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by Ragtop
Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: Elwynor Technologies
Topic: Duplicate IP Control
Replies: 51
Views: 30845

Has anyone heard from Questman lately, or have any way of contacting him? I've been trying to email him about purchasing a DupeIP license since January and haven't been able to get in touch with him. I know he gets busy with his real job, and is tough to get hold of sometimes. But I'm trying to give...
by Ragtop
Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:24 pm
Forum: Requests and Suggestions
Topic: Setting up sys goto and sys map in MMUD
Replies: 14
Views: 9610

You can't leave it blank. If it's blank, everyone has all sysop functions. Leave SYSOPKEY set to sysop. Change GAMOPKEY to whatever key you want to assign the game-op powers to (I used wccgameop). The .ini file will then let you limit which game-op powers they actually have rather than giving them ...
by Ragtop
Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:05 am
Forum: Requests and Suggestions
Topic: Setting up sys goto and sys map in MMUD
Replies: 14
Views: 9610

You have to set it up in your CNF under WCCMMUD, where it says has sys command, leave it blank. Tried this tonight and the player has all the sys options, that was using the first .ini list in this thread, I will try your .ini tommorrow. You can't leave it blank. If it's blank, everyone has all sys...
by Ragtop
Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:20 pm
Forum: Requests and Suggestions
Topic: Setting up sys goto and sys map in MMUD
Replies: 14
Views: 9610

Create a text file called wccmmud.ini and any the following lines you wish to use to it: SYS_DISABLE_GANGS=SYSOP SYS_RESET_ROOMS=SYSOP EXP_IN_TOPGANG=1 SYS_MAP_KEY=NORMAL SYS_GOTO_KEY=WCCSYSGO SYS_GOTO_SIL=WCCSYSGO SYS_GOTO_NEW=WCCSYSGO SYS_GOTO_KHAZ=WCCSYSGO SYS_GOTO_LOST=WCCSYSGO SYS_GOTO_SUPPORT=...
by Ragtop
Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:09 pm
Forum: The Major BBS and Worldgroup
Topic: Worldgroup Manager [Generic Public Release] for All Win32
Replies: 12
Views: 9427

The CS manager is good for editing the menu tree online. I still use it for that today, rather than taking the board down to make changes. I think that's about the only thing that can't be done otherwise.
by Ragtop
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: Arctic Trivia 1.00 RC1
Replies: 2
Views: 2689

Re: Arctic Trivia 1.00 RC1

Arctic Trivia is about to be released, v1.00 is a terminal mode only app and unlike far west it comes with both empty question and action databases, sorry ya gotta make your own, however as 1.00 is being checked out im gonna be hard at work on v2.00 which adds active-html web mode as well as a more...
by Ragtop
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:30 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: World at War (BETA1)
Replies: 2
Views: 2623

I like it! A nice contemporary twist on the typical mud games. Need to post "Zombie Kill of the Week". Can't wait to try it out :)
by Ragtop
Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:32 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: Strange Problem
Replies: 7
Views: 5417

Re: Strange Problem

This has been ongoing for some time (at least 6 months) and wondering on a fix. No matter what client I try to use - ZOC, Putty, putty portable, kitty it opens up as if to connect and stops at that. The only way I can connect to my server is in windows and using the IP of the server. Ex - telnet://...
by Ragtop
Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:22 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon
Replies: 10
Views: 6486

Looks like we have a winner here. I successfully sent several messages from the board to my regular email address without any problems. Just make sure to set it to send on a non-ssl port. I initially used ssl port 465, and it couldn't send on that, so I switched to my isp's alternate non-ssl port 8...
by Ragtop
Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:40 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon
Replies: 10
Views: 6486

Looks like we have a winner here. I successfully sent several messages from the board to my regular email address without any problems. Just make sure to set it to send on a non-ssl port. I initially used ssl port 465, and it couldn't send on that, so I switched to my isp's alternate non-ssl port 80...
by Ragtop
Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:53 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: GALSMTP all done!
Replies: 3
Views: 3221

Re: GALSMTP all done!

ok it seems to be working ok, only problem is i cannot test it from my current location so if someone wants to pm me ill send ya a copy and you can check it out. here is how it works: when sending an email it will send your isp credentials to the smtp server for the allowance of relaying a level4 c...
by Ragtop
Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:51 am
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: GALSMTP all done!
Replies: 3
Views: 3221

Re: GALSMTP all done!

ok it seems to be working ok, only problem is i cannot test it from my current location so if someone wants to pm me ill send ya a copy and you can check it out. here is how it works: when sending an email it will send your isp credentials to the smtp server for the allowance of relaying a level4 c...
by Ragtop
Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:01 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon
Replies: 10
Views: 6486

Re: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon

ok after quite a bit i finally have created a modern smtp server/client where users can send receive emails from within WG without the need of a smarthost and it supports authentication for email sending as well as alternate port allowance for people using ISPs that block port 25, also did the same...
by Ragtop
Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:46 pm
Forum: ArcticZone
Topic: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon
Replies: 10
Views: 6486

Re: Modern SMTP/NNTP Worldgroup Addon

ok after quite a bit i finally have created a modern smtp server/client where users can send receive emails from within WG without the need of a smarthost and it supports authentication for email sending as well as alternate port allowance for people using ISPs that block port 25, also did the same...
by Ragtop
Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:26 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: Wordlink Forums and Information - 06/10/2012
Replies: 49
Views: 25452

I tried connecting, I posted the pics here for the dialer. The connection times out. http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldlink/ Is there other settings besides the scheduler/dialup I need to set up? thanks Dave/Southern Reverse the time settings. You have it connecting from 11:59 til 12:00. I'd bu...
by Ragtop
Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:00 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: Wordlink Forums and Information - 06/10/2012
Replies: 49
Views: 25452

Re: Working?

Is this finally working. I would like to join this, I still run the largest BBS and have about 60 24/7 users. I believe some of them will like it. We talk about the old char system from time to time. My top user base has increased lately with the closing of a lot of boards that have gotten frustrat...
by Ragtop
Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:08 am
Forum: Support Community
Topic: ANSI Menus
Replies: 8
Views: 6195

Re: ANSI menus

Actually, the first time, you have to set it to display a file or it won't do it. Once you've done that, you can edit it as you please. I see that setting in the menu editor. I started using ansi screens in WG 1.0 (MBBS actually, but I didn't set that one up) and never had to set that. Maybe the de...
by Ragtop
Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:20 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: Weird problem with WG 3.3NT
Replies: 7
Views: 5401

Re: Weird problem with WG 3.3NT

OK, next problem. CONTROL 5.62 (after updating it) immediately causes WG 3.3 to crash if I try to load it. Something about an unrecognized errorlevel (-1073741819) returned from WGSERVER.EXE. It doesn't happen when I disable CONTROL 5.62. Any ideas? I even removed and re-installed CONTROL in case i...
by Ragtop
Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: ANSI Menus
Replies: 8
Views: 6195

Re: ANSI Menus

Actually, there is an option if you edit it with WGSDRAW to pick what gets dimmed or not by menu option if you highlight areas with the ALT-M option. ALT-K shows what you've highlighted already. Just draw it out ahead of time, edit as needed, then re-save it. Make sure that you use wgsrunmt to asso...
by Ragtop
Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:35 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: Weird problem with WG 3.3NT
Replies: 7
Views: 5401

Re: Weird problem with WG 3.3NT

I'm having a really odd problem with Worldgroup 3.3. If I assign a user class to someone that has certain keys in it, the BBS ignores the keys. :? Even if I give those keys to the user specifically, it still ignores them. The only thing that gives access to a user is a MASTER key, and of course tha...
by Ragtop
Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:27 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: Wordlink Forums and Information - 06/10/2012
Replies: 49
Views: 25452

Since you asked nice :) I just logged onto your board. The first thing I noticed is you're connected to worldlink, but not to our worldlink hub. Go into your worldlink schedule configuration and change the address to worldlink.themajorbbs.com and reconnect. My guess is you're connecting to the netvi...
by Ragtop
Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:46 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: Thank you Rick!
Replies: 9
Views: 6561

That's what I thought. Was just hoping it could be a simple modification to have it go through another module instead of teleconference. Maybe trivia or some other game could be added to the worldlink dll. We need to come up with something that will draw people into the tele rather than just hoping ...
by Ragtop
Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: Thank you Rick!
Replies: 9
Views: 6561

Can Worldlink be configured to run through the Farwest Trivia telecconference rather than Worldlink teleconference? It would be pretty cool to have linked trivia games running if it's possible.
by Ragtop
Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

Nope. Majorbbs worldlink is running again :)
by Ragtop
Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:21 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

Wonderful to see Worldlink is up and running! Let's get everyone connected now. We're a community again!!
by Ragtop
Tue May 22, 2012 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

It seems to be running fine now. Maybe something screwy happened during the original install. I haven't had any issues for a little over a week. Still no FTP though. When it tries to connect to the WG FTP server, it gets rejected. I can connect to the server with Filezilla FTP client but Turbo canno...
by Ragtop
Wed May 16, 2012 3:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Dan, I emailed this to you a couple days ago, but I've been having problems with my email. Did you get it? It seems to be running ok again for now. I had to delete and reinstall the program and copy the config files over it. Still no luck with getting ftp to work.
by Ragtop
Fri May 11, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

It's running now. Figured out a workaround to the FTP problem. Not perfect but it's updating the pages as it should. Well, it's running but it isn't terribly stable. It will run fine for a while, then start getting errors while building the webpages and quit working. I'm trying to isolate what situ...
by Ragtop
Sun May 06, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

It's running now. Figured out a workaround to the FTP problem. Not perfect but it's updating the pages as it should.
by Ragtop
Sun May 06, 2012 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: been awhile - reminiscing
Replies: 1
Views: 2701

Hey Mal! Long time no see! I remember all the problems you were having. It sucks when that sort of thing makes you almost hate your hobby. Maybe you should consider reopening Nostalgia, but keep it small. Don't try to be everything to everybody. You can run it all on one server. Pick a few things th...
by Ragtop
Sat May 05, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Re: turbosentry

I noticed that turbosentry has been connecting to my bbs and was wondering who now runs it and the webpage to see the results it displays. Anyone know? Yes, I do have it running. It's connecting to the boards and updating the webpages on my end. Currently having issues getting it to FTP the pages t...
by Ragtop
Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:07 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

well lets pass the word and get quite a few on there. im working with nv right now on some serious mysql stuff where we can have multiple wg servers running on different machines all technically together, meaning users on server1 can talk to people on server2, right now it only works for paging but...
by Ragtop
Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:57 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

It's worldlink.netvillage.com. I've been connecting to it since the other one went down. Only a few other boards on it right now though.
by Ragtop
Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Gardner Denver wrote:Also, the TurboSentry.net domain expired. Someone else has purchased it now. I do not know who the person is that bought it but the IP address associated with the domain pops up on more than a few spam blacklists.
Guess we'll need to give a new name then. Or at least a new address :)
by Ragtop
Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Re: Turbosentry

I normally see him 3 or 4 times a week. I'll let you know. Just to get it back up and running would be nice but ultimately someone needs to sit down and completely rethink/recode the way that the program works. Your description earlier was pretty spot on for how it works but there are much better m...
by Ragtop
Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Re: Turbosentry

what data exporter is used? all my games written after october of last year support sqlite, and im working with another developer as we speak to begin using mysql with remote database servers. No exporter was used. As stated it just logged in and ran the top lists into capture files. I have the ent...
by Ragtop
Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Re: Turbosentry

I'm wondering if anyone else has any interest in trying to create a new centralized leaderboard, like Turbosentry, for our games? Since it's been down for several months now and the contact email no longer works, I assume it's gone for good. I've looked at Mudlist too, but it hasn't updated in a lo...
by Ragtop
Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turbosentry
Replies: 23
Views: 13635

Turbosentry

I'm wondering if anyone else has any interest in trying to create a new centralized leaderboard, like Turbosentry, for our games? Since it's been down for several months now and the contact email no longer works, I assume it's gone for good. I've looked at Mudlist too, but it hasn't updated in a lon...
by Ragtop
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:46 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

I guess we're no closer to having worldlink working again? It's been offline six months now. Come on, Rick. If you aren't going to do it, pass it off to someone who will! I was talking to Questman 2 days ago, the server lost the startup drive needed to boot the raid array. He has a new startup driv...
by Ragtop
Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:25 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

I guess we're no closer to having worldlink working again? It's been offline six months now. Come on, Rick. If you aren't going to do it, pass it off to someone who will!
by Ragtop
Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:47 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

Yes, I'm using HVS Autovalidator. It does fine generating codes for them but I have to manually log on to my email account to send them. Guess I can look at setting up synchronet as a smarthost, but would rather not have to do that. Tried using a freeware program call Stunnel which, among other thi...
by Ragtop
Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:10 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

Yes, I'm using HVS Autovalidator. It does fine generating codes for them but I have to manually log on to my email account to send them. Guess I can look at setting up synchronet as a smarthost, but would rather not have to do that. Tried using a freeware program call Stunnel which, among other thin...
by Ragtop
Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

Hey Dan,
Any progress on this? Looking forward to email validator working :)
by Ragtop
Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:29 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

Any updates on the WorldLink server back up or passing the "hubship" off to someone else? Thier was a post a few days back about the server is being repaied but it seems to have vanished. I was curious if 2-3 of us could run as hubs, kind of interconnected with offset matenance times. Tha...
by Ragtop
Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

yeah im looking at some other smtp code on how to pass the authentication strings and what type to use. i am having some success, i think im gonna keep it to just standard logon authent. Let me know if you want me to test it out. Look forward to having email working again. cool. i got outgoing to w...
by Ragtop
Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

Dspain's latest smtp server allows you to switch the sending port, but does not have authentication. If he can add that, all my email problems go away :) yeah im looking at some other smtp code on how to pass the authentication strings and what type to use. i am having some success, i think im gonn...
by Ragtop
Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:00 am
Forum: Support Community
Topic: WG vs Bots-Spyders
Replies: 18
Views: 10918

Dspain's latest smtp server allows you to switch the sending port, but does not have authentication. If he can add that, all my email problems go away :)
by Ragtop
Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:58 am
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

While Questman's WL server has been down, I've been connecting to the netvillage server (don't judge me :) ) I've noticed that all day long, boards connect to it for a couple minutes and then log off. The way it's happening looks like connecting, sending mail and disconnecting. So I think the netvil...
by Ragtop
Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

The way they are currently set up, when you are connected to one, you don't see anything about the other. And that may be how it has to be. There are options for multiple servers to connect to but you can only connect to one at a time (as far as I know), and it doesn't seem to scroll through them if...
by Ragtop
Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:46 pm
Forum: Link-Ups
Topic: World Link
Replies: 167
Views: 92223

I agree 100%. It doesn't take much to run these things, and other than checking occasionally to make sure it hasn't crashed, require almost no attention if you didn't want to mess with it. I was just suggesting multiple servers as an option in case one does crash/die/whatever. Just wasn't sure if it...