Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to take a few moments to update you on some things that are happening here at Castle Rock BBS.
1) On Halloween, well probably a few days before, there will be a few 'additions' to Castle Rock BBS. I'm not going to say what they are, but if you stop by, you never know what you might see... ;)
2) I'm currently working on a re-write of the BBS Review MPL. When this is completed, it will actually link with the BBS Listing MPL that is now online at
Castle Rock BBS and the Underground. Progress has been a little slow on this, but it is in the works, and you should see some output from that soon.
3) I'm also pretty close to having all of the prompts *finally* set up the way I want them in Mystic. There are a couple of templates that I need to play around with. Among these updates, has been the addition of some text boxes. I might be adding a few more, in a few areas. I haven't decided yet. :)
4) Progress is also being made on transferring the Hub 4 system over to a Docker container. I'm just finishing up the fidoconfig file for Husky, and I'll
be able to start testing it.
5) I've also been working on trying to get the file areas organized. This has been a process that I've been working on now for over three years. The problem is, Mystic seems to be fighting me. I'll move the files into another area, and the next time my maintenance runs, the files are in both areas. I have talked to g00r00 about this, and he thinks he has found the issue, but waiting for a new pre-alpha in order to test. There is also an issue with files being deleted
and mass-uploaded again, giving them a new file date. I've had days with 3,000 new files showing up, and they're files from a shareware CD from 1996.
6) RCS will be releasing a couple other MPLs in the very near future. Be
on the look-out for them, as I think they are looking nice!
7) Also, on that note, I would like to personally thank the Godfather, for assisting me with a couple MPL projects that are in the works, along with testing them out on a Windows system. The Underground is also an Official Distribution site for RCS! I would also like to thank Avon, for allowing me to claim fsxNet as the Official Network for RCS releases! Agency BBS is also an Official Distribution Site for RCS! Also, I would like to that apam, for helping me to not sell my hands and shirt. ;) He knows what I'm talking about. Seriously, he's been helping me debug and move forward on a couple other projects. Lastly, I would like to thank the fsxNet community. You have put up with me and my long novels like this one, for almost 4 years! :) This network has been the biggest support system that I've ever seen. You are there in rough
times, you help me debug programs when I'm on a roll coding, you stop over at CRBBS and help test new ideas, and always give constructive feedback. Thank you
all, from the bottom of my heart.
Now that I've taken a bunch of your time, and a lot of you are probably thinking, tl;dr. :) If there is something that you would like to see done as an
MPL, let me know. I do have a couple other ideas that I would like to do, but I
also want to finish a few projects before I start them. But, if I get any requests, I will do my best to get it done. It can be something new, or if there is an older MPE you would like to see converted, or even an older mod for
a different BBS program, let me know. I've actually been looking at some of the
old Proboard PEX programs to see what was done at the time. Some of them would make good MPLs. :)
Thank you all for reading all of this. It wasn't suppose to be this long of a message... :)
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Black Panther(RCS)
aka Dan Richter
Castle Rock BBS
telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
http://www.castlerockbbs.com
http://github.com/DRPanther
The sparrows are flying again...
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