Mike...
Are any of the DOS doors still registerable? I've a few I'd consider registering, if they are.
Quite a few are, actually...and all of these are available from my BBS. You can dial-up to 501-224-0915, or go to wx1der.dyndns.org (telnet or web browser),
and go to the file areas to get these...look for BBS programs and doorgames. Guest Logons are automatic on the website, and you choose the Guest Logon option on the dial-up or telnet connection, to get to the areas without having to enter any user data.
Unfortunately, more stormy weather is forecast here Tuesday into Friday of this week, so if the BBS doesn't respond either via dial-up, telnet, or web... it may be down for thunderstorms. You can go to the National Weather Service Little Rock Website at
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk for details.
1) Doug Rhea at www.bbsfiles.com , has many of the legacy BBS doors on
his website, with most of the vanity keys for $5 each. Doug is doing
mainly cosmetic changes to the doors, but no real upgrades, per se.
There is a FREE COPY key for bbsfiles.com supplied with the door, but
the vanity key fee, in most cases, is considerably less than what the cost for registering the door was originally.
2) Al Lawrence, at www.sunrisedoors.com , has his doors available for registration, and he also has "package deals". Four of his doors are freeware...Cribbage, Cryptograms, The 50 States, and Adopt A Door; but you have to fill out a form on his website so the registration codes can be emailed to you.
Cribbage is also InterBBS capable...but participating systems, whether
they run one or all of the Sunrise Doors InterBBS doors, pay a yearly participation fee ($16.95 as of Jan. 1, 2008). Al still is supporting
his software. In most cases, his door prices are 50% less than what they
were at one time.
3) Steve Hansen, at www.ultrasoftdoors.com , has his doors available for registration, and he still supports his software.
4) Nannette Thacker, at www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors , has all 12 of
her doors (3 of which (Moonchat, Phantom Of The Catacombs, and The County
Fair) are also Legend Of The Red Dragon IGMs) available for a grand total
of $10. No further support or upgrades are offered.
5) Mike Jordan, made his doors freeware awhile back, but I don't know
if he is still around...the last email I had was
mjordan@europa.com --
one just requested free keys from him via email.
6) Dave Perry, has 5 ham radio freeware doors, but they don't have a
fossil driver with them.
The Worked All States door and the VHF Packet Door require the Sysop
and the users accessing them to be licensed amateur radio operators. However, the QRZ Callsign Search Door, the Ham Radio Bulletins Door, and the Part 97 Rules and Regulations Door, don't require a ham radio license to use. In
fact, I've used the Ham Radio Bulletins Door in other applications, such as:
a) BBS Information Door
b) Ham Radio Glossary Door
c) Weather Information Door
d) Weather Glossary Door
I have the needed information files for the ham radio and weather glossary doors over here, that I prepared myself. Also, with version 31 of the QRZ Callsign CD, you have to burn the CALLBK directory and the QRZ.EXE program
from the QRZDOOR.ZIP file to a separate CD, for it to work. For the weather information door, I capture the data from the National Weather Service
website, then manually edit and import it.
7) Andy Stewart, made his DreamWare doors freeware awhile back, with the DRMREG31.ZIP utility.
8) Dave Wendling, made his N.U.G.I. doors freeware awhile back, with the NUGIREG.ZIP utility.
All of these will run on a dial-up or non-fossil driver BBS. To use under
a telnet BBS, there are some things to note:
A) The door must have a fossil driver to work.
B) If it does not have a fossil driver, it will work on Synchronet 3.13a or later, with the SBBSEXEC.ZIP comport emulator utility (it fools the door thinking that it's on comport 1, although comports are basically "ignored" under telnet).
C) With a special VScript Workaround, and the Doorway program (DRWY231.ZIP) (which was originally done by Marshall Dudley, now done by Mike Ehlert at www.pcmicro.com), most of these can be made to work under Virtual Advanced. Unregistered, Doorway only allows 10 minutes of usage each time, before it exits.
D) I have not been able to get the DreamWare doors, or the Ultrasoft doors
to work under Virtual Advanced. I use NetFoss as my fossil driver.
E) I do not know if these will run under GT with telnet under OS/2, as which
is what you're running.
If you need assistance on any of these, just let me know.
Daryl
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