Subj : Re: What is the best virus checker 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ??? To all what is the best virus checker out there? --->The one that finds and removes the virus you didn't know you had. :) Seriously, using several is probably the best thing to do. They're all good, but nothing is perfect. Nothing. --->McAffee's SCAN.EXE ---->TurboEDIT v1.00a [MSP95] ----->It's kind of a pain in the butt but I'd recommend using THD Pro. It's a type of shell program that runs 3 other viral checkers: MacAfee's Scan, which compares against a list of know codes, ThunderByte, which does the same, and F-Prot (my fav...) which is capable of the same as the above in addition to using a "heuristic" scan which actually looks for sequences of machine code that *could* indicate a virus... ------> F-Prot is the best, viris checker .... Subj : FMAIL VS. GECHO 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ??? Presently using FMAIL but I wonder which is the best one to use and why between FMAIL & GECHO. If anyone has experience with both could you tell me which one you would/have choose/sen and why? > FMail - speed. I not only have to toss my inbound mail for my personal system, but also have to rebundle, sort and pack outbound mail for each of my 19 Points. GEcho, for all it's positive aspects, is sadly inferior for this purpose - it's simply too slow. >>While I can't speak on the merrits of FMail I can tell you that speed is not a concern in the newer versions of GEcho. I'm the NC of a 100+ node net. We are operating a central mail server that also serves as a Region hub for Fido's Region 13, feeding several other nets. The server is running GEcho v1.20 under OS/2 and tossing is amazingly fast. GEcho's processing speed is the least of our concerns running this system. We ususally can't get rid of the stuff via the two 28.8 phones as fast as GEcho processes it. >>>GECHO _IS_ better, but since FMAIL requires no registration fee, I would certainly use it. As far as I'm concernced, FMAIL does the job BRILLIANTLY! >>>>> FMail - speed. Subj : Romdoor HELP!! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 -> Does Romdoor properly update/read Wildcats user stats for downloads and uploads? I had a user that was WAY over his up/down load ratio, but he could still D/L from Romdoor, just not the WC files database. -> Try this one out with Wildcat and your CD-ROM drives.... -> -> --==> BBS Utiliteez <==-- -> +++++++++ The DataDoor Version 1.22 +++++++++ -> Others may claim to be Easy, The Ultimate, or -> The Brain of file download doors, but none of -> them match the features or ease of use of The -> DataDoor! This one supports all types of disk -> drives as well as datatape drives. Just check -> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -> !Fully Functional While Unregistered! -> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -> -> --==> BBS Utiliteez <==-- -> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -> WC-Update is a utility to update -> the USERREC.BIN system drop file -> created by Wildcat 4.11 or above. -> -> Freq DATADOOR and WCUPDATE from 1:285/703..... -> -> DataDoor is about 317K in size and WC-Update is about 37K. Subj : Wildcat v4.12 & WIN95 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Helllpppp!! I am currently running a Single Line BBS using Wildcat v4.12. When I ran it under DOS, everything seemed to work great, but since I got WIN95 for Christmas, I installed it, now most of my Door games won't work. The local screen will start to show the ANSI graphics for the games in question, then just quicks and freezes up the system. The remote terminal just hangs without showing any signs of entering the door. >>>Well, I don't run Wildcat or Win '95, but you know what this sounds like? This sounds like your DOOR.SYS drop file has the wrong port number in it. I know that sounds impossible since you ran them before with no problems. But the only time I've seen a door do that is when the drop file either had a 0 for the com port or the port number for another active node at the time. >>>>I was advised by Mustang Software (the authors of Wildcat) that they had a text file for optimum settings, so I d/l it from their BBS. One of the things it mentioned was to use a FOSSIL driver, which I installed and now most of my doors (not all yet) are working, but any door which uses DDSETUP runs very slow. I use a 14,400 baud modem and the text file stated to lock the baud rate at 57600, but they still run slow. >>>>>I noted your message about doors running slow under Wildcat & Windows. You might want to take a peek at your FIFO TRANSMIT and RECEIVE buffer settings. MSI noted that these settings can have a "pronounced effect on performance", in the addendum file which accompanies Wildcat! software. >>>>>Well if you are using a door that uses DDSETUP.EXE, chances are it was written with the DDPLUS door development kit. If your port is locked at 57600 and you are using a Fossil driver, you need to have your I/O settings in your .CTL files set to XFOSSIL plus lock the baud rate on _ALL_ of your doors at the same rate. As for the doors running slow, I'm not really sure about that, I used to use the DDPLUS kit for all of my doors - but that was a problem I was running into as well so I abandonned it and started writing my own just recently. I don't really know any way around that problem. >>>>>>>I got a file from Mustang regarding the settings to use for WIN95 and one of the things mentined in that document was the FIFI buffers....they suggested setting them at 14 which I did, but I'm still having trouble with some of the doors. The ones which run the slowest are the ones that use DDSETUP as the configuration program, such as Usurper, Godfather of Crime, Task Force Broadside & Ship of the Line. And I also seem to have a problem with LORD v3.26a, if the WIN95 screen saver kicks in, it locks up the game, but all I have to do is move my mouse and the game starts....but by this time, the caller has usually hung up. ??????DDSETUP.EXE. I have the I/O settings at XFOSSIL, so that's not the problem with the door running slow. You mentioned you had problems as well with slow running games so you started writing your own setup program. Has it helped the speed...... personally, I think there must be a conflict somewhere with WIN95 and the BBS shelling out to the door, because, especially with Usurper, the maintenance can take almost 5 minutes....I pity the first caller who tries the door each day! And it's not just the remote, if I try it from my local node, same thing! Frustrating....Maybe I'll just have to wait for all the door authors to write 32bit door games... >>>>>>This sounds like the PIF files (windows) are set to detect idle time... Don't do this with any DOS program or Windows will stop giving time to modem based games/doors which are do-not release time-slices on their own!!! You might want to check out WinFossil or ADF as an alternative fossil since both are "multi-tasking aware." Subj : Lord355 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ? I installed it, and immediately had problems with the Aladdin's Palace IGM! (sigh) >>I installed 3.55 and then added Aladin's IGM and am not having any problems with it, you might want to reinstall the igm and see if that helps. >>>I've had problems since installing 3.55.....the board has crashed at least two dozen times, also on Barak's House...which makes me think it's in the Lord game itself, not Aladdin's....or something I'm doing wrong!! >>>>Aladdins palace is Screwed up.I have it on my system and it does the same Stuff as others have seen.Let me guess it Throws you out of LORD? >>>>>>You must be doing something wrong because I have over 30 igms running with 3.55 and it runs fine. What environment are you running your system in? >>>>Geez, am I the only one that isn't having problems with this particular IGM? Seems strange that everyone is having problems with it but I'm not. I'm running LORD3.55 in a dos window in Win95 Nashville 4.10.999 with Remote Access 2.02+ Pro and it seems to be working just fine. >>>>I'm running three nodes, GAP software, (door.sys)...across lantastic...and if I am doing something wrong...so are a lot of people (g)....the only sysops I know here who aren't having problems are those running single nodes...and some of them are having problems too. >>>>I am running v1.15 With DV and QEMM 7.5 With Wildcat 3.9M and I myself Have reinstalled it and It does the same thing.But I do know its not a DV problem,becouse I took Dv down and Tryed the igm Without it and its still Doing the same thing. >>>>>Well I dont know then, I run multinode as well with Remote Access 2.02 using door.sys also. So I'm now clueless as to why you all are having problems with it. Guess I should consider myself fortunate that I'm the only one that can get the thing to work...:-) >>>>Since I put that up about Palace....I have found sysops who had problems with County Fair, also Barak's House!!.....I think there is a problem in Lord itself. >>>>>>Its lord for sure.I have found this out....I Ran 57 igm's and had problems,but now that im down to 15 of them its doing much better.Notice that in the lord 3rdparty.dat and the 3rdparty.mnu do not match.Also i took the Palace off and all the other ones you talked about,now work just fine.Also one other Qwick note.Do you have people stuck in a igm? Well look in the lord Dir,and you will see some out *.* Files.Thies are not getting Remove >>>>>>Its The lord game for sure.I have found a Few things out just watching people play it.I ran 57 igm's in the game,and For some reason They were not Matching The 3rdparty.mnu file.It stoped at like 34. After Takeing off all But 15 of them it seems better.Also If you see that a user is on in the game(stuck in a igm) Look for A bunch of files Called Out 1 Out 6 Out ? in the Lord Dir.These files are not Being Removed when a User Leaves the Igm,or Hangs up.I also Removed The Bat file called Maint.bat Becouse i had Users Stuck in thier also.This is what i did to fix most of my Problems.I went in the Lordtxt.dat file and Fixed a few Bugs Myself,and Removed All The *.Run files and LSS.bat files and also The Maint.bat file. And Trimed the Igm's down to 15.This has worked for me,and might help you out.If you want a copy of My Lordtxt.dat file that i changed i could send it to you.Via Net-mail.All you do is over write yours.. well i need to get going,so let me know if you want a copy! >>>>>>Their will be a new version comming out soon. I am beta testing A new version 355a beta and Most of the bugs are fixed,also uses less ems memory,I need other people to check it out and let me know What they think,so I can get back to seth about it.I will let you all know When it is Going to be Realesed to the public. Subj : Usurper 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Has ANYONE been able to get a version of Usurper late than v .008 to run WITHOUT having problems? ============================= -> Yes, I run the current version 0.13b or 0.13c (I forget which) and have had -> no problems with it. What environment are you running it under? If OS/2, -> then ye I had problems with .010 or .10 whatever it was (decimal spots are a -> pain) and thats why I ended up switching over to Win95 Nashville, no -> problems now... >>>>>I had major problems with 0.13c under both OS/2 AND Desqview...I've gone back to 0.13b, since it seems to run alot smoother...no prob's yet... running Desqview right now... >>>>>Yes, I run the current version 0.13b or 0.13c (I forget which) and have had no problems with it. What environment are you running it under? If OS/2, then yes I had problems with .010 or .10 whatever it was (decimal spots are a pain) and thats why I ended up switching over to Win95 Nashville, no problems now... �