90's.ããNice to meet you toooooo! :-)ããSee you.ãDrakonãããã-=> Marisag wrote to Drakon <=-ãã Ma> Re: whoa... alive and kickingã Ma> By: Drakon to All on Thu Jun 14 2018 13:31:00ãã Ma> Hi, nice to meet you! :)ãã Ma> Marisaã Ma> --- https://AmigaCity.xyz - Portal for the Amiga - More than 2,600 freeã Ma> DLs --- https://AmigaCityLaptops.com - Laptops & Handhelds that runã Ma> AmigaOS --- https://AmigaCity.xyz/radio.html - Amiga game music 24/7ã Ma> --- https://BBSlist.SynchronetBBS.org - Active BBS List for all BBSã Ma> types --- https://SynchronetBBS.org/OurServers - A list of all ourã Ma> websitesãã... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 2,500+ filesã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Retro Guy to Nightfox on Wed Jun 20 2018 01:40 pmããRG> My home phone is voip and on a ups backup, but I know that here at least, ãRG> the cable company is required to provide battery backup for all their ãRG> phone installations. So if you drop 'bell' and go for a cable company ãRG> phone, they at least are meant to work for a while if the power is out.ããNo longer, it seems. Comcast supplied a new modem with no battery this time. Iãhad to buy one on eBay.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ realitycheckBBS -- http://realitycheckBBS.orgã

Vk3jed wrote to Nightfox <=-ãã Vk> No, the VoIP lines don't stay up, because the underlying infrastructureã Vk> doesn't stay up. And you'd also need battery backup for yourã Vk> router/terminal.ããI think the infrastructure is nearly as robust as the Bell system was. Downãhere in hurricane country, I've never noticed the area to be without internetãservice. I'm pretty sure they have multiple redundant backup power systems.ããInteresting sidenote, Spectrum Cable yanks the onboard batteries out of theãmodems with builtin voip. They told my mom it was so that the equipmentãwould have the opportunity to be occasionally rebooted or something. It'sãthe stupidest thing; I wonder if they just made a deal for discounted modemsãw/o batteries.ããIn any event, I purchase the biggest UPS available at Office Depot, andãdedicate it to the home network, plus one LED light. I keep a smaller oneãat my desktop. At least, I did -- T.S. Harvey took those. But, I wouldãget nearly four hours total uptime on cable, before switching to notebookãpower plus 4G internet. Basically a full day of battery power for working,ãif I needed it, and used it wisely.ãã ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

On 06-20-18 16:38, Drakon wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Dr> Hey, thanks for the reply.ã Dr> I am running a dx cluster node on a PI first model.ããCool, yeah never got into those. :)ãã Dr> To read messages offline i am using MultiMail, i had to discover andã Dr> get all the necessary software to BBS'ing again :-)ããYep, join the club.ãã Dr> I am giving a look around to different bbs, but most on theã Dr> Commodore/Amiga related world.ã Dr> I am so nostalgic for bbs world and for commodore machines that give aã Dr> lot of fun and love. From Commodore 64 (my first computer) to myã Dr> beloved Amiga 1200, my last Amiga.ããI was never a C64 fan - I found their OS too illogical to cope with, especiallyãfor disk operations. But I did LOVE the Amiga. That's a machine that wasãahead of its time, and would have liked to have seen survive and grow.ãã Dr> Nice to see, it's simply amazing.ã Dr> See you, my friend.ããEnjoy the boards.... again. :Dããã... I'm sure it's clearly explained in the Zmodem DOC'sã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

On 06-20-18 02:27, Dreamer wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Dr> I think the infrastructure is nearly as robust as the Bell system was.ã Dr> Down here in hurricane country, I've never noticed the area to beã Dr> without internet service. I'm pretty sure they have multiple redundantã Dr> backup power systems.ããNot with FTTN, it relies on mains power to run the node in the street. :(ããã... To do an injustice is infinitely more disgraceful than to suffer one!ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kicã By: Dreamer to Vk3jed on Wed Jun 20 2018 02:27 amããDr> the stupidest thing; I wonder if they just made a deal for discountedãDr> modems w/o batteries.ããYES.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ realitycheckBBS -- http://realitycheckBBS.orgã

Re: Re: whoa... alive and kickingã By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Tue Jun 19 2018 09:22:00ãã > -=> On 06-18-18 09:36, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ã >ã > Ni> I believe landlines here in the US too are typically VoIP these days.ã > Ni> Either that or multiplexed to death so that it's hard to get aã > Ni> high-speed modem connection over phone lines anymore.ã >ã > Here the POTS network is being decommissioned as the NBN is rolled out, atã > least in urban areas. I think there's some landlines being retained inã > rural areas where fixed wireless and satellite are the NBN accessã > technologies inã > se.ã >ã >ã > ... Does a clean house show that there's a broken computer??ãããHehehe NBN Rolled out!ããThats a Laugh!ãã8-)ãããRegards..GeoãooooOOOOooooãã---ã þ Synchronet þ The Dungeon BBS - Risen from the Ashes! - Canberra, Australia. http://bbs.barnabã

On 06-27-18 11:17, Geo wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Ge> Hehehe NBN Rolled out!ããIt works, sort of. :)ããã... I *CAN* type...my computer keyboard is illiterate.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã