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    From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to All on Thu Apr 9 16:47:15 2026
    Hello All,

    This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands...

    https://pastebin.com/gXpHGMdc

    Something different than my usual BBS fare.

    -- Sean

    ... It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)
  • From Shurato@618:300/50 to Sean Dennis on Thu Apr 9 20:14:00 2026

    Hello All,

    This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands...

    https://pastebin.com/gXpHGMdc

    Something different than my usual BBS fare.

    Is this a new version? I've got Attitude Assessment, I believe. I don't
    know what version, though.

    --
    Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
    ,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)


    *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
    ---
    * Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (618:300/50)
  • From Kevin Nunn@618:200/36 to Sean Dennis on Fri Apr 10 08:19:12 2026
    SEAN DENNIS wrote to ALL <=-

    https://pastebin.com/gXpHGMdc

    Something different than my usual BBS fare.

    LOL - Old school code

    Kev

    --- Telegard/2/QWK v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
    * Origin: RIP: Razor's Domain/2 - OS/2 BBS (618:200/36)
  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Shurato on Fri Apr 10 19:38:37 2026
    Shurato wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Is this a new version? I've got Attitude Assessment, I believe. I
    don't know what version, though.

    I normally write my BBS doors in Turbo Pascal. I asked Microsoft Copilot to rewrite it in COBOL for me.

    -- Sean


    --- MultiMail/Linux
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)
  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Kevin Nunn on Fri Apr 10 19:39:13 2026
    Kevin Nunn wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    LOL - Old school code

    It works surprisingly well.

    -- Sean

    ... Save for a rainy day and a new tax comes along and soaks you.

    --- MultiMail/Linux
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)
  • From Shurato@618:300/50 to digimaus on Fri Apr 10 22:24:00 2026

    * In a message originally to Shurato, digimaus said:

    Shurato wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Is this a new version? I've got Attitude Assessment, I believe. I don't know what version, though.

    I normally write my BBS doors in Turbo Pascal. I asked Microsoft Copilot
    to rewrite it in COBOL for me.

    Oh, Ok I never learned Cobol, so I really didn't see the difference! Thanks for the explanation.

    --
    Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
    ,wss) (Ports 22,23,110,21,119,999)


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    * Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (618:300/50)
  • From Mike Powell@618:250/10 to Sean Dennis on Sat Apr 11 10:00:09 2026
    Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

    This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands...

    https://pastebin.com/gXpHGMdc

    Something different than my usual BBS fare.

    OK now that is awesome. I have written some small utilities for GT Power
    in COBOL over the years, but never tried a door because I wasn't sure about redirecting output over the connection.

    Now I have something to ponder about. ;)

    Mike

    ... Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up!
    --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
    * Origin: Capitol City Online (618:250/10)
  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sat Apr 11 15:01:20 2026
    Mike Powell wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    OK now that is awesome. I have written some small utilities for GT
    Power in COBOL over the years, but never tried a door because I wasn't sure about redirecting output over the connection.

    MBSE (and I believe Synchronet) can run stdio programs as doors. This is just a regular peogram under *NIX.

    Now I have something to ponder about. ;)

    Feel free to use my code as a starter framework; it's why I released this
    under the MIT License. I did this for fun and it works quite well.

    -- Sean

    ... Sometimes you get the elevator and sometimes you get the shaft.

    --- MultiMail/Linux
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)