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Moved my v10 install from the cloud to an on-prem server, but I can't get Majorlink to connect. Is there a port other than telnet that needs to be open, or did I get blocked for having two copies trying to connect at the same time?

Thanks,
Pete

The bots are getting weird.

Pete

I got TheDraw working on DosBox and it works like a champ!

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Pete

I plan to use something like Google authentication https://developers.google.com/identity/gsi/web/guides/overview The password management system between the web front-end and the BBS would be entirely invisible to the end user. Think of it like the web front-end is interacting with the BBS through a...

I've got a web-based terminal emulator working over a secure WebSocket connection (https://www.neatobbs.com). I'm using a WS to Telnet proxy and Xterm as the terminal emulator. This method eliminates the telnet over a public internet connection to the BBS, and all traffic is over the secure WebSocke...

I think I found a workable solution. When the screen gets "corrupted", hitting the spacebar on the bad lines updates that line. Toggling the quickview menu helps too.

Pete

I'm having issues with WGSDraw. Screen refreshes randomly screw up leaving menus behind or inserting random lines and skewing any drawings. I'm running on Windows 11 and did a full install of V10 and am entering the draw via the menu editor. Any suggestions to get a stable way to create ansi menus? ...

Found my answer for Majormud in another post. It's up and running. Going to shutdown MBBS4EVER and focus on v10. Thanks!

That didn't work for me. Still can't page through the accounts page. I just ordered an R430 for my home rack, and will be migrating off the cloud server to a self-hosted server next weekend. If I can get Majormud to install fully, I'll be shutting down my MBBS4EVER server. I got Majormud installed b...

Is it just me, or does the page up/page down not work on the Account screen?

Pete