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    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Sun Aug 23 10:21:40 2020
    RE: qwk networking for JAM bases
    BY: All

    If I was running something like ProBoard is there any alternatives to get something working?


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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Matt Munson on Sun Aug 23 10:37:00 2020
    Matt Munson wrote to All:

    If I was running something like ProBoard is there any alternatives to get something working?

    QWK networking depends on having a QWK system either built into the BBS or added on via a door perhaps, it doesn't really matter what type of message
    base you use.

    In my experience Mystic and MagickaBBS both support QWK natively and use JAM bases.

    Synchronet also supports QWK using the Synchronet message base format.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Alan Ianson on Sun Aug 23 21:01:00 2020
    QWK networking depends on having a QWK system either built into the BBS or >added on via a door perhaps, it doesn't really matter what type of message >base you use.

    In my experience Mystic and MagickaBBS both support QWK natively and use JAM >bases.

    Synchronet also supports QWK using the Synchronet message base format.


    You went from QWK networking to regular QWK in this reply :) If he wants to
    be a node, he might be interested in FidoQWK, which converts QWK packet to
    PKT files and vice versa. He would still need and FTN echomail processor.

    Why not give SearchLight a try with the Valence QWK mail door, which allows
    for both QWK hubbing as well as for tossing and scanning net-status QWK hubs
    :)

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Alan Ianson on Tue Aug 25 09:45:00 2020
    Why not give SearchLight a try with the Valence QWK mail door, which allows for both QWK hubbing as well as for tossing and scanning net-status QWK hubs :)

    Is Valence the door that William McBrine wrote? Looks interesting but I know >nothing about SearchLight so my best bet is that is not going to happen.

    Yes, it is.

    Is searchLight still supported/updated/registerable?

    It's not updated or supported anymore, but if you know where to look, you
    can get the key for version 5.1 that allows it to have an unlimited numbers
    of users/

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