MobbyG
2015-10-30 04:32:24 UTC
Hey all! Well, if you've been checking out this group for a while, then you have read that I am working on a clone of CNet. I just wanted to talk a little about how far I am in my coding. as a disclaimer, I am FAR from a finished product. At best, this is a very early alpha.
1. The login routine seems to work. Checks for user and password. 3 bad attempts kicks you. New user function hasn't been started yet, but I am making notes on ideas and how to do it.
2. The Main menu right now is just hard coded options. I have worked on some ideas for aliases like CNet had. Currently, only the system info (INF), logoff (O), quick logoff (O!) and a simple test U(DBase) are working.
3. The UDBase mentioned above is just a testing one. It can only send a test file and receive files. There is no directory or descriptions yet. Currently only ZModem is active. X and Y Modem may come on in the future.
4. The News area is running and can show just newer news based on last call date, but I haven't yet setup last call date for the BBS as a whole. That will be coming down the line.
5. MCI is still a PITA. Simple stuff like clear screen and colors works, but cursor movements, reverse text and background colors as well as all the other stuff CNet had is still a ways away.
Message Bases are next up on my to do list. Once I have a simple local message base going, I plan on tackling FTN (Fido Technology Networks) using the JAM messageBase format. The docs for it are a little lean and the original code was written for C, so I'm trying to interpret it as best as I can. But it looks like I am going to simply have to hack it to get it to work for me.
Once the simple local base is done though, I plan on uploading my code to git so others can look at it and laugh or help. Hopefully help. But I want to have something that is somewhat usable before I put it up there. But I could change my mind and just do it.
But if anyone wants to see what I have now, just ask, and I will be happy to send you the code, with instructions on how to get it going on your computer.
1. The login routine seems to work. Checks for user and password. 3 bad attempts kicks you. New user function hasn't been started yet, but I am making notes on ideas and how to do it.
2. The Main menu right now is just hard coded options. I have worked on some ideas for aliases like CNet had. Currently, only the system info (INF), logoff (O), quick logoff (O!) and a simple test U(DBase) are working.
3. The UDBase mentioned above is just a testing one. It can only send a test file and receive files. There is no directory or descriptions yet. Currently only ZModem is active. X and Y Modem may come on in the future.
4. The News area is running and can show just newer news based on last call date, but I haven't yet setup last call date for the BBS as a whole. That will be coming down the line.
5. MCI is still a PITA. Simple stuff like clear screen and colors works, but cursor movements, reverse text and background colors as well as all the other stuff CNet had is still a ways away.
Message Bases are next up on my to do list. Once I have a simple local message base going, I plan on tackling FTN (Fido Technology Networks) using the JAM messageBase format. The docs for it are a little lean and the original code was written for C, so I'm trying to interpret it as best as I can. But it looks like I am going to simply have to hack it to get it to work for me.
Once the simple local base is done though, I plan on uploading my code to git so others can look at it and laugh or help. Hopefully help. But I want to have something that is somewhat usable before I put it up there. But I could change my mind and just do it.
But if anyone wants to see what I have now, just ask, and I will be happy to send you the code, with instructions on how to get it going on your computer.