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  • Re: Spitfire

    From RUBEN FIGUEROA@1:124/5013 to Don Lowery on Sat Jun 27 17:52:12 2020
    In case anyone is reading this echo, there should be three Spitfire BBS's coming online shortly. Each is at differen stages of development.
    You can reach what I've done, if you're curious, at gapbbs.rdfig.net:3141

    Thought it was someone else's board...but stopped by yesterday & took a look.
    Liked what I saw....since that's the look I was going for when I tweaked the TG menus to use the RG package a couple of weeks ago.

    Wasn't Spitfire a commercial package back in the day? Is it still one?

    Yes, I setup a Spitfire bbs trying to help a fellow sysop get his up to
    telnet into. I used NetSerial and now he is running with it. He had
    his registered Spitfire. Commercial, no, Shareware with 85.00 price.

    It runs well here, just got to learn more to get more down. Only bad is
    that utils to bring echo mail are pre2000 and dates get mangled when
    importing Hoping for a fix.

    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
    * Origin: WildCat Prison BBS, Mesquite Tx (1:124/5013)
  • From Don Lowery@1:340/1000 to RUBEN FIGUEROA on Sat Jun 27 20:02:38 2020
    Wasn't Spitfire a commercial package back in the day? Is it still one?
    Yes, I setup a Spitfire bbs trying to help a fellow sysop get his up to telnet into. I used NetSerial and now he is running with it. He had
    his registered Spitfire. Commercial, no, Shareware with 85.00 price.

    Was talking to someone else...believe Sean Dennis (not sure) he was looking
    for a way to run his registered software.

    I've got the downloads from them on the board from their website. Never set
    it up...but love all these retro boards.

    It runs well here, just got to learn more to get more down. Only bad is that utils to bring echo mail are pre2000 and dates get mangled when importing Hoping for a fix.

    You would think being a shareware package...the company would provide Y2K
    apps which would not have this issue.

    ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: ACME BBS-W.Coyote & D.Brown are our best users. (1:340/1000)
  • From Rob McGee@1:105/44 to All on Wed Jan 18 06:25:02 2023
    Just a spitfire sub-board ping to see who all may have this feed. I just rejoined fido after many years and was surprised it was still in the backbone.na. Very happy it is even if its not used much if at all.

    My first BBS in 1993 was Spitfire so its always been my first love. So much
    so I rebuilt her and offering it up for logons via telnet using NetSerial.
    And by reviewing the IPTIA BBS Resource Site it looks like its one of 3 Spitfire BBS's left in the world.

    Anyway, let me know if "tap-tap-tap, is this thing on?" ;)

    Long live the retro and Spitfire BBS.

    ... A bad day BBSing is better than a good day at work.
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
    * Origin: The X-Bit BBS - x-bit.org - Forest Grove, Or (1:105/44)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to Rob McGee on Wed Jan 18 06:33:04 2023
    Hello Rob,

    Anyway, let me know if "tap-tap-tap, is this thing on?" ;)

    I can hear the tap here..

    This is the first message I have in this base in eons!

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

    ... All right, so I like spending money! But name one other extravagance.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20220504
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2)
  • From Rob McGee@1:105/44 to Alan Ianson on Wed Jan 18 07:18:18 2023
    Re: Spitfire
    By: Alan Ianson to Rob McGee on Wed Jan 18 2023 06:33 am

    Anyway, let me know if "tap-tap-tap, is this thing on?" ;)

    I can hear the tap here..
    This is the first message I have in this base in eons!

    Good deal, so gald its working and tanks Alan.

    I conducted an areafix rescan for a large number of days in the past but
    didn't get anything.

    Anyway, the good news is this echo is alive <g>

    ... Damnit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a tagline. (Dr. McCoy)
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
    * Origin: The X-Bit BBS - x-bit.org - Forest Grove, Or (1:105/44)