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Update from Bob Dalton RE: DAMA Door Authors:                                           

Just thought I would take a moment to pass on to you some
updated door author development "intelligence".

1.  MSI has recently hired and assigned a new 3rd party
developer liason to work with us door authors.  His name is
Chris Regan.  Unfortunately his background is as a sysop
and he is not a programmer or has ever developed a product
himself. Something to keep in mind if you talk with him. I am
working closely with MSI on behalf on DAMA member authors to
develop an SDK for us door authors so we can develop and
field door applications for the new WC5 Windows based
client/server BBS due out in December or January.  The SDK at
this time is shaping up to be based on "plug in" OCX tool
components which can be used on any of the following windows
programming packages:

    a.  Delphi32 (due out in December)
    b.  Visual Basic 4.0
    c.  Visual C++ 4.0

The bad news is that the SDK will not be published or
released until AFTER WC5 is published.  I have submitted a
written proposal to Jim Harrer at MSI to augement and
improve support to us door authors.  I'll let you know in a
future message what the outcome is of this proposal
submission is.

2.  Programming door appplications for the Internet is
looking more and more likely as well as desirable.  I have
entered into negotiations with a major windows Web server
producer who is VERY interested in having us develop door
type applications for their windows based web server.  As of
now we are discussing:

    a.  Developing a programming "plug in" OCX based
toolkit to help DAMA authors make the transition from the
BBS environment to the Internet.  This tool kit will work on
the same compilers listed above.

    b.  Release of a FREE windows web server to DAMA authors
who develop products for that firm so that they can bench
test their "door" products.

    c.  Resolving technical web based road blocks which
might prevent us from making server "doors".

In the next week or so I will know more on the above and
will post another update to let you know more about this new
and exciting opportunity...

Bob Dalton
Director, DAMA



*****  DAMA now has it's own Internet FTP Site!!!! ******

The Door Authors Marketing Association (DAMA) is pleased
to announce that it now has it's own anonymous Internet
FTP support site at:  ftp://picard.cswnet.com/public/dama

At this site you can find very high quality door products
from some of the most professional door authors in the
industry!

Current DAMA authors may use this site to upload their
door products free of charge at any time and can do so
immediately upon logging onto the FTP support site.

Please note that products from non-dama authors will be
deleted by me if uploaded.

Information on how to join DAMA can also be obtained from
that site.

My Internet email address is: bdalton@cswnet.com

Bob Dalton
Director, DAMA
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