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Re: HOW TO WRITE ONLINE BBS PROGRAM

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From: lairdpg
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 23:40
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In article <1992Oct30.025824.10263@almserv.uucp>, s4uhkm@fnma.COM (Howie Michalski) writes:
> In article 10170@r-node.gts.org, shadow@r-node.gts.org (Jay Chu) writes:
>>Can someone show me how to write a BBS online program compatible
>>with DOOR.SYS using Turbo Pascal 6.0?
>>
>>I have seen numerous .TPU that will 'allow' me to write doors, but NONE of
>>them include SOURCE CODES.  I'll really really anxious to LEARN to write
>>routines that enable me to write online programs.
>>
>>  Could someone please help me?
>>
>>I need routines for input and output to the COMM ports.  Hopefully, the rest
>>will be easy.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
> 
> I don't know of any PASCAL source available, however there a two door libraries
> for C programmers that are especially good - CKIT and GAPCDR both provide all the
> necessary routines for writing solid door apps.  I use CKIT and LOVE it!  It has
> the ability to handle not only door.sys compatible BBS drop files, but a few others
> too.
> 
> Both libraries should be prett easy to find on a local BBS -- and you may even
> be able to link them into a pascal program -- I dunno!
> 
> Cheers,
> Howie
> 
> 
> ---
> #include <std_disclaimer.h>                /* Howard Michalski    */
> #define OPINIONS "My own"                  /* howie@fnma.COM      */
>                                            /* Fannie Mae          */
> main()/*iac*/{for(;/*hire*/;);}            /* Washington, DC, USA */
> 
> 

I laso told him about JP-Door for Pascal.  It was/is available on WUARCHIVE
for FTP.
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Subject: Re: HOW TO WRITE ONLINE BBS PROGRAM
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Date: 30 Oct 92 16:40:58 +1700
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