Thanks Daryl, I sent a reply a few days ago and you're all good
to go, just remember to do what you need to, welcome back!
Like I said before I've been in the hospital, also, I've been
moving around a lot, even in a new town now which I'm enjoying
so far, glad to do a little travel time and get into a new
environment.
Yeah, I am 49 afterall, I don't have 24/7 hours of time
everyday to stare at the screen watching everything all the
time as I did when I was younger. The good point is that I
never gave up regardless of the headaches it caused keeping it
online and keeping it going. I'm happy to keep it around all
this time and for everyone that has everyone and anyone that
has participated. I plan on keeping it going a long time from
now as the net allows.
Getting old is not for sissies...and if you call me a sissy, I'll
hit you with my purse. <G>
You're right. It's not fun either, but it does have its good
sides sometimes. If you get hit with a purse expect to get hit
with a cane afterwards. :) Us oldies stick together. :)
I had to take the time off due to burn-out, but I'm glad I didn't just delete everything, and say "forget it".
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Jon Justvig to MRO on Tue Sep 02 2025 07:06 pm
can i ask you what you think? i don't care what you think.
DID you ask? yes
my mom is dead. good job with the 5th grade your mom comeback.
I'm sure you learned that one on the short bus.
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Jon Justvig to MRO on Tue Sep 02 2025 07:08 pm
I think you have some brain injury, yes you did.
fix them then or hush.
fix yourself.
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
I was on WEN too, but I got tired of it being so unreliable so
often.
Yeah, just ridiculous is what it was.
I have no reason to think that has changed, or will.
Daryl Stout wrote to Gamgee <=-
From what I understand, he had some health issues (as we all do as
we get older), and his system was down for a time.
Perhaps that's true, but the past network was FAR worse than that, and I don't believe it had anything to do with health issues.
His FidoNet issues were exactly the same, and he eventually got fired from those positions, thankfully.
But yeah, I got a server now that's online 24/7 and I've been checking it
a lot recently, so far so good, no down time actually, would like to get
some activity going again.
Sorry to hear. :( I hope you're doing better now.
Jon Justvig wrote to Nightfox <=-
You've been in and out of a hospital for 5 years or so? Because that's how long ago it was that I got tired of the crappy reliability and left the network.
I don't think it was caused by "health issues".
What does any of that have to do with what he said? Why would that
cause login credentials to just disappear? All of this un-reliabiltiy goes back at least 5 years.
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Jon Justvig to Nightfox on Tue Sep 02 2025 07:15 pm
Sorry to hear. :( I hope you're doing better now.
Jon,
I thought I had done everything needed...but I'll recheck my
settings.
Jon,
Health and "life" has to come first...no matter what the hobby.
Jon,
You bet your sweet bippy I loved that show. :)
Jon Justvig wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Wed Sep 03 2025 08:41 am
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
I was on WEN too, but I got tired of it being so unreliable so
often.
Yeah, just ridiculous is what it was.
It can happen and nobody's perfect.
I have no reason to think that has changed, or will.
You should give it a chance, what would it hurt...
Jon Justvig wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Gamgee to Daryl Stout on Wed Sep 03 2025 08:41 am
From what I understand, he had some health issues (as we all do as
we get older), and his system was down for a time.
Perhaps that's true, but the past network was FAR worse than that, and I don't believe it had anything to do with health issues.
It wasn't that bad, c'mon man, breathe.
His FidoNet issues were exactly the same, and he eventually got fired
from those positions, thankfully.
Fidonet was going great for awhile
until the hospital visit and being absence from the scene for awhile,
I wasn't really fired, the whole region got removed. Fix your facts man.
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Nightfox to Jon Justvig on Wed Sep 03 2025 09:11:16
Sorry to hear. :( I hope you're doing better now.
Likewise Jon, welcome back and I hope things go better this time around.
You bet your sweet bippy I loved that show. :)
lol, the good ol times, i often say this, they don't make
things like they used t o...
Let it die man, god.
Yeah, you should be good now. I'll check it out tonight before
bed.
In 2008, I stopped running my BBS for a couple months (after
running Synchronet for a bit over a year), thinking it wasn't
being used much. I kept a backup though, and I started it up
again in early 2009, and I'm glad I did. I haven't stopped
running it since.
Yeah, I agree. This is a lot for fun and recreation. A hobby
of mine since I was young and my early days with my dad when he
introduced me to computers, rest his soul. Seeing you guys
here and still connecting to boards is godsend.
Any hobby can "nickel and dime you to death". But, it beats looking at 4 walls every day, when you rarely get company or phone calls...which is what I'm having to deal with. Besides, I have to do humor in everything, as otherwise, I'd be crying all the time...with living alone, after the suicide of my younger brother 14 months ago.
I got a kick out of this joke, and I'm sure others will as well.
This guy asks his wife what she would do if he won the lottery. She replied "I'd take half of it, then leave you".
He replied "I won $12...here's your $6. Keep in touch". <BG>
Works for me. <LOL>
Jon,
That is so true. BBSing was the original social media. :)
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Daryl Stout to Jon Justvig on Thu Sep 04 2025 10:31 am
Jon,
That is so true. BBSing was the original social media. :)
And I *still* think it's the best out there. What I enjoy is the customizations and things like that and the simple look and feel of it. It's tight and compact and it hasn't really ever changed over time.
And I *still* think it's the best out there. What I enjoy is the customizations and things like that and the simple look and feel of it. It's tight and compact and it hasn't really ever changed over time.
MySpace sort of did that by allowing users to customize their MySpace page with HTML and CSS styling, as well as music. I've heard a lot of people actually didn't like the inconsistency of everyone's profile pages though. guess individuality and personalization isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Livejournal had a whole template system customizable with CSS. Made for a nice hybrid between a blog platform and a social network. I just logged onto LJ, still see some friends' posts.
It saddens me to look back at LJ; two of my friends IRL and on LJ have passed away in the years since we hung out there. It was a simpler time, definitely.
The Blog Era in the early 2000s was fun; I was living and working in San Francisco, LiveJournal had an office there, Wordpress and Moveable Type were there as well. The Tmobile Sidekick started a "moblog" trend, with people posting low-res photos from their "smart" phones. Blogger, too, I think - this was before they were bought by Google. Interesting times.
On 05 Sep 2025, Jon Justvig said the following...
And I *still* think it's the best out there. What I enjoy is the
customizations and things like that and the simple look and feel of
it. It's tight and compact and it hasn't really ever changed over
time.
Now I just need to make mine public again.
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Jon Justvig to Daryl Stout on Fri Sep 05 2025 05:56 pm
MySpace sort of did that by allowing users to customize their MySpace page with HTML and CSS styling, as well as music. I've heard a lot of people actually didn't like the inconsistency of everyone's profile pages though. I guess individuality and personalization isn't everyone's cup of tea.
I'd enjoy checking it out once you make it public or invite only. Let
me know either way and I'll give it a shot or two.
I'm sorry to hear that. And if you're still able to count your
blessings and find joy in something in life, despite the sad &
negative things you've experienced, I think that's a good
thing.
In a way that kinda reminds me of my ex-wife.. :P
And I *still* think it's the best out there. What I enjoy is
the customizations and things like that and the simple look and
feel of it. It's tight and compact and it hasn't really ever
changed over time.
I finally figured out how to get the DOORWAY utility working on
the system, so I added several ham radio and weather related doors
to the BBS.
But, I'm still looking for the SyncWx, Solar-Data, and CAPTCHA doors/utilities for Synchronet. The GitHub address I got just took
me to the code, and I want the programs themselves.
On 06 Sep 2025, Jon Justvig said the following...
Thanks. It's still pretty m8uch stock. I was going to try WINS again , but SSI's support has gone down the shitter in a big way.
Jon,
I finally figured out how to get the DOORWAY utility working on
the system, so I added several ham radio and weather related doors
to the BBS.
But, I'm still looking for the SyncWx, Solar-Data, and CAPTCHA doors/utilities for Synchronet. The GitHub address I got just took
me to the code, and I want the programs themselves.
Re: Re: Raiders Inc BBS
By: Daryl Stout to Jon Justvig on Sun Sep 07 2025 06:45 pm
If they're written in JavaScript, then the code is the program.
Yeah, that'd be source. Does it say what language it's in?
yes, WhisperNet is available in QWK format, contact Lord Time and he should
He should be able to help you out.
Robert Wolfe wrote to JON JUSTVIG <=-
yes, WhisperNet is available in QWK format, contact Lord Time and he should
it's been a bit. what's the telnet address to his bbs?
yes, WhisperNet is available in QWK format, contact Lord Time and he
should
it's been a bit. what's the telnet address to his bbs?
I think you can find the address on telnetbbsguide.com
they even have a search feature, hope this helps.
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