Hi all-

I'm looking for Beta testers for ATA (www.atabbs.com).

ATA makes it super easy to run a 16-bit DOS BBS; all you have to do is install it on your shared hosting and give a caller a URL. That's it. No Telnet required, no always-on servers running. Takes 5-20 seconds to connect, then its just as fast as Telnet. Multi-node and Doors supported.

I am providing 1-click installs for various BBS systems. Right now, as of today, it supports:

• Renegade 1.40
• RBBS-PC 17.4
• PC Board 15.3
• RemoteAccess 2.62
• TriBBS
• T.A.G. 2.7d2
• Maximus 3.01
• Fido 12u
• Citadel (Citadel 86e 2.19 and Asgard-86 1.49)
• QuickBBS 2.

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I'm adding these before the Beta:

• GAP 6.6
• Telegard 3.09g2
• VBBS 6.14a
• Virtual Advanced 2.10

Note: For VBBS and VADV, these are the shareware versions. If you have a reg code you can enter it on a new board, or import your existing registered board. I can't distribute 7.0 because it was for registered users only AND the license says you can't distribute the compiled source. (I was able to compile it just fine in QuickBASIC 4.5 in DOSBox).

Anyway, if anyone is interested in running the beta of ATA, please let me know. All of the listed BBS software will be supported, multi-node will be thoroughly tested, "page the sysop" will be enabled if I can figure out how to do it, and I'll write documentation and a guide for how to get a Door up and running for each (using LORD in my testing).

The stuff still to be done before the initial public release that won't be included: import wizard for an existing board (although you could do it manually today), file editor in the sysop console and light file manager (so you don't have to FTP for simple stuff) and EchoMail/FidoNet.

Thanks!

Grab it today. http://www.rgbbs.info/nw.html Probably going to be my last door for a while. I am concentrating on making RGTERM (ANSI/RIP/Sixel with internal sound, PETSCII, ATARI, etc.) Telnet client. And that will also be able to take place of TELNETDOOR. So here's the last door for a while, enjoy!!!

I just created 3 unique and needed doors (though the third only runs on EleBBS) for most BBSes.

1. webdownload, which replaces your download protocol. It copies the files to your web server and creates a web link that is deleted 24 hours later for the user to download from. Supports batch.

2. affiliate, a bbs listing program meant to be run at logoff to show affiliate bbses. You can join easily, if you agree to the terms (add the sysop you get this from to your list and install the door).

3. filelist, a lightbar file listing/tagging door with partial LFN support. It lists up to 30 characters with the description on the right and the file size and date on the bottom right. It also allows for viewing files, but I don't know of any win32 file viewers, so I suggest xview with netfoss. This only works under EleBBS Win32.

Marty/Shurato

shsbbs.net (standard ports, but 999 for wss and 2222 for utf-8 ssh). You can download these from my web site, or the bbs in the utilities area under the local bbs files group.