October 5, 1999
EleWeb is CGI based, so it will run under most of the popular
Web servers including Apache, Xitami, and MS-IIS. It can share
the same user/message & file bases with the ansi/ascii versions
of EleBBS, so sysops will be able to offer their users either a
traditional or browser based interface if they choose to.
According to Maarten, he will not be releasing EleWeb to the public
next month as part of the EleBBS 0.06gamma release. It's still in
its early stages, and is only being run by a few alpha testers.
A Public version of EleWeb should be available sometime next year.
The EleBBS beta team is currently testing "Release Canidate 1" (RC1)
of the EleBBS 0.06g versions. In addition to the existing OS flavors
there will be another version of EleBBS/DOS designed for 386 CPUs
or better only, which runs faster then the standard DOS version.
New features include enhancement to the Email system, a faster/more
stable LISTServe, improved Server operations, better support for
sub-net installations, better WEB Server support, wcRADIUS fixes,
New wcBASIC commands, New wcSDK API functions, Extended log files,
Idle Timeouts, Web logging options, and some Y2K and date related
issues were addressed, in addition to many cosmetic and minor fixes.
Wildcat sysops who are subcribed to the AUP update program
($149 per year) can download the latest update at their web site.
Freeworld is an attempt to create a Unix/Linix based BBS which combines
the feel of the old DOS based systems with the internet/networking
features of today. It's being designed so that it can be run as a
stand alone 1 line dial-in system, or can be setup as a single unit
of a network of systems spread out across the internet.
As the name implies, it is freeware.
Allfix 6.0 is currently being beta tested, and will toss to the
following BBS message bases:
Since the project is just starting, it could be well over a year
before the first version will be available. Pricing has not been
determined, but he says it will either be freeware or less then $30.
Inverse is Y2k complient, and has versions for DOS, OS/2, and Linux.
Brian says there be a Win32 version in the works soon as well.
The beta cycle for the Y2k fix was delayed since August, and beta
testers are still waiting for the first version.
The Y2k fix will expand the date fields in the userbase to be four
digit dates rather then two digit. Since Proboard uses the RemoteAccess
userbase structures, it's unknown if these changes will break compatibility
with existing third-party utilities or not. It's intresting that
RemoteAccess is also getting a simular structural change, though
it appears that the 2YK versions of these BBS's may no longer be
compatible with each other.
If you have any additional BBS related news, please send to mike@pcmicro.com
EleBBS News:
Maarten Bekers announced that an experimental Web based version
of EleBBS known as EleWeb is currently under development.
http://www.elebbs.com/
WinServer(WildCat5) News:
Hector Santos released two AUP updates to Wilcat BBS last month,
offering several enhancments since the previous update in April.
http://www.santronics.com/
Project Freeworld BBS News:
Version 0.3.0 of Project Freeworld has just been released. The main
differences over 0.2.2 are: Python support in FWB Menu, the start of
the message areas, working server based prompts and files, and
documentation of the libray functions. There are plenty of other
changes and bug fixes that have been made in the last few months as
well.
http://www.freeworldbbs.org/
MBSE Linux BBS News:
A new Freeware Linux BBS by Michiel Broek was just released.
MBSE is another RemoteAccess style BBS, and comes as a complete BBS
package, including a FidoNet mailer, tosser, tic processor and messagebase
utilities. Version 0.33 is the first public release, but it has been running
well on some beta sites for several months now. Currently it does not
support internet News and email yet, (though external utils are available
for this) It will also offer full support for www and ftp access in the
future.
http://www.telematique.org/mbse/
COM/IP News:
Tactical Software is currently beta testing version 2.2 (.b3) of their
Virtual Modem/Telnet driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2K.
So far the only enhancment since version 2.1.2 is a smarter way of
knowing when to prompt the user to install a virtual modem device.
(It only does so when it detects there is none yet on a newly created
virtual COM port). Anyone can download the latest beta from their site.
http://www.tacticalsoftware.com/
Allfix News:
Harold Harms announced that the upcoming version of AllFix 6.0 will
not only be a .TIC processor (file tosser) which it is now, it will
also be an echomail tosser/scanner as well!
Hudson message base,
*.MSG message base,
EzyCom message base,
Squish message base,
JAM message base,
PCBoard message base, and the
GoldBase message base
Harold is currently putting the final touches on Allfix 6, and says
that it could take a while before it is ready for the public release.
http://www.allfix.com/
BBS 2000 News:
Ariel Benzakien has just started to develop a Win32 BBS
called BBS 2000. He plans to offer a propritary GUI client terminal,
yet it will also support traditional ANSI via dialup or telnet
including support for DOS doors. He also wants to include a web
server, allowing users to access file and message areas with
their web browser. Email and newsgroup support is also planned.
http://members.xoom.com/BBS2000
Inverse BBS News:
Brian Zhou is currently working on a new version of Inverse BBS.
New features will include a split screen chat, a built in voting
booth, and external full-screen-editor support. He is also planning
to create in internal f-s-e, and will add Oblivion/2 style data
areas, to allow for easy addons.
http://www.darktech.org/zoob/inverse.html
ProBoard News:
Pat Clawson just announced that the Y2k complient version of ProBoard
will be a commercial product, available only to paying customers.
Currently registered owners of Proboard will be required to pay an
updgrade fee for the Y2k fix. According to Clawson, Those sysops who
have been using ProBoard for free for so long will find that the
free ride is over.
http://www.telegrafix.com