Keeping in Touch
August 1994
SPITFIRE Monthly Support Newsletter for registered SPITFIRE Sysops
Compliments of Buffalo Creek Software
In this issue
- SPITFIRE v3.5 Report
- SPITFIRE v3.5 Problems
- SFNET - SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail Network Progressing
- SPITFIRE V3.5 IS RELEASED!!
- SFNET - SYSOP INVITATION
- SFNET - COMPANION UTILITIES
- The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS, Node A0301000
- SFNET, Spitfire .Qwk Net-Mail System Statistics
- SFNET - NODELIST
- SFNET CONFERENCE AND MODERATOR LIST
- SPITFIRE BOARD-OF-THE-MONTH
- SYSOP-OF-THE-MONTH
- NEWLY REGISTERED SPITFIRE SYSTEMS
Archival transcript
The text below is a faithful Unicode rendering of the original SF08-94.TXT. Its DOS line wrapping, spacing, capitalization, spelling and CP437 box art have been retained.
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║ K E E P I N G I N T O U C H ║ │
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║ SPITFIRE Monthly Support Newsletter ║ │
║ for registered SPITFIRE Sysops! ║ │
║ August 1994 ║ │
║ Compliments of BUFFALO CREEK SOFTWARE ║ │
║ Buffalo Creek's BBS * 515-225-8496 ║ │
║ 38400/19200/9600/2400/1200 Bps ║ │
║ 2 Nodes ║ │
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Edited by Jacque Shipley
The Mother Board BBS - (515) 986-3464 - 57600 Bps
Sysop Of The Month by Walt Crede
Roam This Fertile Land - (515) 288-8755 - 2400 Bps
Newly Registered SPITFIRE BBS List by Ann Woltz
Other Contributions As Noted
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║ Notes from the author of SPITFIRE! ╟─┐
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│ SPITFIRE v3.5 Report │
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Listed below are some of the most commonly asked questions and
the most common problems regarding the installation and operation of
SPITFIRE v3.5. I trust this information will be helpful.
1) QUESTION (Problem): I installed SPITFIRE v3.5 and everything went
just fine except my display files are all messed up now.
ANSWER: The first copy of SF34_35.EXE (dated 07-15-94) made an
assumption that the lines in display files would not exceed 255
characters and thus it will work just fine in such case. However,
SF34_35 will mess up display files with line lengths greater than 255
characters. I will suggest that you download SF34_35.ZIP (dated
07-20-94) from Buffalo Creek's BBS and use it. I apologize to each
of you who have messed up display files from using SF34_35 (dated
07-15-94).
2) QUESTION: I hear the dial tone and the operator message when I log
on locally. This didn't happen with previous copies of SPITFIRE.
ANSWER: You can easily solve this problem by configuring the 'Off
Hook String' as ATM0H1.
3) QUESTION: My security level is lowered to 5 each time that I log
on my board. What in the world is wrong?
ANSWER: The subscription dates in SFUSERS.DAT are configured
improperly. The correct configuration is to set the subscription
date as the date the subscription expires. For example, if a
caller's subscription expires on December 1, 1994, then the
subscription date would be set as 12-01-94.
When a caller logs on SPITFIRE, then the subscription date is
checked. In the event the subscription date is the current date or
older, then SPITFIRE adjusts the caller's security to the configured
'expiration security'.
4) QUESTION: SPITFIRE will not allow my callers to upload using the
internal Zmodem.
ANSWER: This is caused by the modem being configured to use
XON/XOFF. You will have to get XON/XOFF turned off in your modem and
only use RTS/CTS.
5) QUESTION: The node chat locks up when a caller pages another
caller. What is wrong?
ANSWER: There has to be 1 RAM drive installed on your system. Then
each node accesses that same RAM drive. The lock up is caused by
each node accessing a different RAM drive.
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│ SPITFIRE v3.5 Problems │
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Over the years I have received several thousand messages which tell
me all about a 'bug' in SPITFIRE (smiling). About 98.5% of the time
the 'bug' is really operator error. However, we have found a REAL
BUG in SPITFIRE v3.5. When entering a message in a Message
Conference which is toggled as a netmail conference, there is a
certain sequence of events which will can cause the caller's security
level to be reduced to -112. This problem has been found and
corrected. The corrected copy is within SF35-1.ZIP on Buffalo
Creek's BBS.
Another problem which seems to occur on certain systems (not all) is
the modem initialization process. I believe that I have found and
fixed that problem as well. The corrected copy is within SF35-1.ZIP
on Buffalo Creek's BBS. In fact, I think the corrected copy works
better (now) than any previous copy of SPITFIRE.
I am surely sorry for any inconvenience these problems may have caused
you. I do not understand how we can spend 6 months developing a
SPITFIRE upgrade and have over 35 Sysops testing the software and
still have a few bugs. It is an embarrassment to me. The positive
side of it is we have these problems fixed.
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│ SFNET - SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail Network Progressing │
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I am simply pleased. SFNET is quickly becoming a very important,
positive and constructive part of the SPITFIRE project. I am not
sure that I know how to express just how pleased I am with SFNET.
SFNET has served to restore my belief that SPITFIRE Sysops are
(for the most part) wonderful people. Participating in SFNET reminds
me of the early SPITFIRE days when we all worked together. It is
truly a refreshing change.
I want to thank all SFNET participants for working to make SFNET
a very special mail network. SFNET is a SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail
Network that we call can be proud of. Thank you.
Until next time, may God bless you...
Mike, Ann & family
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║ Nothing ain't worth nothing ╟─┐
║ but it's free. ║ │
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│ SPITFIRE V3.5 IS RELEASED!! │
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As most Sysops are aware, July was a busy time for Buffalo Creek
Software. SPITFIRE v3.5 was released!! The Woltz family formed an
assembly line which included everyone from the youngest member to the
oldest (and just guess who that might be!). Together they worked as
a team to compile, package and stamp each of the SPITFIRE upgrades to
ensure a prompt deliver from their house to yours. I think that is
appropriate at this time to thank everyone of the Woltz "crew" for
helping speed the deliver of our SPITFIRE v3.5. So, THANKS Mike,
Ann, Mason, Jesse, and Amanda! Your efforts are truly appreciated!!
Below is a list which highlights some of the new features found in
SPITFIRE v3.5, for anyone who may have not yet upgraded.
ZModem internal transfer protocol was added.
Caller ID information recorded to SPITFIRE log files.
Greatly enhanced node chat feature.
Capability to receive incoming FAX calls.
Greater support for subscription BBS.
Extended download directories feature using FA<x>.TXT
Expanded CD rom support.
Unlimited file description length when using FILE_ID.DIZ
NUCALLER file can be made available to all new callers to the BBS.
SPITFIRE Support for 784 Message Conferences.
Greater IRQ / base address support.
Masked password for greater security.
Enhanced <B>rowse message feature with preview capability for Sysop.
Found text is highlighted when performing a file area text search.
Range line deletion when deleting contents of a message.
Configurable Message Entry Security for each Message Conference.
Partial name search when entering messages in local Message Conferences.
As you can see from the list, SPITFIRE is well worth the upgrade
fee. Whoops, SPITFIRE doesn't have an upgrade fee...what a bargain
this is! The only fee involved is the reimbursement cost of disk,
manual printing and postage in the event you choose not to download
your upgrade. (Believe me, everyone should get a new manual!) So if
you haven't returned your upgrade notice, do it now so you too can
begin taking advantage of the new features now available in SPITFIRE
v3.5!
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│ SFNET - SYSOP INVITATION │
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Mike Woltz and Buffalo Creek Software would like to extend a
special invitation to all SPITFIRE Sysops interested in joining
SFNET. SFNET is a SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail System that was
organized just recently in response to a growing demand for a mail
system solely dedicated to SPITFIRE Sysops.
However, there appears to be some confusion with regard to
joining SFNET. This may possibly be due to the fact that the
SHILOH software used in SFNET is still in the developmental phase.
(Although, the SHILOH software, in the BCS tradition, works very
well and processes messages with lightening speed!) Just so there
is no misunderstanding, there is no select group of SPITFIRE Sysops
testing the SHILOH software. Any SPITFIRE Sysop may, and in fact,
is encouraged to join SFNET.
If you are interested in participating in SFNET, please contact
an Area Code Hub for your area from the SFNET Node List below. If
there is no Area Code Hub, you may contact Mike Woltz on Buffalo
Creek's BBS to obtain the software and assistance in setting up
your BBS for participation in SFNET.
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│ SFNET - COMPANION UTILITIES │
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SFNETBUL
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SFNETBUL is a handy utility for tracking the volume of incoming
and outgoing messages for nodes participating in SFNET. SFNETBUL
reads the SHILOH log file and calculates the statistics contained in
the log file. These statistics are then used to create a BBS
bulletin which informs callers of the total number of messages
imported to and exported from the BBS. SFNETBUL creates .BBS, .CLR
and .RIP display screens.
The ASCII bulletin which is created looks like this:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS, Node A0301000 │ │
│ │ SFNET, Spitfire .Qwk Net-Mail System Statistics │ │
│ │ From 07-07-94 at 16:05:57 to 07-07-94 at 18:18:03 │ │
│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Total Messages Imported │ │ 1668 │ │
│ │ Total Messages Exported │ │ 1693 │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
SFNETBUL comes with multiple configuration files that allow the
Sysop to create ANSI bulletins in an assortment of colors. The
various configuration files include red, blue, cyan, magenta, green
and the default SFNETBUL.CFG uses gray. With a little creative batch
file processing it would be quite easy to shuffle the configuration
files so that the different color bulletins rotate on the BBS.
SFNETBUL comes to us from T&T Software and is written by Timothy
J. Ward. SFNETBUL, like many of Tim's utilities, is released as
GIVEWARE. GIVEWARE is basically freeware, except that those who
continue to use the program are asked to make a donation (of any
amount they choose) to The Missing Child Project. What a super idea!
QWKALIAS
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QWKALIAS is a utility written by Timothy J. Ward for SFNET nodes
which allow the use of aliases on their BBS. Since SFNET does not
allow the use of aliases, this presented a dilemma for Sysops and
callers on boards where aliases were allowed. How could they
participate in SFNET when they could not post a message under the
alias name used to log on the BBS? QWKALIAS is the solution!!
QWKALIAS uses two configuration files. The QWKALIAS.CFG is used
to configure the name of the *.QWK and *.REP packets created by
SHILOH when importing and exporting mail. It also provides an
optional feature of generating a log file. ALIAS.CFG is used to
enter the alias and the real name so that the conversion can take
place.
QWKALIAS, if configured to do so, will convert the alias name in
the FROM field of the message header to the caller's real name when
messages are exported from the BBS and uploaded to the SFNET hub.
Similarly, if configured to do so, QWKALIAS will convert the real
name in the TO field of the message header of messages to be imported
to the BBS back to the alias. It is possible for the Sysop to
configure QWKALIAS so that the conversion only occurs when the
messages are exported and/or imported. However, it is recommended
that the conversion occur on both incoming and outgoing messages or
it is possible that messages may not be properly received.
Even though QWKALIAS was developed for use with SFNET, it has the
potential of being used with any QWK packet based mail system.
QWKALIAS, like SFNETBUL, is released as GIVEWARE! Wouldn't it be
terrific if a missing child was found through contributions by
SPITFIRE Sysops?
QWKBACK
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QWKBACK is designed for use by SFNET Area Code Hubs. What QWKBACK
does is create a backup of each nodes QWK mail packet. Therefore, in
the event the mail run is not completed successfully, the hub has a
backup of the mail packet which the node can download and import into
the SPITFIRE message base manually.
QWKBACK is not really a utility but rather a series of batch files
which allow the mail packets to be copied to <node ID>.QWK backup
prior to packet download and file deletion.
The <node ID>.QWK files are placed in a holding directory which
can be set up as a file area which is only accessible to the Area
Code Hub's end nodes. Then, when the backup packet is needed, the
end node can log onto the BBS and download their backup packet.
John Young, who created the batch files, does an excellent job of
explaining the steps required to set up QWKBACK and the processing
which takes place. Therefore, it isn't necessary to go into a lot of
detail here. However, be assured that QWKBACK does create a backup
QWK packet for each node serviced by the Area Code Hub when set up as
instructed!
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│ SFNET - NODELIST │
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SFNET Node List
July 31, 1994
This list contains the list of active members participating in
SFNET, the exclusive SPITFIRE mail system. The node A0000000
represents the international hub for SFNET. Any Node ID which ends
with 000 indicates that node is the area code hub for that area code.
NODE ID ST BBS NAME BBS NBR SYSOP
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A0000000 IA Buffalo Creek's BBS 515-224-6722 Mike Woltz
A0201000 NJ ~In The Wind~ BBS 201-646-0227 Bill McGarrity
A0201001 NJ Sudden Impulse BBS 201-641-8167 James Nepil
A0201002 NJ The Taxiway BBS 201-575-2540 Al Lecuona
A0203000 CT Glass Onion 203-732-5746 Bob Dunn
A0203001 CT Soft Parade 203-924-5603 Mike Robinson
A0203002 CT Night Owl 203-888-3690 Cheryl Willis
A0203003 CT Joe's BBS 203-729-5558 Joe Norton
A0203004 CT Charging Rhino 203-881-2716 Terry Nagel
A0205000 AL COMP-U-Sirv 205-677-0075 Irving McCartney
A0205001 AL The Moronihah BBS 205-238-1246 Brad Hodges
A0205002 AL Living Water BBS 205-347-3672 Bruce Pratt
A0207000 ME The Hobbit Hole 207-490-5840 Mike Achenbach
A0207001 ME Flipside BBS 207-457-1256 Jim Skeffington
A0207002 ME The Plain Brown Wrapper 207-324-1902 Tim Charlton
A0207003 ME Country Lane BBS 207-499-2999 Harold Murphy
A0207004 ME The New Frontier 207-247-3553 Kerry Hanson
A0207005 ME The Voice Tim Bass
A0207006 ME Night Owl BBS 207-284-0280 Joe Charette
A0207007 ME Galaxy Class BBS 207-582-8392 Richard LeVasseur
A0207008 ME Street Corner BBS 207-442-0997 Scott Bodeen
A0207009 ME Genesis BBS 207-622-0588 Matthew Randall
A0207010 ME The Free Press BBS 207-286-1831 Ken Gomes
A0214000 TX FIAWOL/MSConnections 214-790-6472 Bobb Waller
A0214001 TX Robin's Egg BBS 214-964-8726 Rob Dingwall
A0214002 TX The Old Poop's World BBS 214-613-6900 Sonny Grissom
A0214003 TX Muttley's Den BBS 214-434-2246 Frank Eddy
A0214004 TX Wylie & Co BBS 214-388-5097 Robert Wylie
A0214005 TX All Forces BBS 214-467-8765 Thomas Lacey
A0215000 PA Horse Talk BBS 215-245-7684 Charles Horsey
A0215001 PA Earl's Ex-XT Board 215-727-8085 Earl Driscoll
A0215003 PA The Stage Door BBS 215-463-7188 Allen Driscoll
A0301000 MD The Ultimate House Of Fun 301-870-0689 Ward & Blumenstein
A0302000 DE Delaware Valley Users Group Barry Connolly
A0305000 FL DJSA BBS 305-749-6458 Jonathan Smith
A0309000 IL Key Solutions BBS 309-797-3114 Dan Hines
A0312000 IL The Chicago Byte Exchange 312-889-6813 Ed Rakowiecki
A0314000 MO Just For Fun BBS 314-374-9039 Jim Ray
A0317000 IN ABSOLUT SpitFire 317-257-9295 Matt Blythe
A0317001 IN D & M Services BBS 317-784-6470 Mike Berry
A0317002 IN Tudor Court BBS 317-639-6796 Robert Schliele
A0317003 IN The Ghost Rider 317-539-5557 David McCoy
A0317004 IN The Cyber Space BBS 317-856-9020 Charlie Smith
A0317005 IN The Forgotten Empire 317-887-9579 Alan Wetherill
A0317006 IN BiteWize BBS 317-966-4065 John Hobson
A0318000 LA The Crypt BBS 318-226-9126 Martin Dykes
A0319000 IA The Trade N Post 319-381-2957 Paul Peterson
A0319001 IA Custom Software's BBS 319-268-9026 Clint Hansen
A0319002 IA Epstein's Mother 319-266-1349 Tim Groninga
A0319003 IA Purgatory 319-266-4310 Tim McGraw
A0319004 IA Wapello's Only Little BBS 319-523-4309 Neil Toland
A0402000 NE The NIAS Network 402-397-6282 Jereomy Frum
A0402001 NE The Light House BBS 402-597-2451 Mike Noftzger
A0402002 NE Sparky Byte's BBS 402-332-4740 Jim Sheppard
A0402003 NE The Pseudo Node BBS 402-896-3489 Gary Korisko
A0402004 NE Mystic Cloister 402-390-0825 Troy Lichtas
A0402005 NE Eye Of The Eagle 402-496-9087 Jared Mark
A0402006 NE The File Cabinet 402-498-9515 Jake Kirkpatrick
A0402007 NE The Badgers Byte 402-376-2082 Richard Roosa
A0402008 NE The Magic Window 402-293-0091 Dave Abbott
A0416000 ONT Cowgirl's Rodeo 416-466-0363 Laura Fiorilla
A0416001 ONT Test Pattern 905-890-2531 Jay Jackson
A0416002 ONT Good Times Unlimited 905-825-0564 Andy Forget
A0416003 ONT Averted Vision 905-727-2437 Barry Dingle
A0416004 ONT News Carrier 905-428-2213 Bernard King
A0502000 KY Bird House BBS 502-942-1497 Bruce Vogel
A0502001 KY The Toolbox BBS 502-942-1111 Charles Baker
A0502002 KY Bottoms Up BBS 502-943-0888 Brian Stewart
A0502003 KY The Home Front BBS 502-942-0089 Mike Harrington
A0503000 OR Air America 503-361-7893 Paul Thornton
A0504000 LA Swamp Thang 504-347-8152 Tom Miller
A0504001 LA Micro Sense BBS 504-682-5504 Danny Wilkinson
A0504002 LA Take A Byte BBS 504-392-9604 Rick Burlett
A0504003 LA Just Trying It BBS 504-244-1023 Jim Stone
A0504004 LA The Cage BBS 504-732-9979 Clay Smith
A0504005 LA The Green Machine 504-254-5841 Tommy Green
A0505000 NM The Political BBS 505-471-0673 Brian Tafoya
A0505001 NM RedLine BBS 505-438-0985 Ric Barela
A0505002 NM Sea Dog BBS 505-438-0653 Theodore Leyerly
A0506000 NBC The Wizard's Key BBS 506-783-7191 Mark Valdron
A0508000 MA Pirate's Cove 508-347-5516 Brian Tremblay
A0512000 TX The BOSS Board 512-219-5030 Tom Blalock
A0515000 IA The Mother Board BBS 515-986-3464 Jacque Shipley
A0515001 IA Buffalo Creek's BBS 515-225-8496 Mike Woltz
A0515002 IA Midwest Horizons 515-225-6380 John Miksich
A0515003 IA The Photo Club BBS 515-224-2054 Alan Boelter
A0515004 IA The Bureau BBS 515-445-5851 Jon Goering
A0515005 IA Central Life's Crystal 515-242-4507 Scott Saltz
A0515006 IA The Empowerment BBS 515-277-9834 Damien O'Brien
A0515007 IA Quail Run 515-225-8316 Paul Wieck II
A0515008 IA Land Of Fantasies 515-284-0059 Benjamin Garcia
A0515009 IA Kevin's Room 515-265-0935 Kevin Emary
A0519000 ONT In-side In-fo 519-756-8079 Chuck Eisenmenger
A0519001 ONT WiZZard P1 BBS 519-433-2513 Henry Westbrook
A0519002 ONT Data-Exchange BBS 519-756-8859 Larry Barber
A0519003 ONT Cambridge Micro BBS 519-621-0561 Armand Michaud
A0519004 ONT The Evangelist BBS 519-448-3223 Cope Jonkman
A0519005 ONT The War Zone BBS 519-751-2277 Paul Burthom
A0519006 ONT Shoot For The Moom 519-756-0849 Jose Nunes
A0519007 ONT Excalibar BBS 519-758-1173 Paul Croteau
A0601000 MS Mission Control 601-329-0195 Steve Miles
A0601002 MS Citadel BBS 601-654-6555 Craig Brown
A0601004 MS Country Boy BBS 601-494-3159 Danny Bell
A0602000 AZ Superstition Shadow 602-982-7222 Mark Manning
A0604000 BCC Tyler's Treehouse 604-478-2635 Peter Welch
A0604001 BCC Unity Bulletin Board 604-474-6567 Bill Patterson
A0604002 BCC The Shepherd 604-392-3110 Bob Holicza
A0604003 BCC Cowichan Valley Ham Radio 604-743-1354 Don Tait
A0605000 SD Gamer's Paradise BBS 605-353-1309 Colin Royal
A0605001 SD Information Booth BBS 605-225-3728,,2222 Mark Carpenter
A0605002 SD Zeppelin BBS 605-225-2127 Mark Urban
A0606000 KY The Taxi Stand 606-331-7919 Pete Cain
A0614000 OH Valley BBS 614-622-3245 Paul Hardesty
A0615000 TN The Vision BBS 615-896-7949 Norman Kennedy
A0616000 MI Nightowl BBS 616-695-9212 Dan Crago
A0616001 MI Sky Data BBS 616-684-3688 Randy Rentz
A0616002 MI The Smile Side 616-684-7694 Chuck Barnes
A0706000 GA The Spider's Web BBS 706-235-7653 Mac McCurdy
A0708000 IL Cesspool BBS 708-352-9231 Rick Gross
A0708001 IL Chicken Coop BBS 708-658-1545 Brian Carlson
A0709000 NFC The Circuit Board 709-738-2704 David King
A0709001 NFC The Stray Bit BBS 709-279-4098 Sheldon Pittman
A0713000 TX Satellite TV Board Of Info 713-623-4899 James Dolan
A0715000 WI The Point BBS 715-345-1327 Tom Lehner
A0715001 MS Moore Fun BBS 417-886-4051 Della Moore
A0716000 NY Meng's Madhouse BBS 716-964-8323 Tom Meng
A0716001 NY M & M Factory 716-344-4670 Mark Ganzhorn
A0717000 PA The Software Exchange 717-243-9620 Bob Stcyr
A0717002 PA The Fractured Femur 717-630-8860 Ross Contino
A0801000 UT Sanctuary BBS 801-377-5933 Dave Turley
A0803000 SC The Dark Corner 803-573-7069 Ross Cassell
A0803001 SC Glory Bound 803-592-5208 Ken Kirkley
A0803002 SC The LightHouse BBS 803-949-0199 Jim Quick
A0804000 VA MicroTech BBS 804-595-8664 Mark Slone
A0805000 CA Midnight Express BBS 805-946-4107 Theron Day
A0812000 IN The DOWNTOWN BBS 812-273-4414 Kevin Mefford
A0812001 IN Flaming Star BBS 812-898-2561 April Brown
A0812002 IN Ivy Tech BBS 812-299-9306 Phil Brown
A0812003 IN Black Realms BBS 812-897-2415 Matthew Elzer
A0812004 IN The Last Outpost 812-836-4343 Thomas E. Davis
A0812005 IN Sound Town BBS 812-235-1692 Bob Braun
A0812006 IN Springs Valley Online 812-936-7321 Bill Crowder
A0812007 IN Owen Valley Online 812-829-6436 Jeff Snodgrass
A0814000 PA The Wall!! 814-664-5495 Joe Royek
A0814001 PA Power Windows BBS 814-835-4205 Kevin Brocki
A0815000 IL Nightline BBS 815-356-7061 Ron Pena
A0815001 IL Far Side Of The Sun 815-477-8263 Bill Watling
A0815002 IL Great White North 815-455-6448 Joe,Chris Mancini
A0817000 TX Popsicle's Place 817-690-3865 Mark Pospisil
A0902000 NSC Sea Spray BBS 902-765-6867 Eric Lofgren
A0902001 NSC Bear River BBS 902-467-3031 Victor Schneeweiss
A0902002 NSC The Paris BBS 902-466-5961 Fred Paris
A0904000 FL The Information Station 904-373-0645 Ron Chartier
A0904001 FL The Twenty-One Club 904-733-4750 Don Mcwhirter
A0905000 ONT Showcomm Online BBS 905-722-1484 Anthony Trollope
A0907000 AK The Games Of Triskelion 907-333-5329 Mike Roush
A0908000 NJ Captain Hooks BBS 908-905-9066 John Greenlow
A0908001 NJ Ground Zero BBS 908-914-1922 Bob Willis
A0909000 CA Solid Rock BBS 909-785-9176 Ron Hossack
A0910000 NC The TREASURE Chest BBS 910-922-1047 James Slade
A0913000 KS The Publishing BBS 913-784-7171 Mike Robinson
A0913001 KS The Chemist's Corner 913-823-8651 Daniel Szatkowski
A0913002 KS Unicorn Computer 913-234-6875 Brenda Donals
A0914000 NY Sing Sing Sing Studios 914-941-2246 Ira Lichtenstein
A0915000 TX Centrox BBS 915-381-1051 George Cheney
A0916000 CA The TDEC BBS 916-534-5329 John Young
A0916001 CA The Information Exchange BBS 916-528-1925 Frank Caltabiano
A0916002 CA Mr. Boogety's BBS 916-739-8044 Richard Epling
A0916003 CA The Hidden BBS 916-392-7059 Dave Bannister
A0916004 CA Millenium BBS 916-741-3504 David Tudisco
A0916005 CA CENTAUR BBS 916-441-3357 Michael Schuster
A0916006 CA The Record Place 916-685-2368 Mike Markov
A0916007 CA Bowler's BBS 916-991-9678 Joseph Franks
A0919000 NY The Backwoods BBS 919-499-9465 Danny Crump
I0610000 AUS Wizard BBS 02-975-5692 Franz Scheurer
I0610030 AUS Southern Cross 003-432-3020 Tony Jones
I0610201 AUS Bifrost BBS Ian Willis
I0610202 AUS Micro Mania 612 56-00811 Marco Nussbaumer
I0610700 AUS Files Galore Carlos Lakerdis
I0610890 AUS Cyclops BBS 089-530-343 David Maskell
I0610900 AUS Hurricane 099-26-1208 Eddy Taylor
Each state is identified with its official two character
abbreviation. The abbreviations for the international nodes are as
follows:
AUS - Australia
BCC - British Columbia, Canada
NBC - New Brunswick, Canada
NFC - Newfoundland, Canada
NSC - Nova Scotia, Canada
ONT - Ontario, Canada
Please forward any corrections to the above list or additional
participating nodes to Jacque Shipley in the SFNET Business Conference.
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│ SFNET CONFERENCE AND MODERATOR LIST │
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SFNET Conference List
July 31, 1994
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION NET ID NAME MODERATOR
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SPITFIRE Question & Answers @SPITFIRE Q&A Mike Woltz
SPITFIRE 3rd Party Programs @SPITFIRE 3RD Matt Blythe
~ SFNET Business @SFNET Mike Woltz
~ Sysop Chat @SYSOP CHAT Della Moore
Cooking & Recipes @COOKING Kevin Mefford
Legal Discussions @LEGAL Sean Robins
Genealogy @GENEALOGY Sean Robins
For Sale @FOR SALE Troy Lictas
BBS Ads @BBS ADS Mike Robinson
Teen Chat @TEEN CHAT Deron Treadwill
Front End Programs @FRONT END Bob Dunn
Pascal Programming @PASCAL Mike Szczur
C Programming @C LANGUAGE Mark Manning
Arts And Crafts @ARTS & CRAFTS
Microsoft Windows @WINDOWS
Ham Radio @HAM RADIO Jim Skeffington
Gardening @GARDEN Jon Goering
Graphics @GRAPHICS Jon Goering
OS2 @OS2 Henry Westbrook
Local Area Networks @LAN
Financial Management @FINANCE Robert Willis
BBS Doors @BBS DOORS Eric Lofgren
~ SHILOH Support @SHILOH Mike Woltz
Offline Mail Readers @OFFLINE Dean Gill
Christianity @CHRIST Ken Kirkley
Military Personnel @MILITARY Mike Noftzger
Photography @PHOTO Alan Boelter
BASIC Programming @BASIC
DOS Discussions @DOS Dean Gill
Flight Simulator @FLIGHT Tim Verpoorten
Computer Virus @VIRUS
CD-Rom @CD ROM
Home Improvement @HOME Frank Caltabiano
Senior Citizens @SENIOR
Sound Cards @SOUND
Music @MUSIC Bob Dunn
~ Indicates high security conferences!
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│ SPITFIRE BOARD-OF-THE-MONTH │
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Sparky Byte's BBS The Fun One!
(402) 332-4740
SysOp Jim Sheppard
Gretna, Ne
SPITFIRE Board Of The Month, Wow! never thought I would see the
day. Well it looks like the day has come. <grin>
First off I would like to Thank Mike Woltz for writing such a
wonderful piece of software. Without SPITFIRE there would probably
be no Sparky Byte's BBS.
It all started way back in March of 1990. I was just starting a
little part time business of my own, and wanted an easy way to keep
track of my customers and some inventory things. I went to Office
Depot and looked around for something that might do what I wanted.
After talking with a worker at Office Depot I determined that I need
a computer. (little did I know at the time what I was getting into).
Anyway, brought the system home, plugged it in, booted it up, and
wondered what I should do next. After quite a while of fishing
through the cryptic DOS manual I decided that I had better see if I
could find some help. After talking with the same guy again at
Office Depot I figured that I NEED A MODEM. Once again I had no idea
what I was getting into. <grin> I bought an internal 2400 baud
screamer, took it home and plugged it in and away I went wandering
into the land of BBS's.
Keep in mind now that this computer was to be my business
computer. That soon went by the wayside. On some BBS systems I
found these wonderful "Door Games" to play. I would work all day and
then come home and call these BBS's all night just so I could play
these computer games against other callers. Got so hooked on it that
I just couldn't live without playing a door game called Global Wars.
After a few months of Grinding my teeth because of busy signals to
the more popular BBS systems I decided that I should just start my
own BBS so that I could play my "Door games" and have others call me
and grind their teeth. Sure made sense to me and my Dentist.
Started talking to some SysOps about their respective software
packages. Finally it came down to two types of software. One was
Wildcat which I call Wildkitty now. <Grin> The other was SPITFIRE.
Had both types of software set up to take calls. I must say that I
thought at the time that SPITFIRE was so much easier for me to run
than that overbearing other type of software. In fact since hard
disk space was limited I started SPITFIRE out on my floppy drives.
Well it came time to start taking some preliminary calls to see
how my efforts would work. Wildcat would not answer calls because it
would not recognize the modem that I was using. So... Out the door
and in with SPITFIRE. The rest is pretty much history. I couldn't
believe how easy it was to run a BBS system. I know it has been said
time and time again but it is true. SPITFIRE is just plain and
simply the easiest, simplest, makes common sense BBS software in the
World! Now I can have my "Door games" and still eat my cake with my
own teeth. <Grin>
Sparky Byte's BBS The Fun One! Has grown quite a bit over the
years. We will be celebrating our 4th big year in October. Wow, it
only seems like yesterday. I have always said, "As long as I have a
computer, and SPITFIRE BBS Software is around, I will always have a
BBS." I mean that in every sense of the phrase.
Today Sparky Byte's runs on a 386 33mhz full tower system. Still
doesn't have a tremendous amount of hard disk space but that problem
has been solved by the addition of two CD Rom drives to hold most of
the files areas. The internal 2400 baud modem has since been
replaced several times with faster modems. Today it has one of those
new fangled V.Everything modems from US Robotics. We participate
actively in two Net mail systems. One being Circuit-Net, and the
newly formed SF-Net, which I might add has literally tripled in size
from when I first got into it back at the end of June.
Buffalo Creek BBS software and it's products are THE BEST! Mike
without you and your help. I would probably still be using my
computer for my business. Thanks a lot! <BIG TOOTHY GRIN>
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│ SYSOP-OF-THE-MONTH │
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Johnny F. Bowen
The Who Knows? BBS
Milpitas, CA
(408) 262-3634/1364
FidoNet - 1:143/130 R.I.M.E. WHOKNOWS ->105
InterNet: [email protected]
I just happened to be online on the BCS Support BBS when Mike
Woltz came into chat mode and asked me if I would like to be S.O.M.
for August and as you can tell by now I was delighted.
Back in 1989 I got my first computer "8086 640k 10 Meg HD". I
didn't even have a modem much less know what it was used for. Then
one day at school one of my friends said they had a bunch of internal
1200 baud modems for sale for 25 dollars and hence the start of my
BBSing.
After calling around to several BBS's for a few months I quickly
realized that the best looking BBS's were always SPITFIRE BBS's. It
wasn't long before the only boards I called were SPITFIRE. I got to
be so well known on the SPITFIRE BBS's that the Sysops were all
encouraging me to start my own BBS, because I liked BBSing so much.
On March 3, 1990 I decided to go on-line with "The Who Knows? BBS".
It did not take long to realize that my current set up was inadequate
so four years later and over 75,000 total callers finds me on a
386/40 8 megs ram, 425 meg HD - 250 meg tape backup and running two
SPITFIRE nodes under Desqview.
When I first became a SPITFIRE Sysop all the local SPITFIRE Sysops
invited me to a local pizza parlor to get acquainted. I realized
that I was involved with a unique and special group of people. It
was like a family atmosphere and I was made to feel welcomed and part
of it. I received so much help and advice a long the way which made
it much easier to get my BBS up and running.
I would like to thank Mike Woltz and the entire SPITFIRE family
for all their support, encouragement and friendship. I have met some
very nice people that have now turned into being good friends thanks
to the SPITFIRE project.
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│ NEWLY REGISTERED SPITFIRE SYSTEMS │
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A hearty welcome is extended to the following, who have
recently become public registered SPITFIRE Bulletin Board Systems:
The Score Board...............................505-434-3526...19200 BPS
David Vitter, Sysop...................................HAFB, New Mexico
The Barnyard..................................502-943-8287...28800 BPS
Jan Boniface, Jr., Sysop...........................Fort Knox, Kentucky
El Shaddai....................................909-389-9026...14400 BPS
Fred Ziegler, Sysop................................Yacaipa, California
Shattered Glass...............................410-381-7311...19200 BPS
Elliot Tobin, Sysop.................................Columbia, Maryland
Swivel's BBS..................................646-879-5335...14400 BPS
Thomas O'Connell, Sysop........................Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
The Crack of Dawn BBS.........................912-369-7023...14400 BPS
Dale Link, Sysop..................................Ft. Stewart, Georgia
Blue Force BBS................................803-578-7207...19200 BPS
Brian Leiter, Sysop........................Spartanburg, South Carolina
Blazing Inferno...............................208-344-3784...38400 BPS
Joe Hurless, Sysop........................................Boise, Idaho
The Continuum BBS.............................203-759-5853....9600 BPS
Scott Roncarti, Sysop...........................Waterburg, Connecticut
X-Isle........................................505-662-6753...16800 BPS
Perry Rutherford, Sysop.........................Los Alamos, New Mexico
Hilltopper BBS................................508-675-8171...14400 BPS
Durfee Computer Club, Sysop..................Fall River, Massachusetts
The Sports Trivia Challenge...................416-431-9844...14400 BPS
Ray Dabrowski, Sysop......................Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
The Cracker Box...............................817-737-5436...14400 BPS
Bruce Goode, Sysop...................................Fort Worth, Texas
In addition, there was 4 new private SPITFIRE BBS Systems
registered. The private SPITFIRE BBS was registered to Sysops in
Toms River, New Jersey; Schofield BRKS, Hawaii; Hiawatha, Iowa;
and Denver, Colorado.
There were 15 registrations for whom registration information
was incomplete. These included BBS's in: Manchester, England; Lake
In The Hills, Illinois; Marlboro, Massachusetts; Cheyenne, Wyoming;
Lawton, Oklahoma; Killeen, Texas; Glendale, Arizona; Fort Myers,
Florida; Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada; Houston, Texas;
Bassett, Virginia; Honolulu, Hawaii; Tomah, Wisconsin; and Charlotte,
North Carolina.
The increase in registrations where information is incomplete is
largely due to Buffalo Creek's Software's policy of accepting on-line
Mastercard and Visa credit card registrations.
JUST A REMINDER...the newsletter is always looking for
contributions! Please forward any articles in ASCII text to either
Buffalo Creek's BBS or The Mother Board BBS.Source note
This reading edition was decoded from SF08-94.TXT in the original SF08-94.ZIP package. The page date records the preserved archive timestamp; it is not a newly inferred publication date.